• The NSO Registration Portal is now open. All admitted students should receive correspondence in their assigned PVAMU email account. Follow the steps listed in the email and on pvamu.edu/orientation to register for orientation. You will receive a confirmation email with the next steps. Email nso@pvamu.edu if you do not receive a confirmation email 24 hours after successfully registering.

Registration for a particular NSO date closes seven days prior to the respective date of attendance.

  • All new incoming undergraduate students have a $75 New Student Orientation fee that is billed to their university account after they have enrolled for their initial semester. This mandatory fee is added to all newly undergraduate admitted students’ account regardless of attendance at orientation, and regardless of face to face or virtual orientation participation.

  • Lock-in your Tuition Rate
    • Sign in to the PV student portal
    • Click on “Click here for New PantherTracks For Students”
    • Under ‘Student Accounts,’ click “New Student Tuition And Fee Rate Selection”

Click here for more information regarding submitting TSI scores and exemptions.

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Students registered for NSO will receive details about their NSO session about one week prior to their respective session.  Information will include a welcome letter with directions regarding the NSO location as well as an agenda for the NSO session.

  • A Tuition and Fee Rate hold means you have not yet made a selection on your tuition rate.
  • Lock-in your Tuition Rate
    • Sign in to the PV student portal
    • Click on “Click here for New PantherTracks For Students”
    • Under ‘Student Accounts,’ click “New Student Tuition And Fee Rate Selection”

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  • Parents and family members may attend New Student Orientation.  However, we ask that guests be limited to two people other than the student seeking enrollment.

Academic advising is completed during New Student Orientation for freshmen and transfer students. Please note that freshmen do not have the opportunity to choose their own courses, but the appropriate courses will be assigned by a professional advisor based on the student’s degree plan.  Parents are not allowed to accompany their student during the academic advising session.  The advisor will ensure that a student’s schedule is revised/updated based on any verifiable coursework previously completed prior to enrollment.  Transfer students  should ensure that their transcripts are sent to the University in a timely manner to have courses articulated prior to NSO.  Click this link for additional information regarding advising:  Orientation FAQs For Advising

Students may submit information online to request their PVAMU student identification card.  Details about the process are given during New Student Orientation and also are available on the Auxiliary Services website Panther Card.

  • In order to enroll in University classes, all newly admitted undergraduate students are required to attend a New Student Orientation, either face to face or virtually. Email us at NSO@pvamu.edu for additional questions or concerns.

Free parking is provided for students and their guests participating in New Student Orientation.  Details regarding parking will be included in the welcome letter about a week prior to the respective orientation date.

Students and parents are on their own for lunch at NSO.

Check-in for Freshmen and Transfer Student NSO begins at 7:00 a.m., and activities are done at 4:00 p.m.

  • Call the New Student Orientation Office at (936) 261-5912, or send us an email at nso@pvamu.edu.