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. Review Orientation Information. All international students are asked to meet with the Dean of Students prior to classes starting.
3. Prepare for or complete your Placement Test (undergraduate students only). Placement exams allow you to pre-register for your preferred 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.
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
If you are a first year (first time, full time, non-transfer) undergraduate student there is a First Year Orientation available to attend on Friday August 22. Please click the box below to sign up!
First year students are encouraged to stop by to meet Steve Wallner, Dean of Students and pick up their insurance cards on Tuesday September 2, 2025 between 9:00 - 10:45 AM in room 209 of the Student Center. As a reminder, all first year students should attend the New Student Convocation at 11:00 AM in the Main Stage Theatre in the Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center for Arts & Humanities.
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 international@uwp.edu or by phone at (262) 595-2451.
DEAN OF STUDENTS OFFICE
| Address: | 900 Wood Rd Kenosha, WI 53144 |
| Location: | Student Center L209 |
| Parking: | Parking Lot A |