New Student Orientation Program Dates for Transfer Students

The orientation dates below represent the date you will register for classes once you have completed the pre-orientation guide which will be sent to you beginning in May.

Not all colleges and majors are represented on all orientation dates. Once in the registration system, you will be able to choose from ONLY the dates still available for your major. Do not make travel arrangements before you have reserved your space for New Student Orientation. If you can travel only once to San Diego for any SDSU event, please attend New Student Orientation. See the list of majors if you are not sure which college your major falls under.

A concurrent Parent and Family Orientation will be offered on June 29, August 3 and August 4. If you are bringing parents/family members, you must sign up for one of these dates. Parents and family members attend their own program and are separated from students after the Welcome and again after lunch.

Special Program Dates

August 4

EOP Transfer Bridge participants. All other EOP transfer students may choose any of the available dates during registration. Please note: EOP offers a First Contact Orientation. This program is different from the New Student Orientation. Students who would like to attend the New Student Orientation must complete their registration.

June 29 and June 30

These dates are available for San Diego/Imperial County Community College Association (SDICCCA) transfer students in specific majors (scroll to the bottom of this page for specific list of majors). Space is limited. See the list of SDICCCA community colleges at the bottom of this page.

Transfer Dates by College

All dates are subject to change.

Please note: Some of the dates listed above may be full at the time of your orientation reservation.

Once you are in the reservation system, you will be able to choose from only the dates still available for your major.

See below the chart for a detailed listing of majors represented under each superscript. If there is no superscript next to a date, all majors are represented on that day.

*Parent & Family Orientation offered

*These days include a Parent & Family Orientation Program. Please do not choose these dates if you do not plan to bring a parent/family member.

1. Arts & Letters: Only Comparative Literature, Economics, English, History, International Business, International Security & Conflict Resolution, Political Science and Sociology will be represented.
2. Arts & Letters: Only Africana Studies, American Indian Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Chicana and Chicano Studies, Classics, Comparative International Studies, European Studies, French, Geography, German, Humanities, Islamic and Arabic Studies, Japanese, Latin American Studies, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies, Linguistics, Modern Jewish Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Rhetoric and Writing Studies, Russian, Russian and Central European Studies, Social Science, Spanish, Sustainability, Urban Studies and Women’s Studies will be represented.
3. Education: Includes Child and Family Development majors only
4. Education: Includes Liberal Studies majors only
5. Health & Human Services: Only the School of Exercise and Nutritional Science will be represented. (majors: kinesiology with emphasis in athletic training, fitness specialist, physical education and pre physical therapy; and foods and nutrition)
6. Professional Studies & Fine Arts: Only majors in the School of Communication, School of Journalism and Media Studies, and School of Public Administration will be represented. (majors: communication, health communication, journalism, journalism with an emphasis in advertising, journalism with an emphasis in media studies, journalism with an emphasis in public relations; public administration with emphasis in city planning; criminal justice)
7. Sciences: Only Biology, Psychology and Computer Science majors will be represented.

Special Program dates for Local Transfer Students

June 29 and June 30 are reserved for local community college students from the San Diego/Imperial County Community College Association in the following majors:

• Arts & Letters: Sociology
• Business: All majors
• Education: Child & Family Development and Liberal Studies
• Engineering: Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Construction Management, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
• HHS: Foods & Nutrition, Gerontology, Kinesiology (all emphases), Public Health, Speech Language and Hearing Sciences, Social Work
• PSFA (June 30 ONLY): Art (all emphases), Criminal Justice, Communication, Public Administration
• Sciences: Astronomy, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Psychology