During your First-year Orientation session, you will meet with academic advisors in your school or college and register for your courses. Here are some things to review and prepare in advance of that session.

Know your Temple credentials

Make sure to learn or save your 9-digit TUID number and your AccessNet username and password (login for TUportal). You will need this to register for courses!

General Education Program

The General Education Program has hundreds of courses in 6 different areas which allow you to explore your interests, to complement your major and to augment your career options.  Make your choices work for you and your future by first reviewing the courses and their descriptions in the Bulletin and then work with an advisor to plan your General Education courses with intention!

Pre-Professional Health Advising (PPHA)

Are you interested in a career in the health professions? Pre-Professional Health Advising (PPHA) supports students interested in preparing to go to professional school in any of the following areas: Medicine, Dentistry, Physical Therapy, Pharmacy, Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant, Podiatry, Optometry, Veterinary Medicine. The advising offered by our office supplements the academic advising provided by the advising center in the student's primary college (based on their major). Get started with PPHA by registering with us on our website and completing "It All Starts Here" on Canvas: https://undergradstudies.temple.edu/healthadvising.
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Fly in 4 Graduation Partnership

Fly in 4 is Temple’s innovative way of ensuring you complete your degree in four years—or sooner. The Fly in 4 program helps you stay on course academically and financially by offering you a clear four-year academic plan to get you to graduation on time. By graduating in four years, you’ll avoid the extra costs associated with taking additional semesters. Sign the Fly in 4 agreement today in TUportal.