Undergraduate Freshman A&O | First Year Programs

Welcome to the UW.

Your Advising & Orientation will be delivered in a hybrid format with three major components focused on your transition. To ensure a successful transition to the university, all first-year students are required to attend and participate in all components of Advising & Orientation. The components include:

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Freshman Dates

Agenda & Make Reservation

New Husky Experiences

Traveling to Campus

Accessibility & Accommodations

Orientation Leaders

Husky Guide

FAQs

Orientation

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First Year Programs

120 Mary Gates Hall Box 352825
Seattle, WA 98195-2825

Hours

Mary Gates Hall 120
Academic Year: Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.
Summer: Mon-Thurs 7:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m., Fri 8 a.m.–12 p.m.

Commuter and Transfer Commons (HUB 141)
Academic Year: Mon-Fri 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Breaks & Summers: Closed

Closed during University holidays.

Phone

206-543-4905 (Voice)
206-207-5564 (Text)

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First Year Programs fosters a successful undergraduate student experience through strategic programming that focuses on positive academic transitions and the development of learning communities. Through partnerships with faculty, staff, alumni, and student leaders our programs create the space for students to define how they will engage, learn, and thrive at the University of Washington.

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