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Welcome to the University of Colorado at Boulder!

CU-Boulder is one of the world’s top universities, and we are glad you are joining our outstanding student body.

As an incoming student, you are about to embark on an exciting new phase in your life. The Orientation, Advising, and Registration Program is designed to familiarize you with campus, provide you with academic advising, and enable you to register for classes. We hope you complete orientation feeling confident about starting school.

To get started, pick the college or school to which you have been admitted:

• College of Architecture and Planning
• College of Arts and Sciences
• School of Journalism and Mass Communication
• Leeds School of Business
• College of Engineering and Applied Science
• College of Music

All incoming undergraduate students are required to attend all meetings during orientation. Students who fail to meet their orientation obligations or miss required programming may end up in late registration or lose their registration eligibility. Students are also expected to abide by the Student Code of Conduct. Students violating this code risk sanctions, including potential revocation of their admission.

Note: Individual departments will notify incoming graduate students about new graduate student orientations.