• The NSO Registration Portal opened April 1. 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.

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  • The Texas State Initiative Assessment (TSIA) or TSI for short, is a state-legislated program that provides assistance with reading, writing, and mathematics skills of students entering Texas public colleges and universities. The program consists of testing, placement, and developmental education for students who do not pass one or more sections of the assessment. There are several testing options, as well as exemptions, and waivers outlined by the state mandate.
  • For information regarding registering, payment, or vouchers for a TSI test, contact our Testing Services.
    • To check if your scores or exemptions are on file contact our TSI Office.

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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. For instructions and more information, click here.

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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.

Freshmen advising is completed during New Student Orientation. 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 freshmen advising session.  The advisor will ensure that a student’s schedule is revised/updated based on any coursework previously completed prior to enrollment. If Transfer Students have had all of their transcripts sent to the University and courses have been articulated, the students may contact their respective department to register for courses.

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.

  • All newly admitted undergraduate students are expected to attend 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.

The Freshmen NSO check-in begins at 7:00 a.m., and activities are done at 5:00 p.m.  Transfer Student Orientation begins at 7:00 a.m., and students may leave once they are done with course registration, which usually is early afternoon.

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