Congratulations New Bobcats!

The First-Year Experience team, along with current Bates students, staff, and faculty, look forward to welcoming our newest students to the Bates community. Bates College is proud to be a national leader in first-year experience programs.

Arrival day for new transfer students is Sunday, January 11, 2026. The orientation schedule will be available soon.

The Garnet Gateway will open soon. All forms that entering students need to complete before arriving on campus are contained in the gateway. Garnet Gateway access information can be located in an entering student’s secure admission portal. To get to Garnet Gateway you can go to the Bates Quad and click on “Log in to Garnet Gateway.”

The Transfer Experience Resources Lyceum Page will open soon. This site has information on course registration, academic exploration opportunities, Bates’s history, and the range of campus resources and supports available. Lyceum may be accessed by going to the Bates Quad and selecting “Lyceum.”

Please stay keep up-to-date with your personal and Bates inboxes for more information about Transfer Student Orientation.

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