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New Student Orientation Information

Attendance at Orientation is mandatory for all new students. Additional orientation details will be emailed to you. If you are unable to attend or have questions, email student_affairs@mcad.edu as soon as possible to discuss your options.

In most cases, orientation is required for new students. Additional orientation details will be emailed to you. If you have questions, email student_affairs@mcad.edu.

Orientation Fall 2026
August 20–21MFA New Student Orientation — mandatory
August 20–22Housing move-in
August TBANew MA in Graphic and Web Design and Sustainable Design student orientation — mandatory
Online; this orientation workshop is designed to ensure you will be a successful online learner at MCAD.
August 15New undergraduate student online orientation — mandatory
10:00 a.m. Check your email for Zoom information.
August 21–23New undergraduate student orientation — mandatory
Meet fellow students, learn about resources available to you, pick up your MCAD laptop, tour the campus.

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Land Acknowledgement

The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) acknowledges it is located on traditional, ancestral, and contemporary lands of Indigenous people. This is the ancestral homeland of the Dakota and Ojibwe people, who were forcibly exiled from the land because of aggressive and persistent settler colonialism. We recognize that this place has a complex and layered history. As a community dedicated to creativity, MCAD is committed to ongoing efforts to support and advocate for American Indian Nations and peoples.


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MCAD admits students of any race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, or marital status to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, or marital status in the administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs.