New Student OrientationOrientation Prepares Students for Point Park
Pioneer Experience Fall 2025 Aug. 16-24, 2025
All New First-Year Students and Transfer Students in a Conservatory Major
Pioneer Experience is Point Park University's full-week orientation program*. It occurs immediately before classes start and integrates students, academically and socially, into the university community. Students receive information on campus resources, learn how to get involved on campus, hear from a keynote speaker, enjoy entertainment and participate in community service.
*Residential students who will be living on campus will begin attending on their assigned move-in date. *Commuters students who will be living off-campus will begin attending on Wednesday morning (Aug. 20), with check-in time between 8-9 a.m. *All students are then expected to attend the program every day after.
Note: The University Advising Center creates class schedules and works with students to adjust them, if needed.
For more information on Pioneer Experience and other helpful topics, visit our FAQs page.
Pioneer Experience Fall 2024 schedule (The Fall 2025 schedule will be published in Summer 2025). The schedule is subject to change. Please make sure to check back here, as well as check your Point Park email, for updates.
Transfer Pioneer Day Fall 2025 August 1, 2025 (Friday)
New Transfer Students*
Transfer Pioneer Day is a comprehensive one-day orientation program for transfer students* that takes place on the first Friday in August and integrates students into the university community. Students receive information on resources and learn how to get involved on campus. Attending Transfer Pioneer Day is a fantastic way to begin to settle into your collegiate life at Point Park University.
*Transfer Pioneer Day is for new transfer students who are NOT in a Conservatory major (COPA). COPA transfer students are required to register for and attend Pioneer Experience instead (see above).
Note: The University Advising Center creates class schedules and works with students to adjust them, if needed.
For more information on Transfer Pioneer Day and other helpful topics, visit our FAQs page.
View the full Transfer Pioneer Day schedule below. The schedule is subject to change, so make sure to check back here, as well as your Point Park email, for updates.
All First-Year and Transfer Students Admitted for Spring 2026
Spring Pioneer Experience is a comprehensive one-day orientation program for new students that takes place the Friday before classes begin and integrates students into the university community. Students receive information on resources and learn how to get involved on campus.
Note: The University Advising Center creates class schedules and works with students to adjust them, if needed.
Online registration for Spring 2026 Pioneer Experience will open in Fall 2025.
For more information on Spring Pioneer Experience and other helpful topics, visit our FAQs page.
View the full Spring Pioneer Experience schedule below. The schedule is subject to change, so make sure to check back here, as well as your Point Park email, for updates.
