New Student Orientation (NSO) – For Incoming Students
NSO is a pre-semester mandatory one-day orientation program for all incoming students with less than 6 transfer credits from another institution. The program is designed to help new students to become familiar with the CSI campus, CSI’s academic programs, and what to expect as a new student at CSI. In addition, NSO provides new students with information regarding the many services and resources available to them. Moreover, it is also an opportunity for new students to meet other incoming students, faculty, staff, and upperclassmen New Student Orientation Leaders as students are introduced to college life at CSI. The overall goal of NSO is to provide students with a sense of belonging and connection to the campus community, develop partnerships, and ease students’ transition to CSI.
* Due to COVID-19, NSO has gone temporarily virtual. Please feel free to contact the New Student Programs Unit at Orientation@csi.cuny.edu or 718.982.2529 for more information regarding virtual New Student Orientation (vNSO).
The Verrazano School Freshman Orientation – Fall Admission Only
The Verrazano School Freshman Orientation is a pre-semester program-specific mandatory one-day orientation program for all accepted incoming students into the Verrazano School Honors Program. This is a required orientation designed specifically for new Verrazano freshmen, and all incoming Verrazano freshmen must attend. Students accepted into the Verrazano School Honors Program do not participate in NSO, and will not need to register for any orientation other than the Verrazano Freshman Orientation. The purpose of this program is to provide Verrazano students with an overview of the Verrazano Program requirements, resources and opportunities available on campus and through the Verrazano Program, opportunities to engage with a cohort of students in the program, and to meet other incoming students, faculty, staff, and upperclassmen New Student Orientation Leaders. Verrazano School students should contact the Verrazano School Honors Program to register for this orientation program.