Orientation Dates
Summer Orientation 2022
The following in-person orientation sessions are for students who are starting classes at the College of Charleston in fall 2022. New students who pay the enrollment confirmation fee to the Office of Admissions will begin to receive orientation information in the mail at the beginning of November. Orientation registration will open in early March and students may complete their orientation registration online through MyCharleston/My Portal.
Session | Day of the Week | Date | Notes Per Session |
Session 1 | Monday and Tuesday | June 20 and 21 | CLOSED - this session is a honors preferred session; also open to all students |
Session 2 | Thursday and Friday | June 23 and 24 | CLOSED - this session is a honors preferred session and transfer student preferred also open to all students |
Session 3 | Monday and Tuesday | June 27 and 28 | CLOSED - this session is a honors preferred session; also open to all students |
Session 4 | Thursday and Friday | July 7 and 8 | CLOSED - this session is a honors preferred session; also open to all students |
Session 5 | Monday and Tuesday | July 11 and 12 | CLOSED - this session is a honors preferred session; also open to all students |
Session 6 | Thursday and Friday | July 14 and 15 | |
Session 7 | Monday and Tuesday | July 18 and 19 | this session is a transfer student preferred session; also open to all students |
Session 8 | Thursday and Friday | July 21 and 22 | |
Session 9 | Monday and Tuesday | July 25 and 26 | |
Session 10 | Monday and Tuesday | August 15 and 16 | transfer students only |
Session 11 | Thursday and Friday | August 18 and 19 | freshmen only who live FARTHER than 700 miles away from Charleston, SC unless you have extenuating circumstances |
Session 10 is for transfer students only. Transfer students are welcome to attend any of the first nine sessions. Please note: There are a limited number of seats available that we will reserve on a first-come, first-served basis.
Session 11 is for freshmen only who live FARTHER than 700 miles away from Charleston unless you have extenuating circumstances. Please email orientat@cofc.edu if you have questions and additional information. You are welcome to attend any of the first nine sessions in June or July.
Please note: There are a limited number of seats available that we will reserve on a first-come, first-served basis.
The first day of classes for the fall semester is Tuesday, August 23, 2022. For additional semester dates, please refer to the academic calendar for each semester.