This timeline was designed to help you keep track of the many processes that occur over the spring and summer before your enrollment in fall classes. Many of the items require action on your part, so please take care to review it. But be sure to check back as hyperlinks will be added to many Timeline entries as web materials become available. As always, more information on many of these topics can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions, as well as accessed through the Ask a Dean link in the upper right-hand side of this page.
Events taking place during Orientation will be posted on the Orientation website over the summer.
May
The Novogratz Bridge Year is a tuition-free program that allows incoming undergraduate students to begin their time at Princeton with nine months of community-engaged learning in one of six locations around the world: Tiquipaya, Bolivia; Battambang, Cambodia; San Isidoro de El General, Costa Rica; Udaipur, India; Yogyakarta, Indonesia; and…
A link to the electronic version of the guide will be emailed to you, followed by a mailed hard copy version.
Your Princeton netID will be sent to your personal email address.
Orientation Registration (required for all first-year students) is now available and can be accessed via Matriculation Online. The deadline is June 1.
The Matriculation Online website is available starting at 9 a.m. ET.
June
Please go to Matriculation Online to submit these forms:
Permanent Address Information
Contact and Address Details
Housing and Residential College Interest &…
Orientation Registration (required for all first-year students) is due today. The form can be accessed via Matriculation Online.
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Please go to Matriculation Online to submit these forms:
Degree Program Confirmation
Academic Integrity Canvas Module
Affirmation of the Honor Code
…Based on the days and times you selected on your Orientation registration form, you will be placed in a small group cohort to connect virtually with classmates for four weeks, beginning June 19. You will receive this information the week of June 12 to your Princeton email!
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The online language placement tests will be available in Canvas from June 15, 8:00 a.m. ET until July 31, 5:00 p.m. ET. All A.B. students must fulfill the foreign language requirement. For more information on fulfillment of the language requirement,…
The A.B. and B.S.E. program forms, available on the Matriculation Online website, allow you to introduce yourself to your academic advisers and provide them with information concerning your academic preparation, goals, and interests. You will make your final…
The Computer Science placement test will be available June 15-July 31 at this link: http://placement.cs.princeton.edu/
For more information on whether you should take this test, please read STEM Placement Testing Details…
Over the next four weeks, you will connect virtually with classmates through discussions facilitated by your Summer Engagement Coordinator at your assigned day and time.
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You will receive an email from the housing office with your residential college, room, and roommate assignment.
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The A.B. and B.S.E. program forms, available on the Matriculation Online website, allow you to introduce yourself to your academic advisers and provide them with information concerning your academic preparation, goals, and interests. You will make your final…
Please go to Matriculation Online to submit these forms:
Photograph Submission
Final School Report
Health Insurance Decision
Immunization…
The Freshman Seminars roster of offerings for 23-24 is available online.
July
You will receive a welcome email from your newly assigned residential college.
Writing seminars course descriptions are available on the Writing Program website.
The online application for fall Freshman Seminars opens at 10:00 a.m. ET. Please visit AY 23-24 course offerings for more information.
You will be notified via your Princeton email address whether you've been placed in Outdoor Action, Community Action, or Dialogue and Difference in Action. In-season fall sport athletes are automatically placed in the Student-Athlete Experience.
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You will be notified by email of your term assignment (Fall or Spring).
ClassPath will help you prepare for your academic transition to Princeton. After completing the mini course, you will have the opportunity to discuss your academic goals with a Peer Academic Adviser (PAA) from your residential college. The ClassPath course will be available in Canvas…
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As an entering student and community member of Princeton University, you are expected to complete the AlcoholEdu for College online training program. You will receive an email on or around July 21, 2023 indicating that the training program is open. You will need to complete Part 1 of the training by August 25, 2023.
As an entering student and community member of Princeton University, you are expected to complete the "Sexual Violence Prevention for Students" online training program, geared toward the prevention of interpersonal violence. You can access the course online through TigerHub any time…
Fall term WRI students rank their top 8 seminar choices. If you fail to rank your top 8 choices online during the enrollment period, you will be placed in a Writing Seminar with open spaces, regardless of topic. To encourage you to enroll on time, the Princeton Writing Program will send you reminder emails during the enrollment period.
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The online language placement tests will be available in Canvas from June 15, 8:00 a.m. ET until July 31, 5:00 p.m. ET. All A.B. students must fulfill the foreign language requirement. For more information on fulfillment of the language requirement,…
The Computer Science placement test will be available June 15-July 31 at this link: http://placement.cs.princeton.edu/
For more information on whether you should take this test, please read STEM Placement Testing Details
The online application for the fall Freshman Seminars closes today at 10:00 a.m. ET.
August
If you fail to rank your top 8 choices online during the enrollment period, you will be placed in a Writing Seminar with open spaces, regardless of topic.
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You will receive notification of your Writing Seminar assignment by email. If you don't receive notification, contact the Writing Program at [email protected]. Your Writing Seminar will be automatically added to your schedule in TigerHub.
First-year students are notified of their fall term FRS placement status.
The Physics Placement Test will be available on August 10 from 12 a.m.-11:59 p.m. ET at this link:…
ClassPath will help you prepare for your academic transition to Princeton. After completing the mini course, you will have the opportunity to discuss your academic goals with a Peer Academic Adviser (PAA) from your residential college. The ClassPath course will be available in Canvas…
An updated version of Rights, Rules, Responsibilities is available.
You will be notified of the specific location of your off-campus small-group experience via your Princeton email address.
International students, who are registered for this program, are eligible to arrive on campus early for International Orientation. Please contact the Davis International Center for more details.
As an entering student and community member of Princeton University, you are expected to complete the AlcoholEdu for College online training program. You will receive an email on or around July 21, 2023 indicating that the training program is open. You will need to complete Part 1 of the training by August 25, 2023.
Please visit the Orientation website for a full calendar of events.
As an entering student and community member of Princeton University, you are expected to complete the “Sexual Violence Prevention for Students” online training program, geared toward the prevention of interpersonal violence. You can access the course online through TigerHub any time…
Online course enrollment for first-year students will take place during Orientation.
September
This is your final opportunity to take placement tests, available online from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Please refer to the Language Placement Test and STEM…
Please sign up through the Matriculation Online portal.
First-Year Families Weekend for the Class of 2027 will be held Saturday, September 30 to Sunday, October 1, 2023. Please visit our First-Year Families Weekend website for the most up-to-date program information.