What's on during Orientation?

Orientation consists of both academic and social activities. There are also activities designed to introduce you to the various student support services. Enjoy the many barbecues, club days and live entertainers, but don't miss the course information sessions, library tours and informal meet-and-greet sessions with lecturers and tutors. Also, make sure you sign up for a computer account, class tutorials and lab sessions (if applicable). Attendance at these activities during Orientation will have a major impact on your studies once classes begin.

Orientation Essentials

Download your own personalised Orientation Planner - use the eOrientation Planner to create your own personalised itinerary by selecting your campus, faculty, course level etc.

Take library tours - discover the resources and facilities of the libraries  you will need to use, and how to make the most effective use of these services

Sign up for a computer account - you'll realise very quickly there's little you can do without it. Most correspondence from Monash will come via your Monash email account

Locate lecture theatres, tutorial rooms and laboratories - make sure to time how long it will take you to get to your scheduled classes from the car/bus and between buildings; try to work out the shortest and safest route (especially if you have evening classes)

Sign up for tutorials/lab classes if required to do so - bear in mind the distance you will need to walk from one room/building to another in order to organise a manageable timetable

Locate faculty/department offices and key personnel - administrative staff in these offices will be your most immediate and useful source of information when it comes to discussing your course

Purchase handbooks for units of study - these handbooks outline unit details, list lecture dates, times and locations, relevant "readings" that need to be completed in preparation for classes, and provide assessment details - including due dates so that you can do some forward planning

Join clubs and societies - it's a great way to pursue interests and meet new people aside from those in your course and year level

Make friends - every first-year undergraduate student new to Monash is keen to meet others and share the uni experience!