Welcome to The College of New Jersey! We are so excited to have you join our campus community next August!
This website will be updated in the spring with more details about your transition to TCNJ. In the meantime please review the following flyer, which includes a general timeline and important Summer 2023 dates.
- Fall 2024 Acceptance Packet Flyer
- Accepted Students Day Presentation (First-Year Students; Class of 2028)
- Accepted Students Day Presentation (Transfer Students; Fall 2024 Cohort)
Orientation
Save the date! First-year students are assigned a date based on their academic major. All transfer students, regardless of major, attend on the same day. Please plan to be on campus for the entirety of the day (8:30a-4:30p), and you are allowed a maximum of two (2) guests.
- Note for School of Education first-year students: you will attend Orientation based on the date for your content area. Examples: elementary education and psychology majors should attend on Tuesday, July 23; secondary education and mathematics majors should attend on Wednesday, July 24. Undeclared–education students (no content area) and speech pathology majors should attend on Thursday, July 18.
Transfer Students
- Tuesday, June 18 (All Majors)
First-Year Students
- Tuesday, July 16: School of Nursing & Health Sciences; Center for Student Success (Pathway Cohort)
- Wednesday, July 17: School of Business
- Thursday, July 18: School of the Arts and Communication; School of Education; School of Engineering; Center for Student Success (Undeclared- General Cohort)
- Tuesday, July 23: School of Education; School of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Wednesday, July 24: School of Education; School of Science
Welcome Week
A long-standing TCNJ tradition, Welcome Week is the culminating event of your transition to the College. Comprised of 100+ mandatory and optional events, this five-day program for ALL new students (first-years and transfers) will allow you to create memories that will truly last a lifetime.
- Save the Date! August 22-26, 2024
More details to come, but please plan now to avoid vacations and other commitments over these dates. The fall semester begins on Tuesday, August 27 with the first day of classes.
If you have questions, don’t hesitate to email us at studenttransitions@tcnj.edu. Welcome, Lion!