Transfer Student Orientation

After you submit your deposit to John Jay College of Criminal Justice, you will receive an email with a link to your New Student portal and where you will register for the in-person New Student Orientation session. This is your home base! Accessing the Online Orientation Portal, register for NSO, claim your email, and much more.

The New Student Orientation process is designed to help you settle into John Jay College. It is not intended to replace your advising session or registration steps.  For more information about advisement, visit here: http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/academic-advisement-center

Spring 2025
January 15, 2025 OR January 16, 2025 (only attend one session)
Check in: 8:45am
NSO: 9:30am-3:00pm

You will get an email with the New Student Portal. In this portal, you will find instructions for accessing your account, using your John Jay email, for the Online Orientation Portal along with the New Student Orientation Session registration links.  Other than the portal, all of the sessions will be in person.

Definitely! In the portal, there is a Q&A feature and you will be able to ask questions during the in person NSO sessions.

No, these sessions are not registration. Please follow the steps in your admitted student portal to complete all enrollments steps.

Each new student attends only ONE in-person new student orientation session.