Orientation Session Dates by Major
Students will have the option to select EITHER an in-person orientation OR a virtual orientation session. In-person sessions will be conducted completely on the Chico State campus, in-person from 8am – 4:30pm. The virtual orientation sessions will be completely virtual and will start at 8:40am and conclude at 4pm.
Major | In Person Dates | Virtual Dates |
Advanced Manufacturing and Applied Robotics | July 14 | July 21 |
Agricultural Business | July 14 | July 20, 25 |
Agricultural Science | July 14 | July 20, 25 |
Animal Science | July 14 | July 20, 25 |
Anthropology | July 13 | July 25 |
Art | Full *Contact our office* | July 25 |
Asian Studies | July 18 | July 21 |
Biochemistry | July 13 | July 19 |
Biological Sciences | Full *Contact our office* | July 19, 25 |
Business Administration | July 18 | July 21, 25 |
Business Information Systems | July 18 | July 21, 25 |
Chemistry | July 13 | July 19 |
Child Development | July 18 | July 19, 20, 25 |
Civil Engineering | July 18 | July 20 |
Communication Design | July 14 | July 20 |
Communication Sciences and Disorders | July 14 | July 20 |
Communication Studies | July 14 | July 20, 25 |
Computer Animation and Game Development | Full *Contact our office* | July 20, 25 |
Computer Engineering | July 18 | July 21 |
Computer Information Systems | July 14 | July 20, 21, 25 |
Computer Science | July 13, 14 | July 20, 21, 25 |
Concrete Industry Management | July 14 | July 21 |
Construction Management | July 14 | July 21 |
Criminal Justice | July 13, 18 | July 19, 25 |
Economics | July 13 | July 19, 25 |
Electrical/Electronic Engineering | July 18 | July 21 |
English | Full *Contact our office* | July 21 |
Environmental Science | July 18 | July 25 |
Exercise Physiology | July 18 | July 19 |
French | July 18 | July 21 |
Geography | July 13 | July 19 |
Geology | July 18 | July 25 |
Geosciences | July 18 | July 25 |
German | July 18 | July 21 |
Health Services Administration | July 13 | July 19, 25 |
History | Full *Contact our office* | July 21, 25 |
Humanities | July 18 | July 21 |
International Relations | July 13 | July 19 |
Intersectional Chicanx/Latinx Studies | July 13 | July 19 |
Journalism | July 18 | July 20 |
Kinesiology | July 18 | July 19, 25 |
Latin American Studies | July 18 | July 21 |
Liberal Studies | Full *Contact our office* | July 21, 25 |
Mathematics | July 18 | July 19 |
Mechanical Engineering | July 18 | July 21, 25 |
Mechatronic Engineering | July 14 | July 20, 25 |
Media Arts | July 14 | July 20 |
Microbiology | July 13 | July 19 |
Multicultural and Gender Studies | July 13 | July 19 |
Music | Full *Contact our office* | July 21 |
Musical Theatre | July 18 | July 21 |
Natural Science | July 18 | July 21 |
Nursing | July 18 | July 25 |
Nutrition and Food Sciences | July 18 | July 25 |
Philosophy | July 18 | July 21 |
Physics | July 14 | July 19 |
Plant and Soil Science | July 14 | July 20, 25 |
Political Science | July 13 | July 19, 25 |
Psychology | Full *Contact our office* | July 20, 21, 25 |
Public Administration | July 13 | July 19 |
Public Health | July 13 | July 19, 25 |
Recreation, Hospitality, and Parks Management | July 14 | July 19 |
Religious Studies | July 18 | July 21 |
Social Science | July 13 | July 19 |
Social Work | July 14 | July 20 |
Sociology | July 13 | July 19, 25 |
Spanish | July 18 | July 21 |
Theatre Arts | July 18 | July 21 |
Undeclared | N/A | N/A |

Last Updated On: 7/5/2022