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Transfer Orientation Dates

Dates Information

Orientation sessions on January 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11 are in-person and take place on the Sac State campus.

Orientation on Monday, January 8th will be virtual via Zoom.

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 11/1/23

Major Dates Notes
Anthropology January 5  
Art & Studio Art January 9  
Asian Studies January 11 Emphasis: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, South & Southeast Asian Studies
Biological Sciences January 10 or 11  
Business - Expressed Interest January 3,4,8,10 All concentrations
Business - Major January 3,4,8,10 All concentrations
Chemistry January 10  
Child and Adolescent Development January 8,9,10 All Concentrations
Civil Engineering January 11  
Communication Science/Disorders January 4  
Communication Studies January 9 or 10  
Computer Engineering January 9  
Computer Science January 9 or 11  
Construction Management January 11  
Criminal Justice January 4 or 5  
Dance January 9  
Deaf Studies January 10  
Design Studies January 9  
Economics January 11  
Electrical Engineering January 11  
English January 9  
Environmental Studies January 11  
Ethnic Studies January 5  
Exercise Science January 4 or 5  
Family and Consumer Sciences January 3 Pre-Credential Single Subject
Family and Human Development January 3  
Fashion Merchandising & Management January 3  
Film Studies January 9 or 10  
French January 9  
Geography January 10  
Geology January 10  
Gerontology January 11  
Graphic Design January 9  
Health Science
January 4 or 5 Health Science is for careers in allied health professions and is the pathway toward applying for the Nursing program.
History January 9  
Hospitality and Tourism Management January 3  
Humanities & Religious Studies January 9  
Interior Architecture January 9  
International Relations January 3  
Journalism January 9 or 10  
Kinesiology January 4 or 5 All concentrations 
Liberal Studies January 10 or 11  
Mathematics January 10  
Mechanical Engineering January 9  
Music January 3  
Nursing  January 5 Students admitted into the BSN program
Nursing - RN to BSN N/A Exempt from Orientation – contact Nursing department for details.
Nutrition, Food & Dietetics January 3  
Philosophy January 9  
Photography January 4  
Physics January 10  
Political Science January 3  
Psychology-Expressed Interest January 3,5,8  
Psychology - Major January 3,5,8  
Public Health January 4 Public Health is for careers in Public Health. It is not a Pre-Med program.
Public Relations January 9 or 10  
Recreation Administration January 3  
Recreation Therapy January 3  
Social Science January 9  
Social Work January 4  
Sociology January 3 or 8  
Spanish January 9  
Theatre
January 9  
Undeclared January 3  
Women & Gender Studies January 10