New Student Orientation

Get ready to experience K-State

Our three-step program is fun, flexible and full of expert tips that will help set you up for success in your first semester at college and beyond. Parents, guardians and your support network will also have opportunities to learn how to help you prepare for college and support your success.

New Student Orientation is for any new-incoming Freshman, Transfer and International Students

Your registration gives you access to all three components of New Student Orientation. We recommend you register as early as possible to get the dates that work for you. Log in with your email and the password you created when you submitted your admission application.

1. Enrollment in courses

Your academic advisor is the person who will help you enroll in classes for the Fall. When you register for New Student Orientation, you will select to meet with your advisor in-person or virtually via zoom. Three weeks before the selected date/s, you will receive instructions to your K-State email on how to view all appointment times available. Then choose a specific time that works best for your schedule. Your advising appointment will last between 45 minutes and one hour.

Virtual Advising

Personalized, one on one virtual advising appointments allow you to connect with your advisor and enroll from anywhere at a time that works best for you. Virtual appointments will take place via zoom and will consist solely of the advising appointment. No additional orientation programming will be offered during this appointment. Students may find that these virtual appointments are a more convenient and flexible option to connect with their advisor.

In-Person Advising

In-Person advising appointments will take place on the Manhattan campus. This option consists solely of the in-person advising appointment. Students may find that this format provides a personalized way to connect face to face with an advisor. No additional student or family orientation programming will be offered during these enrollment dates. We encourage that families who want to visit campus and learn more about next steps select an in-person Get "K-State Ready" experience.

Freshman will select a date in June, and transfer students will choose a date in either April or June.

2. Get "K-State Ready"

Getting “K-State Ready” means ensuring you have vital information about how to navigate this university such as:

Health services available
Campus safety and living in Manhattan
Finances such as understanding your bill, payment cycles
How to get an on-campus job
Essentials like getting your K-State ID and parking permit

Get K-State Ready programs will be offered in June and July, after all new students have met with their academic advisor and enrolled in classes. You will choose the format that works best for you and your support network: virtual or in-person. Either way, you will get what you need to succeed at K-State!

Get "K-State Ready" will be hosted on the following dates:

Saturday, June 24: In-Person
Monday, June 26: In-Person
Tuesday, June 27: Virtually (6 p.m. CT)
Friday, June 30: In-Person
Friday, July 7: In-Person
Monday, July 10: In-Person
Friday, July 14: In-Person
Saturday, July 15: In-Person
Wednesday, July 19: Virtually ( 6p.m. CT)
Friday, July 28: In-Person

3. August In-Person Orientation

After academic advising and getting K-State Ready, there’s only one thing left to do. Buy. All. The. Purple.

Current K-State students who are Orientation Leaders will connect with you over the summer. They will give you the inside scoop and connect you with other new students so you can start making friends.

Just before classes begin, plan to join us in person for more New Student Orientation activities such as a pancake feed, academic college sessions, resource and student organization browsing fairs, and New Student Convocation and Pep Rally. The fun continues throughout the first week of classes with Week of Welcome for all K-State students.