Once you've completed the steps on the newly admitted students checklist, you'll be invited by your program via email to participate in a new student orientation virtual session. Orientation sessions will be hosted either at an on-campus location or synchronously through Zoom.
Please check your inbox (and spam folders) for the orientation invitation which will be sent to the email address supplied on your admissions application. Click the registration link inside the email to register. Note that unsubscribing from our emails means you will not receive the invitation or any other important information. For more information, email lps@sas.upenn.edu or call (215) 898-7326.
Fall 2024 New Student Orientations
Zoom meeting links will be shared by program contacts prior to the event.
| Program(s) | Date(s) |
|---|---|
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Post-Baccalaureate Programs
|
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 |
|
Master of Liberal Arts |
TBD |
|
Fels Institute of Government - MPA |
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 Wednesday–Friday, August 21–23, 2024 Monday, August 26, 2024 |
|
International Guest Student Program |
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Thursday, August 22, 2024 |
|
Nontraditional Graduate Studies |
TBD |
|
Master of Science in Applied Geosciences |
Thursday, August 22, 2024 |
|
Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences |
Monday, August 26, 2024 |
|
Young Scholars High School Program |
TBD |
|
Master of Chemical Sciences |
Friday, August 23, 2024 |
|
Master of Environmental Studies |
Friday, August 23, 2024 |
|
Organizational Dynamics
|
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 |
|
Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Programs |
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 |
|
Fels Institute of Government - Executive MPA |
Thursday, September 12, 2024 |
Graduate and professional students
LPS Virtual Resource Fair
Monday, August 26, 2024
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. ET
Zoom (invitation and link to follow)
This is a special online resource fair for LPS students to help you learn about some of the amazing resources available to you at the University of Pennsylvania. Learn about them now so that you can take advantage of them while you’re a student!
Representatives from Career Services, Penn Wellness, Public Safety, Penn Libraries, and others will be sharing information and be available to answer questions.
Graduate Student Center
The Grad Center is a hub for information, programming, resources, and support for graduate and professional students at Penn.
Additional orientation resources for graduate degree students are available at the Graduate Student Center website.
- New Student Events Calendar
- New Graduate Student Orientation Hub
- Thrive at Penn (TAP) is an online program that assists incoming graduate and professional students with their Penn experience. TAP provides information about resources available to support student success. Topics covered include academic integrity, wellness and health, and healthy relationships and sexual violence prevention.
