New Student Orientation
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To help you acclimate to academic study at SPS, we have put together a brief orientation course. The orientation is designed to prepare for your first term by showing you how to find important resources, get accustomed to how your courses for the upcoming quarter will look and feel, and provide you with an opportunity to meet your fellow classmates and academic advisor.
This course lets you get familiar with the learning management system, Canvas, which all your courses use. Canvas is the web-based learning management system that Northwestern University uses to deliver course materials online. This is where you will access your course content, communicate with your instructor, submit your assignments and tests, receive feedback, view grades, and interact with classmates.
Enrolling in New Student Orientation
You can join the Orientation course for your program in either of two ways: by clicking the enrollment link below or by accepting the invitation sent to you by email titled "Course Invitation" from notifications@instructure.com.
Undergraduate Degree Program Orientation Courses
- On-Campus Bachelor's Degree Programs Student Orientation
- Online Bachelor's Degree Programs Student Orientation
Graduate Degree Program Orientation Courses
- Accelerated Full-time Graduate Degree Program (Accelerated Public Policy & Administration, Accelerated Data Science) Student Orientation
- Data Science (online) Graduate Degree Program Student Orientation
- Global Health Graduate Degree Program Student Orientation
- Healthcare Administration Graduate Degree Program Student Orientation
- Heath Data Graduate Degree Programs (Health Informatics, Health Analytics) Student Orientation
- Humanities Graduate Degree Programs (Liberal Arts, Literature, Prose and Poetry, Writing) Graduate Degree Program Student Orientation
- Information Design and Strategy Graduate Degree Program Student Orientation
- Information Systems Graduate Degree Program Student Orientation
- Public Policy & Administration Graduate Degree Program Student Orientation
- Regulatory Compliance Graduate Degree Program Student Orientation
- Sports Administration Graduate Degree Program Student Orientation
Certificate Program Orientation Courses
- Graduate Certificate and Certificates of Advanced Graduate Study Student Orientation
- Post Baccalaureate Certificate Student Orientation
- Pre-Professional Health Post Baccalaureate Student Orientation