Please make note of the Blazer Beginnings schedule before making travel arrangements – all portions of Blazer Beginnings are required unless specifically marked as optional.
Note for Summer or Fall 2025 First-Time Freshmen: If you graduated from high school before 2024, click the Transfer & Non-Traditional tab. If you graduated from high school in 2024 or will graduate in 2025, click the Freshman tab.
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Freshman Dates
Spring
Freshmen starting in the Spring term must make a reservation for a Transfer & Non-Traditional Orientation date.
Summer/Fall
For more details about what will happen at Blazer Beginnings, view the schedule for the below dates.
Honors College — Summer/Fall Honors Freshmen Only
Students must formally accept their Honors College offer in order to make a reservation for an Honors College orientation date. Please note that each of these dates includes a mandatory honors session the evening of the first day of orientation. This will include honors advising and information as well as an honors family dinner with faculty, staff, and current students.
- Tuesday and Wednesday, June 3-4, 2025
- Thursday and Friday, June 5-6, 2025
- Monday and Tuesday, June 9-10, 2025
Summer/Fall Freshmen
- Wednesday and Thursday, May 28-29, 2025 (FULL FOR FALL FRESHMEN)
Fall Freshmen
Wednesday and Thursday, June 11-12, 2025(FULL)Monday and Tuesday, June 16-17, 2025(FULL)Friday and Saturday, June 20-21, 2025(FULL)- Monday and Tuesday, June 23-24, 2025
- Wednesday and Thursday, June 25-26, 2025
- Tuesday and Wednesday, July 15-16, 2025
- Thursday and Friday, July 17-18, 2025
- Monday and Tuesday, July 21-22, 2025
- Monday and Tuesday, July 28-29, 2025
International and Out-of-State Fall Freshmen
- Thursday and Friday, August 21-22, 2025
International/Out-of-State Fall Freshmen are also welcome to attend any of the above dates for Fall Freshmen.
Please note that all fees associated with orientation (including the Freshman Enrollment Deposit, guest fees, and housing fees) are NON-REFUNDABLE.
If you are unable to make a reservation for orientation online, please contact the Office of New Student Programs at (205) 975-7999 for instructions regarding mailed payments. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about the orientation requirement.
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Transfer/Non-Traditional Dates
When you are selecting an orientation date, please note that some orientation sessions will be offered virtually and some will be offered on campus. Attendance at orientation programming is required whether participating in an on-campus or virtual session.
For more details about what will happen at Blazer Beginnings, view the schedules for the below dates.
Spring
Spring 2026 orientation dates will be announced at a later date.
Summer/Fall
- Monday, April 14, 2025 – Summer/Fall (Evening, On Campus)
- Friday, May 9, 2025 – Summer/Fall (Daytime, Virtual – Live on Zoom)
- Friday, May 30, 2025 – Summer/Fall (Daytime, On Campus)
- Friday, June 27, 2025 – Fall (Daytime, On Campus)
- Saturday, July 26, 2025 – Fall (Daytime, Virtual – Live on Zoom)
- Wednesday, August 20, 2025 – Fall (Daytime, On Campus)
Please note that all fees associated with orientation (including the Freshman Enrollment Deposit, guest fees, and housing fees) are NON-REFUNDABLE.
If you are unable to make a reservation for orientation online, please contact the Office of New Student Programs at (205) 975-7999 for instructions regarding mailed payments. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about the orientation requirement.