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First Year Orientation Dates

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Get Ready to Schedule Your Orientation!

Hey there, future Hornet! If you’re one of the amazing students admitted for Spring 2026, get ready for an exciting start with our New Student Orientation sessions happening in December 2025 and January 2026!

Here’s the scoop: Orientation dates are based on your major, so if you’ve changed your major recently, be sure to select an orientation session that aligns with your new interest. To officially make the change, simply complete the Change Your Major E-Form—easy peasy!

Quick Heads Up: If you’re part of awesome programs like EOP, Guardian Scholars, Full Circle Project, Black Honors College, CAMP, or Project Rebound, give our New Student Orientation office a ring at 916-278-7841 to get your registration sorted.

And if life gets in the way—like military service, being out of the country, or work commitments—don’t worry! Just email us at orient.reservations@csus.edu, and we’ll work with you to make sure you get started on the right foot.

We can’t wait to welcome you to Sac State and help launch your journey!

Updated 8/13/2025

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