Welcome to American University! New Student Programs staff members are here to make sure that you start your AU experience off right. We want you to feel comfortable and informed as you begin classes and start to explore Washington, DC.

In order to do this, we have developed summer orientation programs for first year students and their parents, summer and fall programs for new transfer students, and an on-line program for graduate students. Our staff is also responsible for Welcome Weeks, held in late August and early September, and Family Weekend in October.

New students will receive orientation and Welcome Weeks brochures on a rolling basis beginning in April.