Welcome to the Saskatchewan Polytechnic community! We want you to get started and feel ready to embrace your academic journey with us.
Student orientation
Join us for a series of orientation programming designed to help you learn about the many supports and services we have available to help you succeed in your studies and enhance your Sask Polytech experience.
Whether you prefer to explore at your own pace or dive right in, we’ve got you covered.
Self-guided orientation
Self-Guided Orientation is a go-at-your-own-pace online orientation accessible to all incoming students and available to revisit throughout the 2024-25 academic year.
Learn about the supports and services available to you as a student with this online orientation. It’s delivered using Brightspace—Sask Polytech’s online course system—where you’ll soon be logging into your courses.
Check it out for a chance to win great prizes! See contest rules.
To access this online orientation, make sure you have your mySaskPolytech login information handy. Learn more at mySaskPolytech Quick Reference Guide.
If you have any problems accessing this course or with self-registration, submit a sign-in troubleshooting ticket to the IT Service Desk.
Virtual orientation sessions
You’re encouraged to register for virtual orientation sessions below to help ease you into the ins and outs of our campuses from the comfort of your own home. This Zoom Q&A series familiarizes you with the departments essential to your studies. Each session covers different departments with designated speakers from each. Ask them anything, or simply sit back and listen. You are encouraged to attend as many sessions as possible.
Campus tours
Interested in an on-campus or virtual tour?
Join us in person on August 7, 8 or 15. We will take you around the campus and highlight key student spaces.
Can't make an in-person tour? Explore Sask Polytech’s campuses from the comfort of your home! Take a self-guided virtual tour through student spaces, classrooms and labs to get a glimpse into life on our campuses.
Thrive Week: Building Foundations for Success
Thrive Week: Building Foundations for Success includes a series of orientation programming
designed to help you learn about the many supports and services we have available
to help you succeed in your studies and enhance your Sask Polytech experience.
Each day will focus on a different set of departments and their services. Let us introduce
ourselves!
| Event: | Academic Success |
| Date: | Monday, September 9, 2024 |
| Time: | 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
| Location: |
Moose Jaw campus: Cafeteria foyer |
| Details: |
Activities led by Accessibility Services, Learning Services and Library Services. |
| Event: | Health, Safety, and Wellness Fair |
| Date: | Tuesday, September 10, 2024 |
| Time: | 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
| Location: | Moose Jaw campus: Cafeteria foyer Prince Albert campus: Outside cafeteria Regina campus: Main street outside cafeteria Saskatoon campus, Idylwyld Dr.: Outside Student Services offices |
| Details: |
Activities led by Counselling Services, Fit & Rec, Campus Health Nurses, Health, Safety, and Security, and Student Relations. |
| Event: | Saskatchewan Polytechnic Students’ Association (SPSA) 1K |
| Date: | Wednesday, September 11, 2024 |
| Time: | 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
| Location: | Moose Jaw campus: Cafeteria foyer Prince Albert campus: Outside cafeteria Regina campus: Main street outside cafeteria Saskatoon campus, Idylwyld Dr.: Outside Student Services offices |
| Details: |
https://spsa.ca/spsa-1k-sept-11/ |
| Event: | Career and Employment Services and Student Awards |
| Date: | Thursday, September 12, 2024 |
| Time: | 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
| Location: | Moose Jaw campus: Cafeteria foyer Prince Albert campus: Outside cafeteria Regina campus: Main street outside cafeteria Saskatoon campus, Idylwyld Dr.: Outside Student Services offices |
| Details: |
Activities led by Employment and Career Services and Student Awards. |
Welcome Week
Join us for an activity-filled week as we gather at Sask Polytech. As you begin this adventure, you'll be welcomed with events to help you get connected, feel supported and foster a sense of belonging at Sask Polytech.
Specialized orientations
In the spirit of intercultural connection, students with self-declaration are encouraged to explore the following specialized orientations as well.
New International Student Welcome
This orientation is open to all new international students registered for Sask Polytech programs starting in the fall. Organized by Sask Polytech's international student advisors, it is designed to help student understand their study permit conditions and prepare for their new life in Canada.
Program-specific orientation
Your program has specific information that will help you get started on your academic journey. Connect early to get ready for your program start date. Watch your Sask Polytech email or contact your program head to find out more about your program orientation.
Contact us
Sask Polytech wants to help make your student life a great experience—from the time you are accepted to your program right through to graduation. We offer the supports you need. Get to know our wide range of Student Services before orientation, and don’t hesitate to connect with us throughout your time as a student.
studentengagement@saskpolytech.ca
1-866-467-4278 (Ask to be connected with a student engagement coordinator).