New to Blue Timeline

New to Blue is your New Student Experience!

Your transition to ODU is our top priority and the orientation program EXPLORE. DISCOVER. RULE. is unlike any other new student experience in the Commonwealth. This program starts immediately after confirming your spot at ODU.

The New to Blue timeline is accompanied by the new student checklist that can be found in your myODU portal

Start here: Make Me a Monarch

Timeline (Admitted for Spring)

Required activities and deadlines:

  • Complete All Make Me a Monarch tasks

Recommended activities and deadlines:

Required activities and deadlines:

  • Complete All Make Me a Monarch tasks
  • Begin Placement Exams (expected completion time: 12-15 hours)
  • Begin New Student Experience Course Explore Your Kingdom: Pre-Orientation Module
  • Schedule an Advising & Course Registration appointment

Recommended activities and deadlines:

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Required activities and deadlines:

  • Complete All Make Me a Monarch tasks

Recommended activities and deadlines:

Required activities and deadlines:

  • Complete All Make Me a Monarch tasks
  • Begin Placement Exams (expected completion time: 12-15 hours)
  • Begin New Student Experience Course Explore Your Kingdom: Pre-Orientation Module
  • Schedule an Advising & Course Registration appointment

Recommended activities and deadlines:

Required activities and deadlines:

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Timeline (Admitted for Fall)

Required activities and deadlines:

  • Complete All Make Me a Monarch tasks
  • Registration Opens for the Discover Your Pride Monarch Orientation

Recommended activities and deadlines:

Attend Make Me a Monarch

Make Me a Monarch kicks off your new student experience at Old Dominion University. Following Admitted Students Day, we will have a weekly Q&A via Zoom to answer all your new student questions. Registration for Make Me A Monarch is open to new students who have paid their admissions deposit and set up their Microsoft 365 email account.

Required activities and deadlines:

  • Complete All Make Me a Monarch tasks
  • Begin Placement Exams (expected completion time: 12-15 hours)
  • Begin New Student Experience Course Explore Your Kingdom: Pre-Orientation Module
  • Schedule an Advising & Course Registration appointment

Recommended activities and deadlines:

Required activities and deadlines:

  • Submit Monarch ID Card photo and pick up your new ID at Discover Your Pride
  • Continue Placement Exams
  • Continue New Student Experience Course Explore Your Kingdom: Pre-Orientation Module
  • Attend Discover Your Pride Monarch Orientation
  • Review bill on student account
  • Schedule Advising & Course Registration appointment

 

Recommended activities and deadlines:

Required activities and deadlines:

Recommended activities and deadlines:

Required activities and deadlines:

Recommended activities and deadlines:

Required activities and deadlines:

  • Complete All Make Me a Monarch tasks
  • Registration Opens for the Discover Your Pride Monarch Orientation

Recommended activities and deadlines:

Attend Make Me a Monarch

Make Me a Monarch kicks off your new student experience at Old Dominion University. Following Admitted Students Day, we will have a weekly Q&A via Zoom to answer all your new student questions. Registration for Make Me A Monarch is open to new students who have paid their admissions deposit and set up their Microsoft 365 email account.

Required activities and deadlines:

  • Complete All Make Me a Monarch tasks
  • Begin Placement Exams (expected completion time: 12-15 hours)
  • Begin New Student Experience Course Explore Your Kingdom: Pre-Orientation Module
  • Schedule an Advising & Course Registration appointment

Recommended activities and deadlines:

Required activities and deadlines:

  • Submit Monarch ID Card photo and pick up your new ID at Discover Your Pride
  • Continue Placement Exams
  • Continue New Student Experience Course Explore Your Kingdom: Pre-Orientation Module
  • Attend Discover Your Pride Monarch Orientation
  • Review bill on student account
  • Schedule Advising & Course Registration appointment

 

Recommended activities and deadlines:

Required activities and deadlines:

Recommended activities and deadlines:

Required activities and deadlines:

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