During orientation, you’ll work with academic advisors, current students, and staff to get ready to attend Kirkwood.
As a result of COVID-19, orientation is currently online. Orientation helps set you up for success and is mandatory for all students planning to get a degree from Kirkwood.
Summer & Fall 2021
Orientation is now open! To get started, submit your reservation and complete the checklist items below.
✔ 1. Set up your Kirkwood account
If you haven’t already, set up your Kirkwood account. To do so you’ll need your Kirkwood identification number (k-number), which can be found in your online welcome letter. It will be a lowercase “k” followed by seven numbers. Your k-number will let you access MyHub, Kirkwood’s student portal, and get registered for orientation.
✔ 2. Fulfill the placement process
To be placed in the right classes for you, you’ll need to fulfill the math, reading, and writing placement process. Please do that in one of the following ways:
• For math, take a free ALEKS math placement assessment online on MyHub (see more info below)
◦ OR submit qualifying ACT/SAT test score (scores are valid for 2 years)
◦ OR provide qualifying college transcripts
• For reading and writing, provide qualifying high school GPA
◦ OR submit qualifying ACT/SAT test score (scores are valid for 3 years)
◦ OR provide qualifying college transcripts
Information about ALEKS
Due to COVID-19, the ALEKS math placement assessment is now online and available through MyHub. ALEKS is a required math assessment used to map a student’s strengths and weaknesses and determine the most appropriate courses for each student. Note: the ALEKS assessment must be taken through Kirkwood.
✔ 3: Transcripts
Please provide your high school transcript, as well as a college or university transcript if you have completed college-level courses, to Kirkwood’s One Stop office.
Kirkwood Community College
One Stop Office
6301 Kirkwood Blvd. SW
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404
Please note, to fulfill the placement process, high school transcript must be within 10 years of graduation (to use GPA for reading and writing placement) and college transcript must show a passing-level grade (to use for writing and math placement).
✔ 4: Confirm your information in MyHub
Log in to MyHub here using your k-number and the password you established when setting up your account.
If you have trouble accessing MyHub, call the Kirkwood Student Help Desk at 319-398-7624 or 800-634-6581.
✔ 5: Apply for financial aid
Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). If you’re applying for financial aid, you might need your:
After you’ve submitted your FAFSA, keep an eye on your student email for updates on your financial aid offer. You can also check the status of your financial aid in MyHub here.
We strongly encourage you to complete direct deposit information. You can do that in MyHub here.
“Kirkwood has a great campus. Professors and everyone are very nice, helpful, organized, and they make you feel safe.”
Chloe Teninty,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
If you’re planning to take all of your classes online for one of the following programs, you’ll need to register for online degree program orientation here. It’s a program that’s tailored specifically to online students to help you be successful.
If you have any questions, please contact Distance Learning at 319-398-4958 or distancelearning@kirkwood.edu.
During orientation, you’ll get the opportunity to:
Remember: Orientation is mandatory, if you’re in a degree-seeking program. Knowing where to go and what to do when you need help means you’re more likely to succeed in college and beyond.
Dean of Students Office
Phone: 319-398-4906
Email: orientation@kirkwood.edu
On campus: 2nd Floor Kirkwood Hall