SOAR for First Year Students:
Your First Step
SOAR (Seahawk Orientation, Advising, and Registration) features opportunities to meet with faculty and staff from across campus. It’s part of how you get to know us, and lets us introduce resources that will help you make the most of the St. Mary’s College of Maryland experience.
SOAR/eSOAR 2021
Advising and Course Registration
| Advising / Course Selection | Student Strength Inventories (SSI) Surveys
First Year Students’ Link Transfer Students’ Link |
May 1-June 1 |
| MAP (My Academic Path) Survey | May 1-June 1 | |
| Advising Appointment | May 17-July 2 | |
| Curriculum overview and schedule planning tools | May 1-July 2 | |
| Draft Schedule to student | May 17-July 2 | |
| Campus Information | “Virtual Hawk Talks” | Every Tues. 7:00PM
May 18-Aug. 10th |
| Registration | Draft schedules are used to build students’ schedules | July 5-July 18 |
| Schedules Posted | Students notified that: 1) schedules are complete; 2) questions can be answered by OS3; 3) changes can be made starting July 26. | July 19 |
| Schedule Adjustment Period | Registration reopened | July 26-August 2 |
Watch your SMCM email for updates!
More Information
- Fall Orientation
- First Year Students’ Student Strength Inventory(SSI)
- New Students & Transfer Orientation
- Transfer Students’ Student Strength Inventory(SSI)
Questions?
If you have any questions please contact us by email at orientation@smcm.edu or give us a call at 240-895-4279.
We look forward to welcoming you!
Winter/Spring 2021 Orientation
for Incoming and Transfer Students
Congratulations on becoming a Seahawk! Your experience at Orientation will provide you with a comprehensive introduction to our community and expectations, as well as provide you with all the support you need to transition successfully to the flock!
We recognize that transfers have different needs than first-time first year students. This program is an opportunity for new transfers to get to know each other and campus resources.
Fall 2021
Orientation
for First Year Students
Fall Orientation
August 25-29
Wednesday, August 25th
8:30AM – 12:00PM Residence Hall Move-in and Orientation Check-in | Residence Halls
1:45 – 2:15PM Commuter Student Orientation Check-in | Campus Center
1:30 – 2:00PM New Students and Families Say Their Goodbyes | Residence Halls
Thursday, August 26th:
After breakfasts
9:00 – 10:00AM Opening Convocation | Townhouse Green
Group Activities throughout the day
After Dinner
7:30 – 9:30PM Campus Center Night | Campus Center
Friday, August 27th:
After breakfasts
9:30 – 10:30PM Core 101- This is your first day of class
10:45AM – 1:30PM Advising Quick Appointments with Advisors | Around Campus
Group Activities
After dinner
8:00 – 9:30 PM Magician: Daniel Martin | Arena, MPOARC
Updates to be published summer 2021.
Fall 2021
Orientation
for Transfer Students
Updates to be published summer 2021.