New Student Orientation

All Participants Should Bring:

• Comfortable clothing and footwear
• Umbrella, fan, rain coat and a light jacket or sweatshirt.
• Advanced placement verification (if you have earned AP credit)
• Transcript of college coursework (if applicable)

Students Participating in Overnight Sessions Should Bring:

• Sheets, towels and pillow. Most bring a sleeping bag.
• Personal items/toiletries

SUNY Plattsburgh is located only a few miles from the bus station. Students  arriving for sessions with overnight options by bus will be offered a complimentary shuttle from the station to campus as well as a return on the second day of the program.

If you will be arriving by bus, please contact one of the following to purchase your tickets. Be sure you choose an arrival time between 2 and 4 p.m. on the first day of your session, and a return time after 1 p.m. on the day of your departure:

By Bus

• Greyhound
• Adirondack Trailways

After you have purchased your tickets, you must email [email protected]  or call (518) 564-3282 if you wish to arrange for a shuttle pick-up. You must request a shuttle pickup three business days prior to your session to ensure a complimentary shuttle.

Shuttle services will be provided for arrivals between 2 and 4 p.m. on the day of your session’s check-in and in the afternoon on the day of departure.

By Air

• Plattsburgh International Airport

Unfortunately we are not able to provide shuttle service from the airport. Please take a taxi or Uber/Lyft from the airport to Wilson Hall on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus.

Online registration will begin in the late Spring for all deposit paid students. You will receive an email with a link to the registration page.

New students will be sent information detailing how to sign-up for an orientation session. 

It is expected that you make every effort to attend an orientation session.

It is very important to attend orientation. By not attending you will miss out on crucial information and opportunities to interact with other students. You will not be able to register for your classes until after all of the orientation session have ended; at which time the college will contact you to set up your fall schedule. This could limit the availability of some classes for the fall semester.

Yes, it is required that you attend the entire program.

First Year Programs

More information will provided soon

Transfer Programs

More information will provided soon

No, but about 65% of students have at least one family member attend their orientation session. Family members have a separate orientation program.

Family members are responsible for making their own housing arrangements while here for orientation. Local listings are available below:

Local Accommodations

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide buses to attend orientation. Students/family members are responsible for their own transportation. We do however provide a complimentary shuttle from the bus station in Plattsburgh to campus and back as long as you have emailed prior to your session and your arrival/departure time is within the timeframe we are able to accommodate.

All incoming students will incur a one-time mandatory Enrollment/Orientation Fee that will appear on your bill. This fee is required even if you do not attend orientation.

Your health form and immunization records are due before the start of the semester. If you haven’t already sent them in, please bring them with you to orientation. Please keep in mind that if you do not submit or bring your immunization record, you will not be in compliance with New York regarding immunization records.