Orientation 2025
Orientation is your first step in successfully transitioning to TCU. During orientation, you will have the chance to meet with faculty and staff from your respective college or school, new classmates, and current students. Orientation is a time for you to learn about campus resources and receive academic advising in preparation for registering for classes and the basics of academic life at TCU.
About Orientation
All new undergraduate students are required to attend an orientation session.
Students starting in the spring of 2025 will attend a one-day orientation in January.
Interested in being on the 2025 Orientation Team! Learn more here
Orientation is your first step in successfully transitioning to TCU. During orientation, you will have the chance to meet with faculty and staff from your respective college or school, new classmates, and current students. You will also learn about campus resources and receive academic advising in preparation for registering for classes and the basics of academic life at TCU.
Spring Orientation
- January 9th
Registration for Spring orientation will open on November 6th 2024 at 11 am central time
Schedule:
Download the Guidebook (instructions below) for your session’s most accurate schedule, including locations. Throughout Orientation, staff will guide you to each location on campus.
- Open your app store
- Search for Guidebook and download the app
- Search for the TCU New Student & Family Programs Guide
- Download the guide for the Orientation schedule!
Orientation is your first step in successfully transitioning to TCU. During orientation, you will have the chance to meet with faculty and staff from your respective college or school, new classmates, and current students. Orientation is a time for you to learn about campus resources and receive academic advising in preparation for registering for classes and the basics of academic life at TCU.
Summer 2025 Dates
- May 27-28
- May 29-30
- June 2-3
- June 5-6
- June 9-10
- June 12-13
- June 16-17
- June 23-24
- June 26-27
- June 30- July 1
- July 2-3
Registration for 2025 summer orientation will open in late March 2025.
First-year is a two-day, overnight experience for new first-year students. All Students are required to stay overnight in the orientation residence hall.
View a comprehensive calendar of Orientation AND Frog Camp Dates! It’s possible to maximize your visit to Fort Worth by attending a Frog Camp that leads into an Orientation or an Orientation that leads into Frog Camp!
For example, attend Frog Camp Challenge A that leads into Orientation Session 4. Or attend Orientation Session 9 that leads into Frog Camp Casa Nueva C. Note, you cannot overlap Orientation or Frog Camp days due to conflicting schedules; the registration system will automatically negate options that conflict.
Example of Schedule
First-Year Schedule
Download the Guidebook (instructions below) for your session’s most accurate schedule, including locations. Throughout Orientation, staff will guide you to each location on campus.
- Open your app store
- Search for Guidebook and download the app
- Search for the TCU New Student & Family Programs Guide
- Download the guide for the Orientation schedule!
Transfer Orientation is designed specifically for those students who have previous college experience. Making new friends, asking questions of the Orientation Leaders, and learning how things work at TCU will help make your transition much easier. Transfer orientation is a required one-day experience for incoming transfer students.
Summer 2025 Dates
- May 23
- June 18
- August 12
Registration for 2025 summer orientation will open in late March 2025.
Example of Schedule
Transfer Orientation Schedule
Download the Guidebook (instructions below) for your session’s most accurate schedule, including locations. Throughout Orientation, staff will guide you to each location on campus.
- Open your app store
- Search for Guidebook and download the app
- Search for the TCU New Student & Family Programs Guide
- Download the guide for the Orientation schedule!
Parent & Family Orientation is a special program that runs concurrently with the student orientation program. The program is optional but highly encouraged. Through this program, parents can learn about the many offices, services, and academic programs TCU offers. While you and your student will have separate itineraries, you will be together several times throughout the experience.
Summer 2025
Registration for 2025 Parent & Family Orientation will be available Spring 2025. Registration for Parent & Family Orientation is part of the student orientation registration process. These sessions are in-person orientations held on- campus. Students can bring two family members/guests with them to Orientation.
Fall Semester 2025
International students will attend an Orientation session in August just before classes begin. This eliminates the need for international students to travel more than once to campus.
In addition to attend TCU Orientation, international students will participate in an additional orientation workshop hosted by International Student Services. More information about services for international students found here.