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Transfer Students Fall 2009
Fall 2009 Admitted Transfer Students
Step 6 – 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.
Transfer students who attend New Student Orientation will receive:
- an earlier date to register for fall 2009 classes
- a preliminary degree evaluation showing how your classes will transfer to SDSU
Why You Must Attend!
- Receive essential academic planning and course registration assistance
- Meet with assistant deans, faculty and trained student Ambassadors
- Learn how to use SDSU’s Web registration system and other WebPortal services
- Explore job and financial assistance opportunities
- Find the answers you need to make your transition to SDSU successful
- Learn what it means to be a member of the SDSU community
New Student Orientation for transfer students is held in August. It is important you choose to attend orientation on a date when your specific major will be represented, so review the Web site carefully. Programs fill up quickly, so be prepared to make your reservation early. You can make your reservation online beginning May 4, 2009. 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 February. 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 92 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 attending orientation, 91 percent of the surveyed students had an understanding of the requirements of their academic program.
More than 88 percent of the surveyed students learned where to go for assistance related to his/her academic program.
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 in their academic pursuits.
By attending orientation, parents will:
- Learn how to contribute to the personal development and academic success of their student
- Learn what it means to be a member of the SDSU community
- Learn about academic programs and student support services
- Meet faculty, staff and current students
- Become members of the Aztec Parents Association
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.