Office of Admissions
Fall 2008 Admitted First-Time Freshmen*
Step 5 - Attend New Student Orientation
All New Students are Expected to Attend Orientation
SDSU is committed to your academic success. Therefore, you are expected to attend New Student Orientation to help you learn the essentials for being a successful student.
Freshmen who attend New Student Orientation will receive:
- an earlier date to register for classes
- a personalized information packet showing what classes you need to take
Why You Must Attend!
- Understand General Education, major, testing, and graduation requirements
- Receive essential academic planning and course registration assistance
- Learn how to use SDSU’s Web registration system and other WebPortal services
- Meet with academic advisers, assistant deans, faculty and trained student Ambassadors
- Learn more about SDSU’s Freshman Success Program and learning communities
- Learn what it means to be a member of the SDSU community
New Student Orientation for freshmen is offered in July and August. You can choose from a one-day program on campus or a one-day program held in Northern California. Programs fill up quickly, so be prepared to make your reservation early. You can make your reservation online beginning May 2, 2008. Space is limited for all programs, so you may not get your first choice.
Specific details about New Student Orientation will be available on the Office of New Student and Parent Programs Web site beginning in January. For more information, call the Office of New Student and Parent Programs at (619) 594-1509.
What Last Year's Students Said About Orientation
More than 90 percent of the students left orientation with a schedule of classes for their first semester and an understanding of how to use SDSU's online registration system.
After completing last year's orientation program, 96 percent of the students who returned an evaluation would recommend attending orientation to a friend.
Parent Orientation
Parent involvement plays a key role in the academic success of students during their college years. For this reason, SDSU sponsors a Parent Orientation program that runs concurrently with the student program. After the welcome, students and parents will be separated into different sessions. Research shows that students who bring parents to orientation are more likely to earn a higher grade point average and persist to their second year of school.
Parents will have the opportunity to interact with faculty, administrators, staff and trained student Ambassadors to learn about college life, academic programs, the Aztec Parents Association, and how to promote the personal development and academic success of students.
Ninety-seven percent of parents who completed a program evaluation recommended attending parent orientation to future Aztec parents. In addition, parents attending orientation automatically become members of the Aztec Parents Association.
Be sure to print, read and discuss the 6 Steps with your parents in order to get the most out of the information.
* Your official notification of admission is the letter you received in the mail. Please note that this site does not indicate proof of admission.