Summer Orientation and Registration (SOAR) is an exciting opportunity for you and your family to explore our beautiful campus, register for classes, meet classmates, professors, and campus resources, and learn more about our academic programs, housing, financial matters, and student life.
Are You Ready For SOAR?
To register, confirm you are ready for SOAR 2026 using the checklist below!
Before registering for SOAR, students should complete the checklist below:
- Submit high school transcript
- Submit any college or university transcripts (as applicable)
- Submit ACT and/or SAT scores
- Receive a Letter of Acceptance from the University of Tennessee Southern
- Submit immunization records through MedProctor
Contact our Admissions office for assistance if you still need to complete the steps above.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please get in touch with our Admissions Office at 931-363-9800 or by email.
Summer Orientation and Registration (SOAR)
Our traditional SOAR sessions are open to all new, incoming first-time students on the dates below. Check-in begins at 8:00 AM (CDT) in Martin Hall, all sessions will begin at 9:00 AM (CDT) in the Martin Theater, and the day will conclude by 3:00 PM (CDT).
Please note: June Orientation sessions are not open to international students. International students should register for one of the August sessions.
- Friday, June 12th – not open to international students
- Saturday, June 13th – not open to international students
- Friday, June 26th – not open to international students
- Friday, August 7th
- Friday, August 14th
Distance Orientation
For all students coming from a far distance (200+ miles), this session will be on the days before the start of the semester, so that students and their families need only travel once. Students will register for courses via a virtual one-on-one appointment with our Academic Success Coaches in the weeks before the session:
- Distance Orientation will take place on Friday, August 14, 2026
- Residential students attending this SOAR event can move into their residential hall on Thursday, August 13, between 1 and 5 PM (CDT).
At each of our traditional Orientation sessions, our day looks like this:
8:00 AM Check-In (at Martin Hall, #24 on our campus map, available here!)
9:00 AM Opening Session & Concurrent Student + Parent Sessions
12:00 PM Complimentary Lunch on Campus (Student Union Building Dining Hall, #10)
1:00 PM Rotating Afternoon Sessions
4:00 PM Check-Out (Martin Hall)
Throughout the day, students can expect the following:
- Meet peers and upper-class students
- Review course registration.
- Establish student email address.
- Tour the campus.
- Have private meetings with Financial Aid.
- Complete loan, scholarship, and other business paperwork.
- Get set up for housing and parking.
- Become familiar with the technology and student accounts our students use every day.
- Learn about on-campus resources such as Student Resource Center, Student Life, Campus Clinic, etc.
January Orientation
Like our summer sessions, our January Orientation session is a great day to get acclimated to UT Southern and ensure you are ready to start the Spring 2027 semester! This session will be held in January 2027 (exact dates will be announced in the fall), so students are prepared for the first day of spring classes!
Before registering for January Orientation, students should complete the checklist below:
- Submit high school transcript
- Submit any college or university transcripts (as applicable)
- Submit ACT and/or SAT scores
- Received a Letter of Acceptance from the University of Tennessee Southern
- Submit immunizations records through MedProctor
Contact our Admissions office for assistance if you still need to complete the steps above. If you have completed the steps above, you can register for Orientation by clicking here.
Once we have confirmed you are ready for the spring, we will email you to schedule a virtual advising appointment. This is how our spring students register for classes, so the sooner we can get that to you, the better!
Grow Your Own Orientation
Teachers in our Grow Your Own program can register for any of our regular Orientation sessions! A specialized Grow Your Own session will follow the regular Orientation day to ensure students entering the program are familiar with program requirements, campus apps, and our own Grissom School of Education faculty.
If you have any questions, email Cindy Young, Grow Your Own Program Coordinator.
What Do I Do After I Register?
Before you arrive for your Orientation session, make sure you have completed all of the following:
- Housing Application
- All students living on campus or who will commute/live off-campus, must complete a housing application to let us know your housing needs.
- New Housing Applications will only be processed along with a $150 Application Fee. You can pay the fee through the application.
- Parking Application
- Required of all students (both commuter and residential) who will have a vehicle on campus.
- All students living on campus or who will commute/live off-campus, must complete a housing application to let us know your housing needs.
- Immunization Verification
- Required of all students to be able to attend classes. It should be submitted via MedProctor.
- View a list of required immunizations.
- MedProctor requires the student’s UT Southern email address. (Email addresses for students entering the University in the fall semester are generated after the student has been confirmed as an Accepted Student. These auto-generated emails will be securely sent to the email address with which the student applied to the University.)
- More information is available from the Campus Clinic.
- Required of all students to be able to attend classes. It should be submitted via MedProctor.
- Recommended for all families of students
- Duo Mobile
- Required all students to access University logins. Download via Apple Store or Google Play.
- UT Southern App
- Recommended for all students to be able to check in to campus events and services and to stay up-to-date on all things UT Southern. Download via Apple Store or Google Play.