Fall 2025 New Student Experience

Welcome to Ramapo College! We are excited to have you a part of the Ramapo College community. We have created a great experience for you and are confident that it will help you acclimate to life at Ramapo. New Student Experience is a multi-step process for all new students. Find your student type below to see each step in the process.

Fall 2025

First-Year Students

A full outline and detailed instructions for each of the steps below are outlined in your Admissions Portal. Log in to your portal to confirm your status on each of the steps listed below:

Step 1: Activate Your Ramapo College Email Address
Step 2: Complete Placement Testing (if applicable)
- Please note, for transfer credit, AP scores and/or SAT/ACT scores to exempt you from testing, you must officially send transcripts/score reports to admissions@ramapo.edu.
Step 3: Complete First-Year Advisement Survey
Step 4: Complete Virtual New Student Module
- Please note: access will be granted 24-48 business hours after your deposit has been processed by Admissions.
Step 5: Register for 1 on 1 Academic Advisement
- Call the Center for Student Success at (201) 684-7441 to register for a 1 on 1 academic advisement appointment and register for courses.
- Please note, your Virtual New Student Module must be completed before you attend.
Step 6: Submit Immunization Information
Step 7: Complete On-Campus Housing Information (if applicable)
- Students who did not complete the housing portal on time or are accepted to the college and deposit after the housing portal has closed (June 13th) will not have access to the housing portal. These students will be emailed individually by the Office of Residence Life and will be provided with further details pertaining to housing.
- For more information about On-Campus Housing, please visit our Residence Life website under “First-Year and Transfer Students”.
- For questions, please email reslife@ramapo.edu and we will be happy to assist you.
Save the Date: Welcome Week starting with New Student Move In and Check In on Sunday, August 24, 2025

Transfer Students

A full outline and detailed instructions for each of the steps below are outlined in your Admissions Portal. Log in to your portal to confirm your status on each of the steps listed below:

Step 1: Activate Your Ramapo College Email Address
Step 2: Complete Virtual New Student Module
- Please note, after May 1, access will be granted 24-48 business hours after your deposit has been processed by Admissions
Step 3: Register for Transfer Advisement (link is available in your Admissions Portal)
- Please note, your Virtual New Student Module must be completed before you attend.
Step 4: Submit Immunization Information
Step 5: Complete On-Campus Housing Information (if applicable)
- Students who did not complete the housing portal on time or are accepted to the college and deposit after the housing portal has closed (June 13th) will not have access to the housing portal. These students will be emailed individually by the Office of Residence Life and will be provided with further details pertaining to housing.
- For more information about On-Campus Housing, please visit our Residence Life website under “First-Year and Transfer Students”.
- For questions, please email reslife@ramapo.edu and we will be happy to assist you.
Save the Date:
- Commuter and Transfer BBQ on August 12, 2025 (rain date: August 13, 2025)
- Welcome Week starting with New Student Move In and Check In on Sunday, August 24, 2025

Please note, the following populations should contact the person listed below concerning their orientation experience:

Accelerated Nursing Students contact Jaelene Palao at palao1j@ramapo.edu to set up an appointment for orientation and advising.
RN to BSN Students contact Lisa Potenza at lpotenza@ramapo.edu to set up an appointment for orientation and advising.
TA to Teacher Students contact Julie Norflus-Good at jgood@ramapo.edu to set up an appointment for orientation and advising.
Returning Students (previously studied at Ramapo) Beginning in May, log in to your admissions portal for your New Student Experience steps including links to complete your virtual orientation module and academic advisement.
Degree Completion Program (DCP) Students contact Trish Laprey at plaprey@ramapo.edu for more information about your orientation program.
Passaic 2+2 and 3+1 Students contact Nora McCarthy at nmccart1@ramapo.edu for more information about your orientation program.
Sussex 3+1 Students contact Nora McCarthy at nmccart1@ramapo.edu for more information about your orientation program.
International Students contact Rajesh Adhikari at radhikar@ramapo.edu for more information about your orientation program.

Questions? Contact New Student Experience at orient@ramapo.edu.

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