New Student Programs

NC State's Memorial Bell Tower on a snowy horizon.

Jan 3, 2024

Get to Know NC State at Winter Welcome Week

With NC State’s spring semester set to start Monday, Jan. 8, New Student Programs (NSP) is excited to welcome transfer students, incoming first-year students and all other new faces to the Wolfpack during Winter Welcome Week!

Students gather at Stafford Commons to attend a convocation ceremony in 2021. Photo by Marc Hall

Aug 15, 2023

Plan Ahead for Wolfpack Welcome Week

Download the NC State Guides app and mark your calendar for this exhilarating lineup of activities to start the academic year.

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May 22, 2023

(Y)Our Health is Focus of Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions 2023

Two free credits available to incoming and transfer first year students by completing the Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions online course during Summer Session II. This year’s course, (Y)Our Health focuses on real-life examples of issues and challenges students to learn about multidisciplinary solutions.

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Nov 21, 2022

For the Strength of the Pack

Registration is now open for Strengthening the Pack, a learning series that helps advisors and student-serving professionals fully understand CliftonStrengths and other tools to support their students.

Oct 12, 2022

Celebrate Transfer Student Appreciation Week

During the week of Oct. 17-21, NC State will celebrate transfer students and their families with a series of fun events.

A large group of students wearing matching NC State shirts pose with the Chancellor, faculty members and Mr. and Ms. Wuf for a photo.

Sep 26, 2022

Meet the Incoming Class for 2022

The newest members of the Wolfpack are experiencing all of their NC State firsts — their first classes, of course, but also their first time exploring the stacks at D.H. Hill Library, eating Howling Cow ice cream or cheering on the Pack in Carter-Finley Stadium. The class of 2026 is our largest and most diverse in…

Students pass through the Free Expression Tunnel on the way to class

Sep 1, 2022

Finding Your Place in the Pack

Here are 10 ways new and transfer students can get involved, make friends and develop their leadership and career skills at NC State.

2026 spelled out by people wearing red on the lawn of Stafford Commons

Aug 22, 2022

Convocation Kicks off 2022 Academic Year

NC State’s largest, most diverse first-year class started their higher education journey following Convocation this weekend.

A student attending outdoor Convocation in 2021 claps along as the band plays the school fight song

Aug 10, 2022

Mark Your Calendar for Wolfpack Welcome Week

Get the NC State Guides app and mark your calendars for these fun activities to start the new school year.

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Aug 8, 2022

10 Must-Have Apps for New (and Returning) Students at NC State

Want to maximize your NC State experience? Download these apps before you move in!