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Orientation

  • W&M Tribe Card ID:  Upload your photo for your ID card by August 1. The W&M Tribe Card is your ID card for both W&M and VIMS.
  • W&M Graduate International New Student Orientation: New international students have an additional mandatory orientation in mid-August sponsored by the Reves Center for International Studies.
  • Batten School & VIMS New Student Orientation: All incoming students will participate in two mandatory orientations. The first orientation takes place on the Batten School & VIMS Gloucester Point, VA campus August 25-26, 2025. The second is an overnight field orientation at the Batten School & VIMS Eastern Shore Laboratory campus in Wachapreague, VA September 12-14, 2025. We will also provide an optional excursion to familiarize students with the W&M Williamsburg, VA campus in early September.
  • Student Check-In Form: New students are required to complete a Batten School & VIMS "Check-In" to fulfill all necessary steps for getting started at the Gloucester Point campus. Review and follow the instructions listed in the Steps for Student Check-in once you have arrived at the Batten School & VIMS campus and received your VIMS email account.
  • Got Questions? Contact the [[academicaffairs, Office for Academic Affairs]] at 804-684-7105.

Last Updated by J. Hay on June 9, 2025.