Loyola University Chicago

Orientation

First-Years

Loyola University Chicago Office of New Student Programs will be closed on Monday, May 27 for the Memorial Day holiday. Any calls or emails received over the holiday weekend regarding new student orientation will be responded to the following day, Tuesday, May 28.

Summer 2024 Loyola University Chicago Orientation (LUCO) will occur on the following dates for all first-year students admitted for the Fall 2024 semester:

2-day LUCO sessions:

  • June 3-4 (FULL)
  • June 6-7 (FULL)
  • June 10-11 (Sign-up deadline: May 27)
  • June 13-14 (Sign-up deadline: May 27)
  • June 17-18 (Sign-up deadline: June 2)
  • June 24-25 (Sign-up deadline: June 9)
  • June 27-28 (Sign-up deadline: June 9)
  • July 1-2 (Sign-up deadline: June 16)
  • July 8-9 (Sign-up deadline: June 23)

1-day LUCO sessions (commuter students only):

If you have questions about the orientation dates above, including questions related to date availability, rescheduling a session, or sign-up issues, etc., please email orientation@luc.edu, or call 773-508-7381. 

Orientation is a mandatory program that is comprised of sessions to introduce you to academic and student life at Loyola. Orientation Leaders will share their Loyola experience with you, answer your questions, and do their best to ensure your smooth transition into the Loyola community! 

Orientation sign-ups will open for LUCO on Monday, May 6th. 2024 at 10:00 AM Central Time. Students can sign up via their student portal. Spots are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please check your summer plans before registering, as rescheduling may be not be possible. Please only attend the orientation session for which you register. 

Check-in for the 2-day LUCO sessions will be from 8:00-10:00 AM in the Damen Student Center on Loyola's Lakeshore Campus, with the formal program beginning at 10:30 AM. Student programming will end on the second day around 2:00 PM. Please coordinate your travel based on these start and end times. Please plan to attend the entire session as we cannot accommodate early departures. 

Check-in for the 1-day LUCO sessions will be from 8:00-8:45 AM in the Sullivan Center for Student Services on Loyola's Lakeshore Campus, with the formal program beginning at 9:00 AM. Student programming will end at 5:00 PM. Please coordinate your travel based on these start and end times. Please plan to attend the entire session as we cannot accommodate early departures. 

Fall 2024 classes begin on Monday, August 26, 2024!