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First Year Orientation Dates

Dates Information

Students admitted for Fall 2024 will attend New Student Orientation during Summer 2024. First year students (students who just graduated from high school) typically attend in the July and August.

Orientation dates are based on your major. If your major of interest has changed, register for an orientation session that offers your new major of interest. To officially change your major, use the Change Your Major E-Form.

If you are not able to attend the orientation dates listed below (Ex: military service, out of the country, work), please email our office orient.reservations@csus.edu for other options.

Updated 4/16/24

Major Dates Notes
Anthropology 7/17 N/A
Art & Studio Art 7/24 N/A 
Asian Studies 7/24 Emphasis: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, South & Southeast Asian Studies
Biological Sciences 7/16, 7/17, 7/22, 7/23 N/A 
Business - Expressed Interest 7/16, 7/17, 7/22, 7/24, 7/29 All Concentrations
Chemistry 7/16, 7/17 N/A 
Child and Adolescent Development 7/9, 7/22 All Concentrations
Civil Engineering 7/9, 7/11 N/A 
Communication Science/Disorders 7/16 N/A
Communication Studies 7/15 N/A 
Computer Engineering 7/23 N/A 
Computer Science 7/9, 7/10, 7/11 N/A 
Construction Management 7/9 N/A 
Criminal Justice 7/29, 7/30 N/A 
Dance 7/15 N/A
Deaf Studies 7/22 N/A 
Design Studies 7/16 N/A
Economics 7/18 N/A 
Electrical Engineering 7/30 N/A 
Environmental Studies 7/29 N/A 
Ethnic Studies 7/9 N/A
Exercise Science 7/16, 7/18 N/A
Family and Consumer Sciences 7/10 Pre-Credential Single Subject
Family and Human Development 7/10 N/A
Fashion Merchandising & Management 7/10 N/A 
Film Studies 7/15, 7/22 N/A 
Geography 7/16 N/A 
Geology 7/16 N/A 
Gerontology 7/10 N/A 
Graphic Design 7/16 N/A 
Health Science
 7/10, 7/11, 7/17 Health Science is for careers in allied health professions and is the pathway toward applying for the Nursing program.
History 7/15 N/A 
Hospitality and Tourism Management 7/15 N/A
Humanities & Religious Studies 7/10 N/A 
Interior Architecture 7/16 N/A 
Journalism 7/15, 7/22 N/A 
Kinesiology 7/16, 7/18 All concentrations 
Liberal Studies 7/18, 7/24 N/A 
Mathematics 7/16 N/A 
Mechanical Engineering 7/9, 7/18, 7/24 N/A 
Music 7/15, 7/16 N/A 
Nutrition, Food & Dietetics 7/10 N/A
Philosophy 7/15 N/A 
Photography 7/16 N/A 
Physics 7/16 N/A 
Politcal Science/International Relations 7/24 N/A
Psychology-Expressed Interest 7/30 N/A 
Public Health 7/18 Public Health is for careers in Public Health. It is not a Pre-Med program.
Public Relations 7/15 N/A
Recreation Administration 7/15 N/A
Recreation Therapy 7/15 N/A
Social Science 7/23 N/A 
Social Work 7/11, 7/17 N/A
Sociology 7/11, 7/30 N/A 
Spanish 7/15 N/A 
Theatre
 7/15 N/A 
Undeclared 7/11, 7/15 N/A
Women & Gender Studies 7/24 N/A