New Student Orientation

Philadelphia New Student Orientation

Saturday, August 16 from 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM at 701 Market St. Philadelphia, PA

Check in begins at 10:30 AM with light refreshments.

To register, please login using your admissions status page credentials, not your WCU email account information.

Undergraduate Philadelphia Orientation Registration     Graduate Philadelphia Orientation Registration

Public Transportation

SEPTA Connections

At 8th and Market

  • Bus (Making Stops within 2 Blocks) - 17, 33, 38, 44, 47, 48, 61, 62, 78, 400, 401, 402, 404, 406, 408, 409, 410, 412, 414, 417, 555 
  • Market-Frankford Line (Service to 69th St. and Frankford)
  • Broad Street Line via Broad-Ridge Spur (Service to Fern Rock Trans. Center and AT&T Station)

At Jefferson Station (11th and Market)

  • Regional Rail (SEPTA and AMTRAK Service to Norristown, Manayunk, Doylestown, Chestnut Hill, Airport, Paoli/Thorndale, DE, NJ, MD, NYC, and more!) 
PATCO Connections

At 8th St. Station

  • Regional Rail (Service to Lindenwold, NJ and 16th and Locust St.)

Parking

If you are driving to campus for orientation, you will have two parking options:

Option #1 - 8th and Market Lot:

Students may park in the lot on the southwest corner of 8th and Market St. This parking option is located across from the Giant Heirloom Market. Upon arrival, scan the QR Code or text "enter" to 615-813-4321 to open the arm gate. Do not insert your debit or credit card for entry. If you do so, you will not receive the discounted parking rate. 

Option #2 - PPA 8th Street Parkade:

Students may also park at the PPA 8th Street Parkade on the corner of 8th and Arch Street. You may enter the lot on either side. Please take a ticket and bring it inside with you. You will receive a discounted chaser ticket to receive discounted parking rate. 

*IMPORTANT: The validated prices for both the parking lot and parking garage are $7.00. Do not prepay for parking at either of these structures as we cannot provide you with a refund. If you run into any issues, please call the front desk at 610-436-3701.

Ramcard

Please log onto Ram Card to order your student ID or as we call it here at West Chester University, your Ram Card. The Philadelphia Center will cover the cost of the Ram Card so please be sure NOT to pay the $25. You will need to upload a government-issued identification card and a picture of yourself behind a white background. The Ram Card Office will notify you if your documents were approved or if you need to make changes. If you run into any issues with this process, please contact the Ram Card Office at ramecard@wcupa.edu.

Please complete this no later than July 18. Please note that you will not be able to access the space if you do not have a Ram Card. You do not need to travel to West Chester Campus to pick up Ram Cards as they will be provided to you at the Philadelphia orientation. 

Questions?

Please contact:

Dionne Easton, MS
Associate Director of Student Services
West Chester University-Philadelphia location
DEaston799@wcupa.edu
610-436-3709