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First Year Orientation Dates

Dates Information

Students admitted for Spring 2025 will participate in New Student Orientation during the Winter of 2025. First-year students graduating from high school will attend orientation sessions in July and August.

Orientation dates are determined by your selected major. If you have changed your major of interest, please register for an orientation session that aligns with your new major. To officially update your major, complete the Change Your Major E-Form.

Important Note: If you are enrolled in EOP, Guardian Scholars, Full Circle Project, Black Honors College, CAMP, Project Rebound, please call New Student Orientation office directly 916-278-7841 to register for orientation

If you are unable to attend the scheduled orientation dates due to circumstances such as military service, being out of the country, or work commitments, please email our office orient.reservations@csus.edu for other options.

Updated 9/26/24

Major Dates Notes
Anthropology TBA N/A
Art & Studio Art TBA N/A 
Asian Studies TBA Emphasis: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, South & Southeast Asian Studies
Biological Sciences TBA N/A 
Business - Expressed Interest TBA All Concentrations
Chemistry TBA N/A 
Child and Adolescent Development TBA All Concentrations
Civil Engineering TBA N/A 
Communication Science/Disorders TBA N/A
Communication Studies TBA N/A 
Computer Engineering TBA N/A 
Computer Science TBA N/A 
Construction Management TBA N/A 
Criminal Justice TBA N/A 
Dance TBA N/A
Deaf Studies TBA N/A 
Design Studies TBA N/A
Economics TBA N/A 
Electrical Engineering TBA N/A 
Environmental Studies TBA N/A 
Ethnic Studies TBA N/A
Exercise Science TBA N/A
Family and Consumer Sciences TBA Pre-Credential Single Subject
Family and Human Development TBA N/A
Fashion Merchandising & Management TBA N/A 
Film Studies TBA N/A 
Geography TBA N/A 
Geology TBA N/A 
Gerontology TBA N/A 
Graphic Design TBA N/A 
Health Science
 TBA Health Science is for careers in allied health professions and is the pathway toward applying for the Nursing program.
History TBA N/A 
Hospitality and Tourism Management TBA N/A
Humanities & Religious Studies TBA N/A 
Interior Architecture TBA N/A 
Journalism TBA N/A 
Kinesiology TBA All concentrations 
Liberal Studies TBA N/A 
Mathematics TBA N/A 
Mechanical Engineering TBA N/A 
Music TBA N/A 
Nutrition, Food & Dietetics TBA N/A
Philosophy TBA N/A 
Photography TBA N/A 
Physics TBA N/A 
Politcal Science/International Relations TBA N/A
Psychology-Expressed Interest TBA N/A 
Public Health TBA Public Health is for careers in Public Health. It is not a Pre-Med program.
Public Relations TBA N/A
Recreation Administration TBA N/A
Recreation Therapy TBA N/A
Social Science TBA N/A 
Social Work TBA N/A
Sociology TBA N/A 
Spanish TBA N/A 
Theatre
 TBA N/A 
Undeclared TBA N/A
Women & Gender Studies TBA N/A