Summer Orientation
Summer Orientation prepares you for the transition to higher education.
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- Summer Orientation On-campus
- June 10, June 21, or June 28 (choose one)
- First-year students and family members
- On-campus
For most local students and those able to travel to Grand Rapids, we offer three on-campus orientation sessions (choose one).
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- Summer Orientation Online
- June–July
- First-year students
- Online
For students not able to be at Calvin in-person due to timing or travel constraints, we offer online orientation.
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- Wilderness Trips (Optional)
- August 11–16, 2024 (one trip); August 21–28, 2024 (four trips)
- First-year students
Students share this experience with 10 to 14 others new students; and together explore their own limits, forge new friendships, and develop a new awareness of our Creator.
Course Registration
Building your class schedule.
On your New Student Portal, you will need to complete your 3-minute Questionnaire and your Fall Course Registration Form by the end of June so our registration team can build out your schedule.
Watch for messages from the Center for Student Success sent to your Calvin email address. Their team will guide you through these steps!
Fall Welcome
Some of the programs you may be participating in leading up to the first day of class.
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- Fall Athlete Welcome - Football
- August 13
- Fall athletes - football only
- On Campus
Members of the football team will arrive on campus early to move in, and then join Welcome Week (see below).
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- Fall Athlete Welcome
- August 15–16
- Fall athletes (select teams)
- On Campus
Programming which allows athletes of most fall teams to arrive on campus early and not miss out on the information they need before fall semester.
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- International Welcome
- August 26–29
- Non-U.S. citizens or Americans living abroad
- On Campus
A three-day specialized program for international students with designated move-in times. You will be part of a small group for a variety of activities.
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- IMPACT Welcome
- August 27–29
- North American students of color
- On Campus
A two-day specialized program helps build community and locate cultural resources which promote thriving. Students living on-campus will have a designated move-in day, and all participants will be part of small group workshops and sessions.
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- Adult/Continuing Education Welcome
- August 29–30
- Adult/Continuing Education
- On Campus
This program is designed to meet the needs of students who are over 23, married, and/or have children.
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- Transfer Welcome
- August 29–September 2
- Transfer students
- On Campus
Customized programming especially for students transferring and starting Calvin in the fall semester.
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- Welcome Week
- August 29–September 2
- All new students
- On-campus
We welcome first-year students to campus, with programming continuing until the first day of class. Families are invited to join at the beginning of Welcome Week, and say their goodbyes after Convocation.
For students living on-campus (who haven’t already moved in with other Welcome events): Move-in Day is Thursday, August 29 for all dorms and on-campus apartments (Knollcrest East).