This website has been designed to assist you in your transition to Hood. It will have links to all the forms that need to be completed, copies of Orientation publications and other important information for you!
Check this site on a regular basis for updates; you will not want to miss the information we add each month!
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Newsletters
Watch for a series of Orientation Newsletters that will arrive once a month beginning in May. These newsletters will contain important information about your transition to Hood.
Placement Testing
To ensure that you are placed in appropriate course levels or sections, first-year students are required to take placement tests in English composition, mathematics and a foreign language, or meet exemption requirements for each test. Placement tests may be taken beginning April 1, 2012, and must be completed by June 1, 2012.
Summer Orientation
- Monday, June 11
- Friday, June 15
- Friday, June 22
Summer Orientation is designed as your initial transition to Hood! The program will teach you all about the Hood community and give you the opportunity to meet other new and returning students.
It is a chance for you to
- Visit the campus
- Meet with a Hood faculty member who will serve as your academic adviser and guide for the day
- Register for fall classes
- Meet other members of the Class of 2016 and current Hood students
This is also a time for your family members to learn more about Hood College and the services available for them.
Summer Orientation begins with check-in from 9 to 9:30 a.m. in the Whitaker Campus Commons, and will wrap up by 4 p.m.
To register for Summer Orientation click here
Fall Orientation
Fall Orientation builds on the skills and information you received during Summer Orientation.
During Fall Orientation, the entire Class of 2016 will be on campus for the five-day mandatory program, held Thursday, Aug. 16 - Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. Residential students will move into their residence halls Thursday, Aug. 18.
Fall Orientation is designed to give you the skills and information that will make you a successful Hood student. You will:
- Meet faculty members in your academic area of interest
- Learn about support services at Hood
- Get acquainted with the surrounding Frederick community
- Spend time interacting with other members of the Class of 2016 and upperclassmen
We are also planning several social events and entertainment for your enjoyment, including an interactive gameshow and a coffeehouse that will feature talented Hood students. Be sure to mark your calendars now for this important program!
What Can We Do for You?
If you have questions, please don't hesitate to e-mail us at orientation@hood.edu, or call us at (301) 696-3575.