Freshmen Orientation

Freshmen Orientation will be held Thursday and Friday, ​​​​​June 8-9, 2023. Check-in will be from 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, in the McCravey-Triplett Student Center.

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If you’ve been accepted for admission, we strongly encourage you and your parents to attend. The ​two-day schedule includes family activities and separate breakout sessions for students and parents.

Nope! As long as you’ve paid your enrollment deposit of $100 by the first day of orientation, there’s no cost to attend.

Pay Your Deposit

Yes! We will provide lunch and dinner on Thursday, June 8. Families can purchase their lunch at the dining commons on Friday, June 9 if they are still on campus.

Belhaven cannot provide rooms on campus to parents and students. However, there are many affordable hotels in the area. See a listing below.

We strongly encourage students to attend. This is your time to connect with other incoming freshmen and sit down with your advisor to map out your fall schedule of classes.

If you aren’t able to make it, please e-mail admission@belhaven.edu.

Schedule a Personal Visit

To the Main Campus:

• From Jackson Airport take I-20 west to Jackson, MS.
• Then take I-55 north to Jackson, MS.
• Take the Woodrow Wilson Street exit (Exit 98) and turn left at the second light onto State Street.
• Turn left onto Pinehurst Street which will be just past First Presbyterian Church.
• Just a few blocks ahead the campus will be on your left.

To the Admission Welcome Center:

• Take I-20 west to Jackson, MS.
• Then take I-55 north to Jackson, MS.
• Take the Woodrow Wilson Street exit (Exit 98) and turn left at the second light onto State Street.
• Turn left onto Riverside Drive, which is the very next light.
• Halfway down the hill, the Belhaven University Welcome Center will be on your right.
• Visitor Parking will be in front of the building by the flagpole.
• 855 Riverside Dr, Jackson, MS 39202

To the Main Campus:

• From Memphis take I-55 south to Jackson, MS.
• Take the Woodrow Wilson Street exit (Exit 98) and turn left at the second light onto State Street.
• Turn left onto Pinehurst Street which will be just past First Presbyterian Church.
• Just a few blocks ahead the campus will be on your left.

To the Admission Welcome Center:

• From Memphis take I-55 south to Jackson, MS.
• Take the Woodrow Wilson Street exit (Exit 98) and turn left at the second light onto State Street.
• Turn left onto Riverside Drive, which is the very next light.
• Halfway down the hill, the Belhaven University Welcome Center will be on your right.
• Visitor Parking will be in front of the building by the flagpole.
• 855 Riverside Dr, Jackson, MS 39202

To the Main Campus:

• From New Orleans, LA take I-55 north to Jackson, MS.
• Take the Woodrow Wilson Street exit (Exit 98) and turn left at the second light onto State Street.
• Turn left onto Pinehurst Street which will be just past First Presbyterian Church.
• Just a few blocks ahead the campus will be on your left.

To the Admission Welcome Center:

• From New Orleans, LA take I-55 north to Jackson, MS.
• Take the Woodrow Wilson Street exit (Exit 98) and turn left at the second light onto State Street.
• Turn left onto Riverside Drive, which is the very next light.
• Halfway down the hill, the Belhaven University Welcome Center will be on your right.
• Visitor Parking will be in front of the building by the flagpole.
• 855 Riverside Dr, Jackson, MS 39202

To the Main Campus:

• From Birmingham, AL take I-20 west to Jackson, MS.
• Then take I-55 north to Jackson, MS.
• Take the Woodrow Wilson Street exit (Exit 98) and turn left at the second light onto State Street.
• Turn left onto Pinehurst Street which will be just past First Presbyterian Church.
• Just a few blocks ahead the campus will be on your left.

To the Admission Welcome Center:

• From Birmingham, AL take I-20 west to Jackson, MS.
• Then take I-55 north to Jackson, MS.
• Take the Woodrow Wilson Street exit (Exit 98) and turn left at the second light onto State Street.
• Turn left onto Riverside Drive, which is the very next light.
• Halfway down the hill, the Belhaven University Welcome Center will be on your right.
• Visitor Parking will be in front of the building by the flagpole.
• 855 Riverside Dr, Jackson, MS 39202

To the Main Campus:

• From Dallas, TX take I-20 east to Jackson, MS.
• Then take I-55 north to Jackson, MS. Take the Woodrow Wilson Street exit (Exit 98) and turn left at the second light onto State Street.
• Turn left onto Pinehurst Street which will be just past First Presbyterian Church.
• Just a few blocks ahead the campus will be on your left.

To the Admission Welcome Center:

• From Dallas, TX take I-20 east to Jackson, MS.
• Then take I-55 north to Jackson, MS.
• Take the Woodrow Wilson Street exit (Exit 98) and turn left at the second light onto State Street.
• Turn left onto Riverside Drive, which is the very next light.
• Halfway down the hill, the Belhaven University Welcome Center will be on your right.
• Visitor Parking will be in front of the building by the flagpole.
• 855 Riverside Dr, Jackson, MS 39202