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Freshman Orientation
 
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We welcome all new freshmen to participate in Orientation. Your Orientation is led in part by the Student Orientation Staff (SOS). SOS members are current UL Lafayette students who are prepared to help you with every aspect of getting started at UL Lafayette. SOS will share their own student experience with you to better prepare you to become a member of our Ragin' Cajun family. At freshman Orientation you will schedule your classes, and learn more about:

Spring Freshman Orientation Summer Freshman Orientation
Early Freshman Orientation

The Early Freshman Orientation program is an invitational program for students starting UL Lafayette in the fall 2009 or summer 2009 term. In addition to regular Freshman Orientation activities, this comprehensive 2-day program includes Advance Credit Exams (ACE). Students may earn UL Lafayette course credit even before their first semester at UL Lafayette through ACE.
  • Date: April 22-24, 2009
  • Time: (Check-in) 3:00-4:00 PM Wednesday. 7:15 AM - 12:30 PM Thursday. Check-in time will vary depending on your testing or orientation schedule. Events will conclude at 5:30 pm Thursday, April 23rd and mid-afternoon on Friday, April 24th.
    NOTE: Advance Credit Exams take place Wednesday, April 22, from 4:15 - 6:15 PM and Thursday, April 23, from 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM.
  • Location: TBA
  • Fee Amount: $75
  • Fee Payment & Reservation Deadline: April 8, 2009
  • Reservations
  • Brochure
  • 2009 Student Schedule
Fall Freshman Orientation

Fall freshman Orientation is a comprehensive 2-day program.
ALL Freshmen are required to attend Orientation.
  • Time: Check-in 8:00-9:00 a.m. on Tuesday. The program concludes at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Program continues from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
  • Location: Student Union Ballroom
  • Fee Amount: $75
  • Date & Fee Payment & Reservation Deadline: See below.
  • Reservations
  • Parking: FREE Orientation parking is available in Lot 22G located on Taft St., which intersects both University Ave. and St. Mary Blvd. Please see the map in your Orientation Brouchure for the exact location of this lot. This is the main parking area for Orientation participants.
    Overflow parking is available in the Taft St. Parking Facility (Building 91 on the map in your Orientation Brochure). Participants should park here as a last resort ONLY and should inform the Orientation staff at check-in to receive a voucher.
  • Brochure
  • 2009 Student Schedule of Events
  • 2009 Parent Orientation Schedule of Events


    • Session
    Session Date

    Fee Payment/Reservation
    Deadline
    Session I
    June 16-17, 2009
    CLOSED
    Session II
    June 23-24, 2009
    CLOSED
    Session III
    June 30-July 1, 2009
    CLOSED
    Session IV
    July 14-15, 2009
    CLOSED
    Session V
    July 21-22, 2009
    July 7, 2009
    Session VI
    July 28-29, 2009
    July 14, 2009

Late Freshman Orientation

Late Freshman Orientation Sessions are offered for students who are unable to attend a regular Orientation Session. Students are strongly encouraged to attend a regular Orientation Session to receive the best selection of classes.


Session
Session Date
Fee Payment/
Reservation Deadline
Late Spring
January 7, 2009

January 5, 2009
Late Summer
June 2, 2009
May 19, 2009
Late Fall
August 18, 2009
August 4, 2009
 

Document last revised Friday, June 19, 2009 11:17 AM

Copyright 2003 by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Office of Orientation, PO Box 44252, Lafayette LA 70504
Lee Hall, Room 106 · Telephone: 337/482-1391 · Fax: 337/482-1494
Electronic-Mail: orientation@louisiana.edu