New first-year students begin their transition to Goshen College by participating in New Student Orientation (NSO).
>>Registration opens on May 1, 2025.
During NSO, new students, their parents, and family members come to campus for a day to meet other students in the incoming class, have an advising meeting, review their class schedule, set up a payment plan, and get their Goshen College student ID card! Attendance is required.
Events scheduled during New Student Orientation (NSO) include:
- Check-in with continental breakfast
- Overview of academics and academic support at GC
- Advising sessions and registering for classes
- Financial Aid appointment (sign-ups available onsite)
- Set up a payment plan with Student Accounts
- Receive your Goshen College student ID card
- Writing assessment and math placement test
Transfer students: Beginning in June, you will work with the Transfer Admissions Counselor to schedule your advising and registration appointments.