New Student Orientation

To help ensure your success with your Midland College course load, we highly encourage participation in NSO for any student taking courses at MC. 

To help ensure your success with your Midland College course load, we highly encourage participation in NSO for any student taking courses at MC. 

No, NSO is available at no charge for students.

The traditional in-person NSO experience is a one-day event.

Completion of Virtual NSO is at your own pace, however, all modules must be completed by the Sunday immediately before the first day of class for your enrollment term. 

Yes, NSO is mandatory of all incoming students.

Once you have addressed the steps above, you are ready for NSO/Virtual NSO!

Virtual NSO content is organized by topic. These topics are contained in a module, or information group.

There is a quiz at the end of each module requiring a passing grade, as indicated, for progression to the next module. Modules are locked, so you will not be able to advance to the next module without achieving the current module’s passing score.

When you have arrived at the closing video contained in the final module, and completed it’s associated completion quiz, you have completed NSO.