Transfer Student Orientation

• Meet with an academic advisor from your college

• Select and register for courses

• Get your DePaul ID card

• Meet other new students

• Tour campus

• Learn about campus resources and services

• Attend sessions with helpful, relevant information about life at DePaul

1. Complete the Required Placement Process. At DePaul, students complete their required placement process online before registering for on-campus orientation. To complete the placement process, log in to Blue Demon Domain with your user ID and password and select Palcement Process for the Next Steps checklist. Please note – it can take up to two business days for placement tests to process.

2. Complete Online Orientation. To best prepare for your on-campus experience, you will first complete an online orientation. The online modules will provide you with information about the university and prepare you for advising and registration. To complete, log in to Blue Demon Domain with your user ID and password and select online orientation from the Next Steps checklist. Please note – it takes approximately 24 hours to process your completion of online orientation before you can register for on-campus orientation.

3. Register for On-Campus Orientation. One or two business days after you complete both the placement process and virtual orientation, you can register for on-campus orientation. To register, log in to Blue Demon Domain with your user ID and password and select New Student Orientation from the Next Steps checklist. Note – registration for orientation closes 5-7 days before the program begins.

4. Receive Your Confirmation Details. Once we receive your Transition DePaul reservation, a confirmation email will be sent to you with the date, time and location of your session. If you do not receive a confirmation email within 24 hours, please email orientation@depaul.edu. Do NOT make any travel arrangements prior to receipt of the confirmation email.

The online orientation will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. You can leave the online orientation module at any time; we will remember where you left off. Online orientation must be completed in its entirety before you can register for on-campus orientation.

The Transition DePaul on-campus orientation program begins at 9:00 a.m. and will end by 2:30 p.m. There are several mandatory sessions for students, including your assigned advising and registration appointment, so it’s critical that you arrive on campus no later than 9:30 a.m. Several sessions offered during on-campus orientation are optional. Our hope is to provide you with a flexible learning environment and shortened time commitment on campus.

• A formal university welcome

• Information about financial aid and financial resources

• A pre-advising meeting with your college

• Advising and registration

• An opportunity to attend sessions about university resources

• Optional campus tour

• Optional one-on-one financial aid counseling

Students who take action early and select an earlier on-campus orientation date do have an advantage when it comes to selecting classes. While every student will leave on-campus orientation with a complete class schedule with classes that will fulfill Liberal Studies or major requirements, the greatest selection of course offerings will be available to those who attend on-campus orientation early.

Students who are from out of state, outside of the U.S. or with previous commitments should reserve their spot in the most convenient on-campus orientation session and be assured that they will still obtain the classes that they need.

The anticipated fee for Transition DePaul is $75. It is automatically assessed and included on your first quarter tuition statement at DePaul. The fee is nonrefundable.

Yes, attendance at on-campus orientation is required. This is how all first time DePaul students register for their first quarter of classes. It is to your advantage to attend an on-campus orientation session so that you are able to learn more about the requirements of your college program, meet with an academic advisor, register for classes, interact with current DePaul students, and find out more about college life at DePaul.

Once you're here for on-campus orientation, attendance at all of the sessions is required. The sessions offered during the program are critical to your success and if you miss any or all portions of the program you may forfeit your ability to meet with an academic advisor and register for classes. If extenuating circumstances prevent you from being able to attend the program for which you are scheduled, kindly call us before your on-campus orientation session so that we can try to reschedule you for another program. 

To fully participate in the on-campus orientation, please bring:

• A pen and notepad (to take notes)

• A picture ID

• Your Campus Connection user ID and password

• Your immunization records (if not previously submitted)

• A copy of your final transcript (if not already sent to the Office of Admission)

• Sweatshirt or light jacket (meeting rooms tend to be cold)

To complete online orientation, log on to Blue Demon Domain and follow the Next Step checklist item to complete online orientation.

Loop:

DePaul University does not have a parking facility of its own in the Loop area; however, the following private facilities offer discounts for DePaul students, staff and visitors:

Tickets may be validated in the lobby of each Loop campus building.

Lincoln Park:

On the day of orientation, free parking is available in the parking garage located at 2335 N. Sheffield between Fullerton and Belden Avenues. Additional parking can be found in the parking garage located at 2330 N. Clifton Avenue.

Do NOT park in any surface parking lots or in the Admission Welcome Center lot, as cars will be towed from these locations at the owner’s expense.

We invite and encourage parents and primary supporters to attend on-campus orientation. The Parent & Guest Program is designed specifically to provide students’ primary supporters with the resources necessary to successfully support their student.

Students can register up to two guests to accompany them at on-campus orientation. It is important to note that the Parent & Guest Program runs concurrently to the student program, with some sessions together and some sessions separate.

The Parent & Guest program consists of:

• A formal university welcome

• Information about financial aid and financial resources

• A session about academic advising at DePaul

• Additional resources to help you support your student

• Optional campus tour

• Optional one-on-one financial aid counseling

Students complete their required placement process online before registering for orientation. The results of this process will be shared during academic advising to determine proper course selection.

Sessions for parents and family members run concurrent to the student on-campus orientation sessions. While the sessions take place at the same time, most of the two program activities are separate. To register your parent(s) and/or guest(s), be sure to complete the "Guest Registration" section of the online reservation form within Blue Demon Domain.

No. Students attending Transition DePaul can bring up to two guests with them free of charge.

If you have decided not to attend DePaul University, please inform the Office of Admission (admission@depaul.edu) and New Student and Family Engagement (orientation@depaul.edu) as soon as possible.

The date of your Transition DePaul on-campus orientation depends on the college in which you were admitted. The list below provides information about orientation dates for students admitted for Spring quarter 2020. Please note that a limited number of students can attend each Transition DePaul session and space is available on a first-come, first-served basis. To obtain a list of all currently available orientation sessions, please follow the above instructions to log into the Blue Demon Domain.