Who Attends Orientation?

Incoming undergraduate students

• Attendance is required for incoming first-time college students and transfer students with 24 or fewer credit hours entering in the Fall or Summer Semesters, and strongly recommended for those entering in Spring.
• We encourage transfer students with more than 24 credit hours to meet with their academic advisor, then attend New Student Orientation.

Parents, families and other guests

• Up to two parents, family members, guardians or other close relations are encouraged to attend Support Your Roo: Parent and Family Orientation. Cost per guest is $25.  

International students

• All new degree-seeking international students are required to attend International Student Orientation, typically held on the Thursday prior to the start of classes each Fall and Spring, in their first semester.

Online students

• Online students are not required to attend an Orientation session. 

How to Register for Orientation

Accept your offer of admission

Before you can register for New Student Orientation, you must accept your offer of admission by paying your confirmation fee.

Accept your offer of admission

Already accepted your offer of admission?

Log into your application status page to select a date and register. Check your email often for updates! 

You can change your registration up to 10 calendar days before the scheduled date, as long as your preferred Orientation session is not full. To reschedule your Orientation session, please log into your application status page and select the reschedule feature. Questions? Call our office at 816-235-8652 or email umkcorientation@daves-studio.com.

What happens during Orientation?

Schedule

8:30am - Check-in & Campus Resource Fair

9:20am - Welcome from UMKC Senior Leadership & Orientation Leaders

9:30am - Success Services Introduction

9:40am - Roadmap to Success with Roo Advising, Financial Aid and the Cashiers Office 

10:10am - Roo-to-Roo Session & Student Organization Fair // Parent & Supporter Orientation 

11:00am - Academic Unit Session

12:00pm - Rotation 1 (Lunch OR Community Wellness Overview)

12:45pm - Rotation 2 (Lunch OR Community Wellness Overview)

1:30pm - Afternoon activities open for all students to attend & mandated programming for certain programs or units