New Student Orientation is a program that is required for all new, entering undergraduates at MSU Texas. Whether you are a first year student or transferring, getting started at MSU Texas is a big step.
New Student Orientation
Please select your classification below to learn how to complete your university orientation requirement.
I am a Beginning Freshman
All beginning freshmen admitted for Fall are required to complete in-person New Student Orientation.
| Friday, June 21st |
| Tuesday, June 25th |
| Friday, June 28th |
| Friday, July 12th |
| Wednesday, July 24th |
| Friday, July 26th |
| Tuesday, July 30th |
| Friday, August 2nd |
I am a Transfer Student
COMPLETE ONLINE
- You are required to complete Online Orientation before classes begin. Online modules will be available beginning in mid-April.
- About the Orientation Hold on your student account. On the first day you are eligible to register for classes, your Orientation Hold will be temporarily deactivated to allow for course registration. Once you have successfully completed all required modules, starting 1 May 2024, the New Student Orientation staff will lift your Orientation Hold permanently from your MSU student account and send you a confirmation email of the requirement being satisfied.
- Processing and confirmation after 1 May 2024 usually takes around 1-2 business days following completion of the required Online Orientation modules.
If you're having a problem creating a new user account please contact orientation@msutexas.edu.
I am a Distance Education Student
If you are in a completely online program and will not take in-person classes at MSU Texas.
COMPLETE ONLINE
- You are required to complete Online Orientation before classes begin. Online modules will be available beginning in mid-April.
- About the Orientation Hold on your student account. On the first day you are eligible to register for classes, your Orientation Hold will be temporarily deactivated to allow for course registration. Once you have successfully completed all required modules, starting 1 May 2024, the New Student Orientation staff will lift your Orientation Hold permanently from your MSU student account and send you a confirmation email of the requirement being satisfied.
- Processing and confirmation after 1 May 2024 usually takes around 1-2 business days following completion of the required Online Orientation modules.
If you're having a problem creating a new user account please contact orientation@msutexas.edu.
I am an Out-of-State Resident Student
COMPLETE ONLINE
- You are required to complete Online Orientation before classes begin. Online modules will be available beginning in mid-April.
- About the Orientation Hold on your student account. On the first day you are eligible to register for classes, your Orientation Hold will be temporarily deactivated to allow for course registration. Once you have successfully completed all required modules, starting 1 May 2024, the New Student Orientation staff will lift your Orientation Hold permanently from your MSU student account and send you a confirmation email of the requirement being satisfied.
- Processing and confirmation after 1 May 2024 usually takes around 1-2 business days following completion of the required Online Orientation modules.
If you're having a problem creating a new user account please contact orientation@msutexas.edu.
I am an International Student
As an international student, you will complete the first part of your orientation before you arrive in the U.S.
- You are required to complete Online Orientation before classes begin. Online modules will be available beginning in mid-April.
- About the Orientation Hold on your student account. On the first day you are eligible to register for classes, your Orientation Hold will be temporarily deactivated to allow for course registration. Once you have successfully completed all required modules, starting 1 May 2024, the New Student Orientation staff will lift your Orientation Hold permanently from your MSU student account and send you a confirmation email of the requirement being satisfied.
- Processing and confirmation after 1 May 2024 usually takes around 1-2 business days following completion of the required Online Orientation modules.
Please note that this is not the same as the mandatory immigration and international meeting requirement from the Global Education Office.
If you're having a problem creating a new user account please contact orientation@msutexas.edu.
I am a Dual Credit (High School) Student
COMPLETE ONLINE
Visit the Dual Credit Orientation page for more details.- You are required to complete Online Orientation before classes begin. Online modules will be available beginning in mid-April.
- About the Orientation Hold on your student account. On the first day you are eligible to register for classes, your Orientation Hold will be temporarily deactivated to allow for course registration. Once you have successfully completed all required modules, starting 1 May 2024, the New Student Orientation staff will lift your Orientation Hold permanently from your MSU student account and send you a confirmation email of the requirement being satisfied.
- Processing and confirmation after 1 May 2024 usually takes around 1-2 business days following completion of the required Online Orientation modules.
If you're having a problem creating a new user account please contact orientation@msutexas.edu.
THIS STEP MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO ADVISING AND REGISTERING FOR CLASSES!
Please note that if you have a TSI status of "not taken" or "partially exempt" you will not be able to register for classes until we have TSI scores or proof of a full TSI exemption on record. Therefore, students who are not exempt and have not attended another public Texas college, must schedule to take the TSI assessment in the required subject areas prior to registration. Additional information can be found at https://msutexas.edu/registrar/success/index.php.
Interested in signing-up to take the TSI through MSU? There are 3 steps to signing up to take the TSI through MSU. (1) Submit the TSI registration form. (2) Pay for the TSI Test voucher, sort of a ticket to take the test. (3) Complete the Pre-Assessment Activity on Accuplacer.com. For more details and links, go to https://msutexas.edu/testing/
If you're not sure if you need to take the TSI or if you have other questions, contact your Admissions Counselor.
If you need to take the TSI, you can reserve an online test date by emailing TSI.Domestic@msutexas.edu (U.S. residents or U.S. citizens) or TSI.International@msutexas.edu (International residents).
Academic Advisor contact information is listed on our Academic Advising at MSU page. Beginning in April, you may contact your Advisor to schedule an advising appointment. This is required before registering for classes!
Orientation Fee
Effective Fall 2015, the MSU Board of Regents authorized a mandatory, one-time $75.00 Student Orientation Fee for all new freshmen and transfer undergraduate students.
- This fee is added to the student's MSU account and is not a fee that must be paid in advance or before completing the orientation.
- The fee covers the orientation programming, staffing, technology and materials provided to the incoming student at either an on campus or online orientation.
Guest Fee
- For parents or guests that choose to attend an in-person session with their student, a $10 per person fee will be assessed at in-person check-in.
- A maximum of 2 guests may attend per in-person session, with each registered student.