Welcome Incoming Students!
Orientation at Brandeis is created by students for students. Orientation is coordinated by a small group of student leaders who work closely with the Director of Orientation and First Year Experience to create, plan and implement Orientation for new students.
Your Orientation experience has two parts: virtual modules & in-person Orientation. For those joining us in January, your modules will be completed over the course of the fall.
Virtual Orientation Modules
You will complete four virtual modules prior to your arrival on campus. Three of these are your Orientation modules - Module 1: Academic & Career Resources, Module 2: Health, Safety & Wellness and Module 3: Getting Connected On and Around Campus. You will also complete a module from the Health and Wellness Promotion Office (HAWP) entitled "What Would Brandeis Do? Supporting Community Health and Safety".
Your virtual modules will be accessed through our Learning Management System, Moodle. Once the modules are available, you will be able to access them by logging into Moodle using your Brandeis username (the first part of your Brandeis email address) and password. You will see a course on your dashboard where each Orientation module will appear titled "2025 Midyear Virtual Orientation". The Navigating Health and Safety module will also be accessible via Moodle under a separate course titled "HWL-1-PRE: What Would Brandeis Do?". Click on the title of a module to begin and follow instructions from there.
In-Person Orientation
You will then join us for your in-person Orientation before the start of classes. Orientation will provide you with information, resources and relationships that will help ease your transition to life at Brandeis. You will be placed into an Orientation group with other incoming students and will be assigned an Orientation Leader (OL), a current student who will guide you throughout your in-person program.
Before You Arrive
There are some tasks you will need to complete before your arrival on campus. For January admits, you will have tasks that are due between May 2024 and December 2024. See the incoming students dates and deadlines for more information.
The Department of Orientation and First Year Experience will serve as a resource beginning before your arrival and continuing during your official Orientation days and beyond. Along with this department, your Orientation Leaders (OL's), Community Advisors (CA's), faculty and staff will be here for you whenever you need us.
Important Dates for January 2025 Admits
- January 12: New Student Move-In & New Student Orientation begins
- January 13: New Student Orientation
- January 14: First Day of Classes