Sign-up for Orientation

Summer 2013 & Fall 2013 New Student Orientation registration have officially opened! Please complete the form below to submit your New Student Orientation registration request.

Please note that the online sign-up DOES NOT guarantee a spot for orientation. Upon registering online, our staff has to confirm your eligibility for attending orientation. Issues with eligibility include but are not limited to:

  • Student has not completed the ALEKS Math Placement Exam
  • Student has not received acceptance letter from Purdue University Calumet and admittance is not complete
  • Student was denied admission to Purdue University Calumet

If our staff encounters an issue with eligibility for attending New Student Orientation, a phone call will be made to the phone number given by the student to inform the student of the situation. The students’ registration for New Student Orientation is then put on hold until the situation is resolve. If you have any questions regarding New Student Orientation and our processes please feel free to contact our office at 219-989-4160 or 219-989-2358 for more information.

If you have a documented disability and need accommodations, please click here to learn more if you have a documented disability and need accommodations.

**Please Note**

In order to fully prepare for each New Student Orientation session, every session is closed down 48 hours prior to each scheduled New Student Orientation. Please register for you New Student Orientation as soon as possible!






Transfer Students – New Students with transferable college credits who have never attended Purdue University Calumet.


Re-Entry Students – Students who have previously attended Purdue University Calumet with college credits.


All Other Newly Admitted Students


Education Students


School Specific Abbreviations

CLAS = Center for Learning and Academic Success
EMS = School of Engineering, Mathematics, and Science
LASS = School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
SOE = School of Education
SOM = School of Management
SON = School of Nursing
SOT = School of Technology

(Resource Overview, Computer Tutorials, Parent Q&A, Campus Tours)


New Student Orientation
Student Union and Library Building, Room 104B
2200 169th Street
Hammond, IN 46323-2094

Regular Hours (during fall and spring semesters):
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00 am - 6:30 pm

Summer and Semester Break Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Phone:
219-989-2358
1-800 HI-PURDUE, x.2358
Locally within Indiana & Illinois

E-mail:
orientation@purduecal.edu

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