Admissions Orientation
Each year entering students and their parents are invited to campus before classes begin to participate in special events and activities designed to orient them to the School, the University, and New Orleans. Orientation events acclimate new members of the Tulane community through convocations, meetings, information periods, question and answer sessions, informal discussions, and receptions. Seminars, field trips, discussions conducted by faculty, a faculty showcase, and other activities highlight Tulane’s academic strengths. Students find Orientation a time to make friends, to become acquainted with the campus and the city, and to learn about available service, social, cultural, and other resources. Orientation is also the time for proficiency exams, advising sessions, career and major workshops, and confirmation of registration. In short, it allows students a chance to settle in before the academic year gets under way.
Entering architecture students participate in all the orientation activities offered by the University, as well as special meetings and activities organized by the School especially for them. The size of the entering class allows School of Architecture orientation events to be small and informal, giving ample opportunity for personal interaction with the dean, members of the faculty, and fellow students and parents.