Parent Orientation

Please encourage your son or daughter to attend New Student Orientation. All students new to BYU are invited to participate. On the first day of NSO, there are activities scheduled for the parents. Parents are not required to come; however, this is a great time to answer questions and receive information pertaining to your son or daughters educational experience.

The purpose of New Student Orientation is to help new and transfer students become familiar with the academic, spiritual, social, and personal challenges and opportunities at Brigham Young University and to provide information about campus life. New Student Orientation provides learning opportunities for students to become acquainted with resources available to them on campus and to become more fully integrated into the university community.

New students begin their orientation experience at BYU by attending Convocation, which introduces them to the meaning of a university education and the purpose of higher education. In this assembly students also learn about BYU’s unique mission of blending spiritual growth with intellectual development.

Orientation activities promote the interaction of new students with peers, upperclassmen, and faculty. Y-groups, led by upperclassmen, are formed to provide more individualized attention for new students and to introduce them to the university environment. For example, one of the Y-group activities involves a tour of campus to acquaint new students with university facilities and traditions. Orientation at BYU attempts to balance the several needs of students by combining appropriate resources, activities, and personnel. It is designed to acquaint the new student with the myriad opportunities available at BYU to succeed academically.