New Student Orientation

• SOAR is a one-day event that is required for all new students who are attending campus-based programs (freshmen, transfer and dual enrollment). By attending a SOAR session, you will have a chance to get answers to all your questions about academics and campus life, safety and community standards, health and wellness resources, as well as what it means to belong to the Reinhardt Family.
  • Parents, family members, and legal guardians have an important role to play in supporting students throughout the college journey. We strongly encourage you to participate in orientation alongside your new college student. Students can add up to two guests to their reservation when they sign up. Join us for the entire process and get to know our community.
  • Students who have been admitted to the university, and submitted the tuition deposit, will receive an email invitation to register for SOAR. Invitations are sent to the personal email address listed on your Reinhardt application and we encourage you to include your parents, family members, and/or legal guardians as your guests.
  • SOAR sessions will be offered to all students who have submitted the tuition deposit and are scheduled in June, July and August for the fall semester start term. If you are a spring semester start term student, sessions are offered in January. Do not wait to register for the event as these sessions fill up quickly!
  • Plan for this session as an all-day event, 9am-5pm, and the schedule will be sent to your email address prior to the event.
  • Once your event registration has been received, a confirmation email will be sent to the student.
  • Please note: If you need to make changes to your SOAR event date, please contact the office of admissions at admissions@reinhardt.edu.

• Attend SOAR
  • The SOAR event helps you and your family get through the next steps toward your college journey:
    • Register for classes in based on the advisement session you had before your arrival.
    • Learn the next steps and requirements with the student health center, residential living and/or commuter requirements.
    • Meet your fellow classmates coming to Reinhardt.
    • Discover how our Reinhardt community and resources will support you on campus.
    • Meet your school dean, faculty and other community members who are here to help you thrive.
    • Our exceptional orientation leaders will be at the event to guide you along the way to get you connected to our community.

• Advising & Registration – Once you have made your SOAR reservation, you will have an appointment with an academic advisor to discuss your first semester class schedule. Once you have met with your advisor, you will be cleared to register for your first semester classes. During your SOAR session, you will register for your first semester classes and leave with your schedule in hand.

• Flight School is an online orientation course in Canvas that can be completed asynchronously (self-paced, independently). This will be like taking a class and includes different modules (units) covering campus resources, policies, and support services. You will receive access to Flight School by mid-July once you have made your NSO Reservation.
  • After you have logged into your Reinhardt account , using the credentials emailed to you, the Flight School course will be listed in the Canvas platform. If you have not received credentials for login, please contact the office of admissions. If you have received credentials, but not able to login, please Reinhardt Help Desk at helpdesk@reinhardt.edu.
  • This self-paced, online course should be completed prior to your arrival on campus for the start of the semester.

Flight Ready is the clearance process through which students complete key tasks to ensure that they have a smooth flight at the beginning of each semester. Remember, the goal is to complete the Flight Ready process prior to the start of classes for the upcoming semester. To find out more about Flight Ready visit reinhardt.edu/flightready.

• Flight Ready is for ALL  new and returning campus based students, and graduate residents (online students who are not on campus are not required to attend).
• A Flight Ready event serves as a move-in day for residents and commuter student check-in day. The schedule for the Flight Ready events will be emailed to each student with a notification of the offices students are required to visit. You will sign up for a designated time to arrive on campus and be directed to the space on campus according to your Flight Ready status report.
• Students are sent weekly Flight Ready Status reports to your Reinhardt email address. This report indicates the tasks that need to be completed in the process to attend Reinhardt.
• Flight Ready Event includes these offices:
  • Financial Aid
  • Business Office
  • Housing & Residential Education
  • Student Health Center
  • Office of Admission
  • Academic Deans for advisement

• Eagle Bound is the final step in a smooth transition to Reinhardt University and will take place in August, the weekend before the start of fall semester classes.
• An action-packed multi-day experience for new first-time freshmen, who are commuter or residential students.
• This experience fully immerses you into becoming a RU Eagle and where you begin to explore, embrace, and engage what it really means to be a thriving member of the Reinhardt community.
  • You’ll meet new people, make new friends, and find new connections.
  • Students must attend a SOAR session and complete the online Flight School prior to attending these events.
  • The schedule of Eagle Bound events will be emailed to each student.
  • Welcome Week activities begin the first week of class and include the New Student Induction ceremony that you don’t want to miss!

*Fall Semester Only