• Come visit Penn! Accepted students are invited to visit the campus during Penn Previews. Map of Penn.

• Housing. This is the perfect time to investigate housing. Here are some useful resources to assist you on your search:
  • The College Houses (12 unique undergraduate residences)
  • The Department of Housing
  • Off-Campus Living

• The Pilot Curriculum or the Current Curriculum? You will receive a letter in the mail asking you to make a choice between the pilot curriculum and the current curriculum.

• Look for important information in the mail. You will receive your freshman handbook, the name and contact information for your advisor and registration information. (HINT: Read your freshman handbook cover to cover, it contains the answers to almost every question.)

• Meet your peer advisor. Expect to hear from your peer advisor, an upperclassman at Penn who will help guide you through your freshman year.

• Housing Information. You will recieve a mailing called "Campus Express" that will tell you how to sign up for housing, linen service, dining service, telephones and more.

• Make a list of courses for the fall. Use the course timetable to confirm which courses will be offered and the course scanner to obtain course descriptions and suggestions for courses by topic. Fill out an advance registration worksheet to be fully prepare when you register on Penn InTouch or by using PARIS (573-PARIS).

• When selecting your courses, you are encouraged to explore. The Pilot Curriculum is meant to serve as your guide in fulfilling your academic goals. Look for courses that meet your interests within the Pilot Curriculum General Requirement and otherwise. Resources for course selection.

Don't forget:

• A Freshman Seminar. These seminars are given on topics covering all interests and are a great way to try something new.

• A Writing Course. These courses are offered by departments such as English, folklore, anthropology, history, music, philosophy and art history and are designed to teach you the writing and critical thinking skills necessary for college-level work. This course will fulfill the Pilot Curriculum Writing Requirement.

• The Language Requirement .
  Courses for a prospective major.

• Contact your academic advisor. Come meet your academic advisor on campus or schedule a phone appointment to discuss your plans for your freshman year. Pilot Advisors.

• Advance Registration. Advance registration will begin in late June (date TBA). Tips on the registration process using Penn InTouch and Paris (215/573-PARIS)
  

• Language Placement Exams. Come to Penn to take your language placement exam for French or Spanish. Contact the Department of Romance Languages at 898-7429.

• Penn Reading Project. You will receive a copy of the book for the Penn Reading Project. The book will be discussed during New Student Orientation.

• Your fall term schedule will arrive in early August. Your schedule may also be viewed on Penn InTouch. (exact date TBA)
  

• Move-In Day. Time to get settled in your new home. New Student Orienation.

• Meet with your advisor. You must make an appointment with your advisor during New Student Orientation to begin discuss your course selection, use of your electives, your ideas about a prospective major and your intellectual pursuits in general.

• Language Placement Exams. Consult your freshman handbook for date, place and time.

PILOT CURRICULUM RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Meet with Your Advisor. You will need to discuss:

• How you plan to use your electives. You will be required to present a plan for the use of your electives at the end of your sophomore year.
  

• What major you plan to declare and your ideas for fufilling the pilot curriculum research requirement.

• Investigate Major Options. Make yourself completely familiar with the rules and requirements of your prospective major. Check the department web sites for details. Consider doing a double major, an individualized major or a minor.

• Study Abroad. Investigate summer study abroad through the College of General Studies or semester or year abroad programs through the Office of International Programs.

• You must formally declare your major. You may add a second major or declare your minor later.
  
  
• You must also prepare a written academic plan for the balance of
  your program and discuss it with your advisor.

  NOTE: You will be placed on academic hold; in order for this hold to be
  removed so that you can register, both of the above must be done.
  
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• Career Services. Open a file with Career Services. They are an excellent resource when you apply for internships, jobs or graduate school.

• Law School or Med School. Familiarize yourself with requirements or and deadline.

PILOT CURRICULUM RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Meet with Your Advisor. You will need to discuss:

• Your finalized plan for use of your electives and your plans for research within your major

• Your plans for research or independent study within your major.
  Your progress towards fulfilling all of your requirements.

• Continue to use career services as a resource.

PILOT CURRICULUM RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Meet with your Advisor. You must meet with your academic and major advisors to insure that you will have completed all of your pilot curriculum requirements and major requirements by the end of the year.

• Use Penn InTouch to check your progress toward filling requirements before the end of the fall Add period.

• Graduation. Make sure that your intended graduation date and local address are correct on the Student Records System. Check the graduation timeline for important deadlines. Inform yourself about the graduation ceremony and check out the university commencement page in May.