Orientation - International Students
Welcome to #RangerNation! Your Ranger experience starts here! Your New Student Orientation (NSO) session provides you with opportunities to build community, help you learn about being a student at Parkside, and guide you through the course registration process.
You're almost there! Here are your next steps:
1. Activate your Parkside Account, if you haven't already.
2. Register for Orientation. All international students are required to attend a New Student Orientation session.
3. Prepare for or complete your Placement Test (undergraduate students only). Placement exams allow you to pre-register for your prefered course schedule. You can complete testing prior to arrival or when you arrive to UW-Parkside.
*First Year, Transfer, and Adult(25+)/Re-entry/Re-admit students should visit the appropriate page for further information on their next steps.
If you haven't already, please...
This information is for BACHELORS LEVEL students starting in the Summer/Fall 2025.
We can't wait to welcome you to campus! Please read below for your next steps in committing to UW-Parkside.
ORIENTATION DATES
Click the box below to register!
TIME
8:30 am- 2:00pm
All International Students will be asked to complete course registration prior to Orientation. More information on course registration can be found here.
SCHEDULE
A schedule of events will be available starting May 1. Please check back then!
PLACEMENT TESTING DATE
Option 1: Complete online prior to arrival
Option 2: Complete online after arriving to UW-Parkside
All undergraduate degree seeking students and students who DO NOT have transferable Math or English credits from an institution within the United States or ACT/SAT test scores will be required to take Placement Testing.
Placement Testing can be completed online prior to New Student Orientation or students can complete testing during New Student Orientation. For instructions on how to complete testing online, please visit the Placement Testing website and scroll to the middle of the page and click the link that reads "Accessing Placement Exams". There you will find step by step instructions as well as an instructional video on how to complete testing. You can take the exam on your own time and at your own pace. Please note you must have a secure internet connection.
COST
$125 |The Transition Programming fee is charged to the student's SOLAR account and is part of the $260 New Student Fee.
After you have made your flight/arrival arrangements, please share that information with International Student Services.
Questions
Should you have questions about NSO or your next steps please contact us at orientation@uwp.edu or by phone at (262) 595-2721.
ADMISSIONS & NEW STUDENT SERVICES
| Phone: |
262-595-2721 |
| Orientation: | orientation@uwp.edu |
| Placement: | placement@uwp.edu |
| Address: |
900 Wood Rd Kenosha, WI 53144 |
| Location: | Student Center D105 |
| Parking: | Parking Lot A |