New Student Orientation

Orientation for Kean's freshman Class of 2025 will take place in-person as one-day events from mid-July to early-August. New students may sign-up for the New Student Orientation session that best fits their schedule and represents their future college, which is determined by intended academic major. In the event that a college-designated session does not fit your schedule, you may sign-up for a general session.

Students who were not able to attend an in-person orientation have been placed in a self-paced orientation module. You can access your self-paced orientation on your Kean blackboard account using your Kean Gmail login information. You can locate your module under the "Courses" menu on the right side of the home page. It should be listed as 21FA_NSO: Self-paced New Student Orientation Fall 2021. If you are having trouble locating or completing your self-paced orientation module please reach out to the Kean Orientation Team at nso@kean.edu or via phone at 908-737-7125.

Check-in for New Student Orientation will take place at Wilkins Theatre, on the Union campus of Kean University, at 9:30 a.m. on the date of each Orientation session. The Orientation program will begin promptly at 10 a.m. and students will begin to depart Orientation from Wilkins Theatre at 4:30 p.m.

Lunch will be provided during Orientation and students will select their meal options when they complete the event sign-up form.

The Orientation schedule will take students to different building locations on campus. Please be mindful of the weather conditions and wear comfortable shoes.

All new freshmen are required to sign-up and participate in a New Student Orientation session. Sign-up for each orientation session is based upon the college of each student's academic major. Some colleges may have more than one designated New Student Orientation session, but students only need to attend one session. Students should only sign-up for one orientation session.