First-Year Students
Welcome Plan II Class of 2029!
Please bookmark this page for Summer Orientation and Fall kick-off event information!
Plan II First-Years' Materials & Important Dates:
-Freshman Getaway- Beginning of Fall Semester
-Freshman Convocation - First Week of Classes of Fall
-Voltaire's Coffees - Early Fall
-Spring 2026 Registration Advising - November
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Plan II Freshman Getaway- TBA
The Plan II Honors Program and the Plan II Student Association (P2SA) are co-hosting the annual Freshman Getaway event.
You'll meet your 2025-2026 P2SA Officers, share a meal with others, and have a good time at the Shady Springs Party Barn, which features swimming, volleyball, basketball, and much more!
*Plan II and P2SA want all first-year students to participate in Getaway & P2SA. Transportation from campus to Shady Springs & back will be provided. RSVP forms are now closed. Email armida.ordorica@austin.utexas.edu with any questions.
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2025 Freshman Convocation - TBA
Convocation is a required event for all Plan II Honors First Year students. (The only accepted excuses for missing Convocation are scheduled UT classes and Texas Exes Scholarship Award dinners.)
The official welcome to Plan II, Convocation will feature presentations from the Plan II Director, and other Plan II faculty, staff, alums, and students. After the formal program, move to the Plan II Student Association (P2SA) Org Fair in various rooms.
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2025 Voltaire's Coffees (aka VCs)
At the beginning of the Fall 2025 semester, freshmen will meet in small, informal book discussions with some of the most acclaimed professors at UT—a part of a Plan II tradition called "Voltaire's Coffee."
Students are required to attend at least one Voltaire's Coffees, but are encouraged to sign up for more (if space allows). Plan II students in P2SA choose the sponsoring professors who in turn choose the books to discuss. The result is a delightful mix of books, ranging from the sublime to the entertaining, covering all areas of study, and a discussion that promises to be illuminating. If the book listed has a translation, please buy the one specified, as different versions can give different impressions.
Look for more information about how to sign up soon!
Voltaire's Coffees questions? Email: p2sapresidents@gmail.com
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Spring 2026 Advising and Registration
You will register for Fall 2024 during New Student Orientation this summer.
Spring 2026 Registration is open from October - November 2025. Please check your Registration Information Sheet (RIS) for your registration access times.