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New Student Orientation

Welcome to Dickinson State University!

As a new student at Dickinson State University, we want to make sure you get off to a great start. During our New Student Orientation sessions, you will get to meet with faculty, staff, and students who all want you to succeed. As part of this process, you will work with your advisor to register for your first semester of classes!

New Student Orientation

In-Person Sessions

DSU hosts New Student Orientation events where you you will meet with an advisor, take placement exams if needed, register for classes, get your parking pass and student ID, sign up for housing, talk to financial aid, meet other incoming students. Parents and guardians will also get additional programming while their students are registering for classes.

On Demand Style for Fall, Spring, and Summer

We know that school and extracurricular activities can make life busy. To help accommodate your busy schedules, you can sign up for one of our on-demand New Student Orientations. This will be a time where you can meet with your advisor individually when it is more convenient for you. These sessions happen most any Monday through Friday, can be done either in person or virtually, and are a great start to learning everything you want and need to know about DSU! 

Register for your new student orientation here

Once you register, you will start to receive information about claiming your NDUS account, email, and completing your Financial Obligation Agreement. Housing and Dining, Registrar, Financial Aid, and Billing staff members will be available to speak with you no matter which version of New Student Orientation you attend. And don’t worry - you will still be able to get your student ID and parking pass later!
If you have any questions, please contact us at dsu.hawk@dickinsonstate.edu or at 701-502-4390.

Frequently Asked Questions

Both event styles (on-demand and event) will provide you with everything you need to have a good start. If you have a busy schedule, on-demand may be the best way to schedule, or if have a more flexible schedule, you may want to try the event style. Note that the event version of new student orientation is only available for students starting in the fall semesters.

Any newly admitted first-year or transfer student will need to sign up for New Student Orientation. This is how you will register for your first semester courses.

During your new student orientation session, you will meet with your advisor, learn about important systems you will use while at DSU, and register for your first semester courses.

YES! You should claim your NDUS student account, and complete your Financial Obligation Agreement in Campus Connection. If you have any issues with either of these, please give us a call (701-502-4390) or send us an email at dsu.hawk@dickinsonstate.edu.

We may recommend you take placement tests for English and/or math courses based on conversations with your advisor. Whether you need to take these tests or not depends on your math and English ACT or SAT subscores or applicable transfer credits. If we recommend you take placement tests, you will need to take the Accuplacer Test.