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The fee is $300. The Orientation fee goes toward this program, Welcome Week, and programming for incoming students that takes place during the fall semester.

Confirmations are sent to your 探花视频 email within three business days.听Please make sure that you read your confirmation email carefully, as the date you are assigned may be different that one that you originally requested.听You can access your 探花视频 email through the portal () by clicking on the icon marked Gmail.

All students, regardless of whether they will be living on campus or commuting in the fall, are required to stay on campus for New Student Orientation. Our programming starts early in the morning and continues into the evening both days. We have found that the connections students make by staying on campus enhance their orientation experience.

The Week 8 (August 24-26, 2026) session is set aside for domestic undergraduates who live and must travel more than 300 miles from campus and for international undergraduate students. We ask that students check their 探花视频 email regularly and pay special attention to the information provided in the move-in brochure as it relates to move in times. Students with confirmed housing assignments do not have to request permission for early arrival with the Office of Residence Life as they are pre-approved to move in on Sunday, August 23, 2026.

If you are living on campus for the fall semester, you will need to arrive on Sunday, August 23, 2026, and move into your on-campus residence hall between the hours of听3 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Note that we cannot provide housing for family members or for students attending this session who do not fit into the above categories.

New Student Orientation is a听three-day, two-night听program where all students stay overnight on campus and get their first glimpse of life at 探花视频.

Please refer to this听 as you prepare to pack for New Student Orientation. Feel free to contact us at orientation@hofstra.edu or 516-463-4874 with any questions or concerns.

Getting Here By Driving

Please refer to driving directions listed here 鈥� /visitors/directions.html. Note that you will be checking into the Netherlands Residence Hall Complex, located at Hempstead Turnpike and Oak Street.

Getting Here By Rail Road

From New York City: The Long Island Railroad provides regular commuter service from Pennsylvania Station in New York City and Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, New York, to the Hempstead and Mineola stations. Pennsylvania Station is located at 34th Street and 8th Avenue, below Madison Square Garden. The Hempstead and Mineola stations are serviced by 探花视频鈥檚 campus shuttle. If taking the train on the Hempstead branch, exit at the final stop 鈥淗empstead.鈥� Mineola station is a stop on the schedules of the Port Jefferson and Ronkonkoma branches. Taxi cabs are available at both stations.

Getting Here By Plane

Nearby airports include John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, and MacArthur Airport. A NYC Yellow Cab ride to and from the airports can be costly. Fares are subject to double once the taxi leaves the NYC limits.

If taking a taxi, please ensure it is a licensed yellow taxi from the taxi stand. Please do not accept rides from any individual claiming to be a taxi or cab service elsewhere. Ride share services such as Lyft and Uber are also available at the airports.

All students will report to the Netherlands Residence Hall complex, located on the corner of Hempstead Turnpike and Oak Street. Check-in begins at 8:45 a.m.

Download and install the Guidebook app on the iOS App Store or Google Play on your mobile device and search for 探花视频 once in the app. All weeks of orientation will be on the Guidebook app.

The 探花视频 Card has gone digital! Set听up听HofPass听on听your听mobile听device before attending New Student Orientation. Find full steps and听device听requirements听here.听Download the 鈥淎trium Campus Connect鈥� app from听your app store听on听your听mobile听device听and听upload听your听photo for your 探花视频 ID. For further instructions and necessary steps to听upload听your听photo,听. Download and enroll in听DUO;听click here for instructions.

Depending on your major, you may need to complete an online placement assessment in math and/or foreign language prior to Orientation. Students pursuing majors that require precalculus or calculus will be required to take an ALEKS math assessment. Students pursuing a major that requires chemistry and/or biology (without calculus) will be required to take a basic algebra assessment.

If your degree includes a language requirement, you will be set up for a foreign language assessment. This assessment will be set up based on the language you studied in high school. You would identify this information when you sign up for Orientation. These results are used to determine your placement level for classes. Assessments must be taken online at least one week prior to attending Orientation.

You will receive an email to your 探花视频 Pride account with instructions on how to access the assessments.

We advise students to take any required assessments to establish a benchmark, even if you are anticipating transfer credits. Scores from these exams will give your advising dean the best understanding of your proficiency in both subjects. You should also bring all scores and other information from AP or college-level courses to your academic advising appointment during New Student Orientation. This will allow your advising dean to assess your proficiency and suggest courses for the next semester.

All students attend a curriculum overview to learn about degree requirements on Tuesday and Wednesday. In addition, students receive information about the registration process, academic expectations, and deadlines. Course registration begins on Wednesday.

You may have registered a preference in advance for a first-year seminar and/or cluster for your specific first-semester academic program. At Orientation you will meet with an advising dean or faculty advisor to discuss your curriculum options. It is at this point that you will complete your schedule by adding courses. If you have not selected a preference for a specific first-semester seminar and/or cluster, these may be available to you during Orientation. Your advising dean or faculty advisor will review your curriculum options and placement in math and foreign language classes based on your assessment scores.

Yes. There is a separate Orientation program for parents and family members that runs concurrently with and separately from New Student Orientation.

These one-day sessions take place on the Tuesday of the student鈥檚 confirmed date of Orientation. When students sign up for New Student Orientation, they will have an opportunity to sign up parent/family members for Parent and Family Orientation. Please visit hofstra.edu/fo for a schedule and details about Parent and Family Orientation. Parents and families do not stay on campus during the Orientation program. Some parents and family members who travel from far away stay at nearby hotels for the duration of the three-day program so that they can take their students back with them on the last day.

Here is a list of nearby hotels.

To reschedule your Orientation session, log in to the 探花视频 portal (my.hofstra.edu) and send an email from your 探花视频 email address to听orientation@hofstra.edu听and indicate your full name, your 探花视频 ID number (70xxxxxxx), and your new date choices. We will make every attempt to accommodate your request.

Courses are available throughout the summer, and the University reviews the course offerings to ensure that we meet the needs of our students. Students are strongly encouraged to preregister a preference for the First-Year Connections program. This program serves as a cornerstone for your academic schedule.

For more information regarding First-Year Connections, visit听hofstra.edu/connections听or contact the Center for University Advising听at 516-463-7222 or 516-463-6770.

Orientation is completed Thursday afternoon after each student registers for classes and completes several components before and after their advising appointments. Registration appointments start as early as 9 a.m. and continue in 30-minute intervals until 4 p.m. Students will receive information on the Wednesday of their Orientation session about Thursday appointment time(s).

Typically, students are finished about an hour and a half after their advisement appointment time.

All students MUST check out at the Netherlands Residence Complex by turning in their keys, access card, and borrowed linens before departure.

Students should upload immunization records to before the first day of classes. Students should make sure to both upload a complete record and enter the dates accurately. In addition, you should make sure that you have answered the meningitis vaccine question, even if you have received the vaccine. Students who do not comply with this New York state law are not permitted to attend classes at the University. Call Student Health at听516-463-6745 with any questions.

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