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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 Fall 2025, you’re in for a treat with our New Student Orientation happening in the Summer of 2025! And if you’re a first-year student planning to attend in Spring 2026, mark your calendars for those exciting sessions in December and January!

Now, here’s the scoop: Orientation dates are based on your major, so if you’ve switched things up and have a new major in mind, be sure to choose an orientation session that matches! To officially make the change, just fill out 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 shoot us an email at orient.reservations@csus.edu, and we’ll help you find another way to kick off your journey with us.

Get ready for an amazing start to your time at Sac State! We can’t wait to welcome you!

Updated 4/1/2025

Major Dates Notes
Anthropology TBD N/A
Art & Studio Art 7/9, 7/10 N/A 
Asian Studies TBD Emphasis: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, South & Southeast Asian Studies
Biological Sciences 7/17, 7/22, 7/23 N/A 
Business - Expressed Interest 7/7, 7/9, 7/10, 7/14, 7/15 All Concentrations
Chemistry 7/8 N/A 
Child and Adolescent Development 7/8,7/9 All Concentrations
Civil Engineering 7/8, 7/9, 7/10 N/A 
Communication Science/Disorders 7/16 N/A
Communication Studies TBD N/A 
Computer Engineering 7/28 N/A 
Computer Science 7/8, 7/9, 7/10 N/A 
Construction Management 7/10 N/A 
Criminal Justice 7/28 N/A 
Dance 7/21 N/A
Deaf Studies 7/10 N/A 
Design Studies TBD N/A
Economics 7/10 N/A 
Electrical Engineering 7/8, 7/28 N/A 
Environmental Studies 7/28 N/A 
Ethnic Studies TBD N/A
Exercise Science 7/8, 7/10 N/A
Family and Consumer Sciences 7/8 Pre-Credential Single Subject
Family and Human Development 7/8 N/A
Fashion Merchandising & Management 7/8 N/A 
Film Studies TBD N/A 
Geography 7/9 N/A 
Geology 7/8 N/A 
Gerontology TBD N/A 
Graphic Design 7/21 N/A 
Health Science
7/7, 7/9, 7/14 Health Science is for careers in allied health professions and is the pathway toward applying for the Nursing program.
History 7/23 N/A 
Hospitality and Tourism Management 7/8 N/A
Humanities & Religious Studies 7/28 N/A 
Interior Architecture 7/17 N/A 
Journalism TBD N/A 
Kinesiology 7/8, 7/10 All concentrations 
Liberal Studies 7/7, 7/16 N/A 
Mathematics 7/16 N/A 
Mechanical Engineering 7/8, 7/15 N/A 
Music 7/22 N/A 
Nutrition, Food & Dietetics 7/8 N/A
Philosophy 7/23 N/A 
Photography 7/9 N/A 
Physics 7/10 N/A 
Political Science/International Relations 7/14 N/A
Psychology-Expressed Interest 7/23, 7/24 N/A 
Public Health 7/17 Public Health is for careers in Public Health. It is not a Pre-Med program.
Public Relations TBD N/A
Recreation Administration 7/8 N/A
Recreation Therapy 7/8 N/A
Social Science 7/15 N/A 
Social Work 7/9, 7/10, 7/16 N/A
Sociology 7/8 N/A 
Spanish TBD N/A 
Theatre
7/21 N/A 
Undeclared TBD N/A
Women & Gender Studies TBD N/A