Purdue 101
Purdue 101 is our required online orientation program for all new undergraduate students. This program takes place in Brightspace, a system where you will see all of your course information each semester.
Purdue 101 Program Details
Purdue 101 officially begins your orientation experience. This self-guided orientation module is located online in Brightspace . To access Purdue 101, select "Purdue 101" from your list of Brightspace courses, and begin. Access to this section begins on May 2 for Summer and fall Beginners. You must complete this online module, which focuses on preparing you for academic experience at Purdue. Students are highly encouraged to finish Purdue 101 as soon as possible. Students are highly encouraged to finish Purdue 101 as soon as possible, but is officially due June 9 for all summer beginners & June 16 for all fall beginners. Students who complete the course by May 31 will have a $1 donation made in their name to the ACE Campus Food Pantry.
Fully completing Purdue 101 opens access to scheduling your academic advising appointment. Once you have finished the online modules in Purdue 101, an academic advisor will send an introductory email with directions on how to schedule your first advising appointment. Meeting with your advisor is an important step in your Boilermaker journey. One of the things you will do in this appointment is talk through course options and how to register for your first semester of classes. Be on the lookout for that message in your Purdue email account for further instruction.
Please contact us via email at studentsuccess@purdue.edu if you have any questions.
For more information about All Aboard Purdue dates and deadlines, please visit the Orientation Timeline pageCompleting Purdue 101
Students are automatically enrolled in Purdue 101 after they accept their offer of admission. Access to this section begins on May 2, 2025 for all Summer Fall 2025 beginners. YYou can complete Purdue 101 at your own pace, but it is due on June 9, 2025 for Summer beginners and June 16, 2025 for Fall beginners. These deadlines are in place to ensure the course is completed prior to meeting with your academic advisor. Once completed, students will be prompted to fill out their Student Information Form (SIF) which will alert an academic advisor to the student’s completion of Purdue 101.
Academic Advisors will then reach out to students with availability to set up a virtual advising appointment, where they will work with students to preference their fall courses. Make sure to schedule your appointment from numerous weeks of availability as soon as possible to secure your time accordingly.
New Student Task List
Purdue’s New Student Task List (NST) provides a centralized checklist of steps for new and transfer students to take before they begin classes at Purdue. Your task list contains a variety of important announcements and to-do items, such as accepting your offer of admission, submitting your housing application, registering for orientation, and more.
Learn More About Your NSTFrequently Asked Questions
Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page if you have any questions.
Frequently Asked Questions