ORIENTATION
at TRENT DURHAM
Winter 2025
What is Orientation?
All of our Orientation programming at Trent Durham is designed to help you prepare for university life. You’ll have opportunities to connect with other incoming students, learn about campus services and facilities, meet your new faculty and staff, and experience all that our school has to offer. Without a doubt, attending Orientation is the best way for you to get started at TrentU Durham GTA!
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Frequently Asked Questions
We are here to help! For any questions, please reach out to durhamorientation@trentu.ca.
If you are an undergraduate student that has questions regarding course registration, please reach out to durhamacademicadvising@trentu.ca.
If you are a post-graduate certificate student that has questions regarding course registration, please reach out to durcerts@trentu.ca.
If you are an international student, you can also reach out to international@trentu.ca or internationaladvising@trentu.ca
Orientation is included in your Ancillary Fees as a student at Trent Durham, so there will be no extra costs to take part in our programming; however, you do have to register to participate! Please register for Orientation before attending using the links on our webpage.
Before you begin at TrentU Durham GTA, you will be able to find information about our programming and our upcoming campus events in the New Student Newsletter, sent to your Trent email every week starting a couple of months before your Orientation! Closer to the event, you can also find our full schedule on our Events Schedule Page!
There are no mandatory Orientation events, however, we highly encourage students to attend as many events as they can! Orientation is full of important information, helpful tips for your studies, and fun opportunities to meet your peers at Trent Durham GTA.
Yes! All incoming undergraduate or post-graduate certificate students are welcome to attend and participate in our Orientation activities. Check out our event calendar for more information!
If you are an incoming Master's Student, you will take part in a separate Orientation program. These details will be communicated to you via email!