Iowa State University. New Student Programs.

Freshman Day was first instituted at Iowa State College (University) during the fall quarter of 1926. The next year the program was expanded from one to three days during which students were required to have a physical examination by the campus physician, register for classes, and attend a convocation held in State Gym.

Freshman Days continued to expand and change over the coming years. A system of Junior College counselors was first introduced in 1928, but was eventually phased out in the late 1950s. Students were given a psychological exam administered by the Psychology Department starting in 1929 and several years later, in 1933, the English Placement exam administered by the English Department was first mentioned in the Freshman Days program.

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