New Student Orientation

New Student Orientation (NSO) facilitates the smooth transition of new students into the Spelman College community by introducing all students to Spelman’s educational mission, history, academic advisement, course registration, and other unique opportunities. NSO also provides an overview of social and recreational activities that develop sisterhood, supportive networks, and school pride. After completing NSO, students should understand their responsibilities as members of the Spelman academic and social communities.

Fall 2021 Orientation takes place Aug. 11-16, 2022. Move-in takes place on Aug. 10, 2022.

New students can find Orientation information and updates throughout Orientation on their mySpelman portal. To access the portal, click the mySpelman link located here and beneath the search tab throughout this website. Log into MySpelman with your credentials provided by Admissions. Once you have logged in, look for the New Student Orientation tab across the top of the page. The Portal is operational and is updated frequently, so please check the NSO Portal often.

Parent and Family Orientation information can be found on the mySpelman portal. Information will also be mailed to parent email addresses.

The Parent Orientation will be held on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022.

A draft NSO schedule for students is posted on the New Student Orientation Portal page on mySpelman. Students will need to sign into their mySpelman portal. 

You will register for classes once you meet with your academic adviser who is knowledgeable of the required courses. Your academic adviser will have access to your placement scores and any college credits you may have and will help you identify courses you should take.

The math placement exam is required of all first-year and transfer students who are not transferring math credits and will be administered before your arrival on campus. Exceptions include Summer Science students (WISTEM) with college math credit; Spelman’s Early College Program students with college math credit; students who score 4 or higher on the AP Calculus Examination; students who score 5, 6, or 7 on the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program Higher Level Examinations; and students earning a score of 50 on the math CLEP exam. 

A computer literacy examination is an optional examination given each semester to determine student exemption from CIS 100. The examination consists of both written and hands-on components. The examination may be taken only once. Students seeking exemption must take the examination no later than the end of their second year at Spelman. Exemption from the course does not carry credit hours. Additional information about the Computer Literacy exam may be found on the NSO Portal Page.

All students with one or more years of foreign language study are required to take an online or onsite language placement examination in the language she has previously studied. A student who wishes to start a new language at Spelman should still take the placement exam in the language she has studied previously. 

Students may complete the placement test for Spanish and French online. The link for these language placement exams can be found on the NSO Portal page. More information about the language placement exams can be found on the NSO Portal page. Students who complete the French placement exam must also complete a written portion. Information and registration credentials will be emailed after the placement test is completed. 

Students may take the following placement exams on campus: Latin, German, Portuguese, Japanese and Chinese. More information can be found on the NSO Portal page.

Students who receive an exceptional score online or onsite are required to take a virtual oral examination. Students will receive email notification if an oral examination is required.

The Office of Student Accounts provides information on the cost of tuition and payment plans. Tuition and fees for 2022-2023 are posted at the link above.

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