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First Year Experience
Welcome to the First Year Experience!
A successful first year student is one that learns to connect with both the academic and co-curricular/social aspects of a college environment.
The College's commitment to this goal has led to a nationally recognized First Year Experience program and a first year retention rate of 95% since its inception.
Move In Information
Housing assignments and roommate information will be available in late July or early August. Please check back to this page for instructions on how to receive this information.
For move in schedules, please visit Hall Opening and Closings.
Additional campus information:
Suggestions on what to bring to campus
A quick guide to TCNJ residential living
Building Strong Communities
This goal is accomplished through the integration of academic work, opportunities for civic engagement and service learning, and the transitional programming aimed at our first year students living in residence. The Department of Residential Education focuses its efforts on teaching our incoming first year students the basic life skills needed to cope with the transition to a higher education environment and build strong communities within our residence halls. More »
Encouraging Academic Development
In the fall of 2004, our first year residents began participating in an exciting residential community design that integrates academics as well as residential based programming. All of the first year students are registered to participate in the First Seminar Program (FSP) during the fall of their freshman year. More »
For more information about our programmatic efforts, the staffing for the First Year Experience, opportunities for civic engaged learning, or the facilities our first year students are housed in, please use the links to the left.
