Registration

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Online Registration

Summer & Fall Orientation 2018

Session Dates:

• Session 1: July 9-10, 2018
• Session 2: July 12-13, 2018
• Session 3: July 16-17, 2018
• Session 4: July 19-20, 2018
• Session 5: July 23-24, 2018
• Session 6: July 26-27, 2018
• Session 7: September 12-13, 2018
• Transfer Session: September 14, 2018

Online registration for Summer and Fall Orientation 2018 for first year and transfer students:

• Register through your Ecampus account using the information (username and password) sent to you from the Undergraduate Admission Office.
• You may also make changes to your registration (i.e. changing to a different session, adding or deleting guests) by logging into your Ecampus account again.
• Trouble with your Ecampus account? Contact ecampus@scu.edu or 408-554-5700.
• Registration fees are charged directly to students' accounts under the Bursar Office.
• However, registration fees for parents, other guests, and Welcome Weekend are paid directly to Orientation upon registering for an Orientation session.

Winter Orientation 2019

Session Date:

• January 2019 (exact date TBA)

Online registration for Winter Orientation 2019 for first year and transfer students:

• Link to online registration will be available in December 2018.
• Contact us at orientation@scu.edu to make changes to your registration.
• Registration fees are charged directly to students' accounts under the Bursar Office.
• Parents and guests attend for free.

Registration Fees

Registration fees for Orientation and Welcome Weekend are as follow:

• Summer & Fall 2018: First Year Students & Parents/Guests
  • $305 = First Year Student (Orientation + Welcome Weekend)
  • $135 = Parent/Guest of First Year Student (Orientation + Welcome Weekend)
  • $25 = Parent/Guest of First Year Student (Welcome Weekend only)
• Fall 2018: Transfer Students & Parents/Guests
  • $135 = Transfer Student (Orientation + Welcome Weekend)
  • $50 = Parent/Guest of Transfer Student (Orientation + Welcome Weekend)
  • $25 = Parent/Guest of Transfer Student (Welcome Weekend only)
• Winter 2019: First Year Students, Transfer Students & Parents/Guests
• Fee TBA = First Year Student & Transfer Student
• Free = Parent/Guest of Student

Note: Student fees cover both Orientation and Welcome Weekend unless noted otherwise. Parents/guests pay separate fees for Orientation and Welcome Weekend unless noted otherwise.

What Do Fees Cover?

For students attending:

• Summer 2018: the registration fee covers the costs of both Orientation and Welcome Weekend; this fee covers lodging, meals, materials, publications, activities, and administrative costs.
• Fall 2018: the registration fee covers the costs of both Orientation and Welcome Weekend; this fee covers meals, materials, publications, activities, and administrative costs.
• Winter 2019: the registration fee covers the costs of Orientation; this fee covers meals, materials, publications, and administrative costs.

For parents and guests attending:

• Summer & Fall 2018: the registration fee covers the cost of meals, materials, publications, and administrative costs for Orientation.
• Winter 2019: there is no registration fee.

Forms of Payment

If paying upon registering online, you may submit the following forms of payment:

• Credit card (no American Express)
• Checks made out to "Santa Clara University" and mailed to:
  • Orientation
  • Santa Clara University
  • Locatelli Center
  • 500 El Camino Real
  • Santa Clara, California 95053

However, if paying in person upon Orientation check-in, you may submit the following forms of payment:

• Credit card
• Check made out to "Santa Clara University"
• Cash

Registration Changes

Log back into your Ecampus account if you need to make any changes to your registration such as changing which Orientation session you plan to attend and adding or removing guests from your registration. If you run into any issues, contact us at orientation@scu.edu.

Fee Waivers

Students must be Pell Grant eligible in order to receive an Orientation fee waiver. To request a fee waiver, please email our office at orientation@scu.edu with your first name, last name, and student ID number. Also, students must accept their financial aid packages first before a fee waiver can be fully processed.

Parents and guests are not eligible for fee waivers. Exceptions are made on a case-by-case basis for extenuating circumstances.

Refunds

Contact us at orientation@scu.edu if you need a refund due to a duplicate payment, removal of guests from your registration, or cancellation of registration. For refunds due to cancellation, your request must be made prior to the Orientation session for which you are registered otherwise your refund may not be approved.

Important Note About Payment

Registration fees for students are billed to their student accounts under the Bursar Office. However, fees for parents, other guests, and Welcome Weekend are paid directly to Orientation upon registering for an Orientation session.

• For students attending Orientation sessions in July, billing statements will be available in your Ecampus account starting August 1. The payment deadline for this bill is August 21.
• For students attending Orientation sessions in September, billing statements will be available in your Ecampus account starting October 1. The payment deadline for this bill is October 21.
• For students attending Orientation sessions in January, billing statements will be available in your Ecampus account starting February 1. The payment deadline for this bill is February 21.