Schedule

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Information as of August 4, 2025

Orientation 2025

All new students (first year students and transfer students) beginning enrollment in September 2025 are required to register for an on-campus session which includes academic advising and course enrollment unless otherwise noted below.

IMPORTANT: New students will not be able to enroll in their fall classes without registering for and attending one of these required on-campus sessions.

Session Dates for First Year Students

• Session 1: July 10-11 (on campus)
• Session 2: July 14-15 (on campus)
• Session 3: July 17-18 (on campus)
• Session 4: July 21-22 (on campus)
• Session 5: July 24-25 (on campus)
• Sessions 6, 7, and 11: September 18 (on campus)
• For students registered for Session 6, your academic advising and course enrollment will be online (virtual) on July 28.
• For students registered for Session 7, your academic advising and course enrollment will be online (virtual) on July 29.
• For students registered for Session 11, your academic advising and course enrollment will be online (virtual) on August 28.
• Session 8: September 17 (on campus)
• For students registered for Session 6, your academic advising and course enrollment will be online (virtual) on August 28.

Early Move-In Dates: Students attending either session of Orientation in September and who will be living in the residence halls for the 2025-26 academic year will be approved to move in the day prior to their session. All other first year students who are attending their required on-campus Orientation in July and who will be living in the residence halls for the 2025-26 academic year will move in on September 19.

Required Attendance: Whether you participate in the online Academic Advising & Course Enrollment Session on July 28, July 29, or August 28, please remember that you are still required to attend the in-person Orientation session in September. If you do not participate in this session in September, then it may impact your fall classes -- such as having your entire schedule erased so that you have to re-register for classes again.

Session Dates for Transfer Students

• Academic Advising & Course Enrollment Session 1: August 25 (online)
• Academic Advising & Course Enrollment Session 2: August 27 (on campus)
• Transfer Orientation Session: September 17 (on campus)
  • For students registered for Session 9, your academic advising and course enrollment will be online (virtual) on August 25.
  • For students registered for Session 10, your academic advising and course enrollment will be on campus on August 27.
  • Transfer students need to participate in either the August 25 or August 27 session for Academic Advising & Course Enrollment.
  • Then all transfer students are required to attend the Transfer Orientation session on September 17 (on campus).

Move-In Date: Any transfer students living in the residence halls for the 2025-26 academic year will be approved to move in the day prior (September 16) to their required Orientation session.

Required Attendance: Whether you participate in the Academic Advising & Course Enrollment Session on August 25 (online) or August 27 (on campus), please remember that you are still required to attend the in-person Transfer Orientation session on September 17. If you do not participate in this session in September, then it may impact your fall classes -- such as having your entire schedule erased so that you have to re-register for classes again.

Additional Dates to Know

• New Student Move-In: September 19 *
• Welcome Weekend: September 20-21
• Fall Classes Begin: September 22

* unless otherwise noted above

Registration

Registration for your required Orientation session is now live! Click the button below to read full information and register for the session that best fits your availability.

Travel Planning

Here are some details to assist with planning travel to and from Santa Clara this summer for any of the on-campus Orientation sessions:

• For those first year students attending any of the on-campus July sessions (two days), check-in begins at 7:30am on the first day and the university welcome begins at 8:30am that day then the session ends on the second day by 2:00pm.
  • The schedules for the July sessions are now available.
• For those transfer students attending the on-campus August session (one day), check-in begins at 8:00am then the session ends by 4:30pm.
  • The schedule for the August session is now available.
• For those first year and transfer students attending any of the on-campus September sessions (one day), check-in begins at 7:30am then the session ends by 5:30pm then dinner is served 5:30pm-6:30pm.
  • The schedules for the September 17 session are now available.
  • The schedules for the September 18 session are now available.

View additional travel resources and discounted hotel and car rental rates.

On-Campus Session Schedules

View full detailed schedules for the on-campus Orientation sessions in July and September.

• July Sessions for First Year Students
• View the July session schedules.
• For the two-day sessions in July, this includes a stay overnight in one of our residence halls.
• August Session for Transfer Students
• View the August 27 session schedule.
• For the half-day session on August 27, there is no overnight component.
• September Session for New First Year & Transfer Students
• View the September 17 session schedules.
• For the one-day session on September 17, there is no overnight component.
• September Session for First Year Students
• View the September 18 session schedules.
• For the one-day sessions on September 18, there is no overnight component.