New Student Orientation

Step 1: Register for orientation

After you have accepted our offer to attend Ohio State Newark and submitted your acceptance fee, you will receive an email invitation to register for New Student Orientation once it opens. Orientation registration opens based on the term you are admitted:

• Autumn admit: March 1
• Spring admit: Oct. 1
• Summer admit: Feb. 1

If you have not yet accepted admission and paid your acceptance fee, visit the admitted students webpage to understand what you need to do to be eligible to register for orientation.

To register for orientation, go to My Buckeye Link. Enter your username (lastname.#) and password to log in. Once logged in, look for the “Admissions” section (last section on the left side of the page). Click on “Orientation Information” and follow the steps to register for orientation. After you have completed the registration process, a message will be sent to your Ohio State email address confirming your registration.

Step 2: Take required placement tests

The placement tests you are required to take will appear on your To Do List in My Buckeye Link. Click on the links below to learn more about each of the tests you need to take and how to gain access to them. 

If you do not have any required placement tests to take, proceed to step 3.

Placement testing requirements are determined by ACT/SAT/AP scores and any college-level coursework already completed. Be sure you have requested your official ACT/SAT/AP scores and/or transcripts from other institutions to be sent electronically to Ohio State to ensure proper placement testing assignments and avoid taking unnecessary exams. 

If you believe there is an error in which placement tests you are required to take, please contact the Orientation and Placement Testing Office at 740.366.9333 (select option 2) as soon as possible.

Test accommodations

It is very important that the review for accommodations and then placement testing occurs in the appropriate order. Accommodations are not retroactive, so if a placement test is taken prior to the review by Student Life Disabilities Services to determine accommodations, it cannot be retaken. Start by completing the online disability services application. Contact Student Life Disability Services at 740-366-9385 with questions.

Step 3: Complete online pre-orientation module in Carmen

Before attending orientation, you should complete the online pre-orientation module in Carmen. To access, go to carmen.osu.edu and log in with your last name.# and your password (the same information used to log in to other Ohio State programs). You should see a course in Carmen titled “New Student Pre-Orientation Module.” Please complete the entire module before orientation.

Step 4: Attend orientation

In your My Buckeye Link, check the confirmation tab in your orientation information pages for the date and time of your orientation.

Orientation is located in Louella Hodges Reese Hall (Directions).

Orientation date changes can only be made by contacting the Newark admissions office at 740.366.9344. Changes are made on a space-available basis.

Next Steps:

1. Check your Ohio State email regularly.
2. Complete any items that appear on your To Do List in My Buckeye Link.
3. Review the Student Resource Guide presented to you at orientation.