Transfer Orientation

Transfer Student Orientation Overview

Welcome to the Kean community! All incoming transfer students are required to attend Transfer Student Orientation (TSO). Here you will receive the necessary tools for a successful first year at Kean University. Additionally, you will learn about campus support services and student life from a panel of current transfer students. 

Fall 2021 Transfer Student Orientation sessions will be held in August 2021. Additional details and sign-up will become available in July 2021. New transfer students will receive additional information via email informing them of Transfer Student Orientation, along with a link to sign-up, by July 31. 

Please note that participation in Orientation is mandatory for all new students.

• If you require accessibility accommodations, notify the Office of Accessibility Services two weeks prior to your orientation session.

Students will also automatically be enrolled in a Blackboard class following Transfer Student Orientation which will provide them with videos from the day’s program to use as an at-will resource. This course will also have a resource folder with everything that a Kean student might need to know to succeed during their first semester.

If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to the Orientation Staff at nso@kean.edu.

Accessibility Services

Accessibility Services is here to provide assistance and accommodations for all students with physical, medical, learning, emotional and/or psychological documented disabilities both temporary and permanent. Any student requiring an accommodation due to a disability needs to contact the Office of Accessibility Services two weeks prior to their selected NSO session. Office of Accessibility Services can be reached at (908) 737-4910 or disabilityservices@kean.edu.

The final steps you have remaining are based on those you’ve already completed. 

 Orient to campus with a guided tour 

 Receive faculty advisement

  Register for classes, including the Transfer Transitions Course

 Finalize your financial aid package

 Choose a payment plan and pay your tuition bill

 Submit your Health Immunization Form

 Obtain your student ID

 Register your vehicle(s) via ePermits

 Purchase or rent your textbooks

 Complete the Second-Year Student Assessment (SYSA) questionnaire

 Optional: Apply for campus housing and/or select a meal plan

**Kean University Health Services is dedicated to ensuring the health of all students, whether on the Union or Kean Ocean campus. For your convenience, the Office of Health Services has partnered with The Doctor’s Office – Brick to provide care to Kean Ocean students. Many services will be provided at no additional charge, pending a referral is obtained from Health Services.

Referrals to The Doctor’s Office Urgent Care of Brick, whose location and contact information is listed below, can be obtained by calling Health Services at (908) 737-4880 – Monday through Friday – between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

The Doctor's Office Urgent Care of Brick
686 Route 70
Brick, NJ  08723
(732) 262-8200