Advising and Registration - Orientation

Spring 2025 Transfer Advising & Registration Dates

New Spring 2025 transfer students will select their Advising & Registration session date during their next steps in the admission process. The Advising & Registration sessions will occur in December while Orientation will be held in January. Please plan to attend both your Advising & Registration session and Orientation.

Dates	Time	Modality	Majors
December 16, 2024	8:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 12:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Virtual (Zoom) In-Person	Anthropology Applied Physics Business Chicana/o Studies Computer Science Early Childhood Studies Economics Global Studies Health Science Information Technology Liberal Studies Math Mechatronics Engineering Sociology
December 17, 2024	8:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 12:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Virtual (Zoom) In-Person	Art Art History Biology Chemistry Communication Dance Studies English Environmental Science & Resource Management History Music Studies Political Science Psychology Spanish Theatre & Performance Studies
December 18, 2024	8:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 12:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Virtual (Zoom) In-Person	Art Biology Business Computer Science Communication Early Childhood Studies Environmental Science & Resource Management Health Science Liberal Studies Psychology Sociology

Fall 2025 Transfer Advising & Registration Dates

New Fall 2025 transfer students will select their Advising & Registration session date during their next steps in the admission process. The Advising & Registration sessions will occur in May, June & July while Orientation will be held in August. Please plan to attend both your Advising & Registration session and Orientation. Dates will be posted October 2024.

What to Expect at your Advising & Registration session:

Academic Advisors will provide guidance on selecting your first semester courses during your Advising & Registration session and through an online course in CI Learn (Canvas).
Additionally, your transfer credit will be posted to your record at CSUCI prior to your Advising & Registration session enabling you to use various Student Success Tools such as your CI Academic Requirements Report (CARR) and Degree Planner (go.csuci.edu/gradtools).
Tuition and other fees for Spring 2025 are due January 2025 and Fall 2025 are due August 2025. Detailed information on payment deadlines can be found on the Student Business Services webpage.
The New Student Onboarding process continues with Orientation in August.

Fall 2025 First Year Advising & Registration Dates

New Fall 2025 first year students will select their Advising & Registration session date during their next steps in the admission process. The Advising & Registration sessions will occur in July while Orientation will be held in August. Please plan to attend both your Advising & Registration session and Orientation. Advising & Registration session dates are as follows:

July 8, 2025
July 9, 2025
July 14, 2025
July 15, 2025
July 18, 2025

During the admission process, students will select their session date and time. On-campus Advising & Registration sessions are encouraged for first year students in order to get hands-on support with their first semester schedule and familiarize themselves with their student success tools. For those unable to come to campus, some virtual options will be available.

What to expect for your first semester of enrollment:

CSUCI will pre-select five (5) courses for first-year students to enroll into for the fall semester during their Advising & Registration session through a guided registration process.
For most students, at least two (2) of your courses will be part of a learning community. Learning communities are cohorts of students in the same classes with a common theme and support provided by embedded peer mentors.
First year students should anticipate enrolling in a Math/Quantitative Reasoning course and an English composition course during their first academic year. You may be guided into one or both of these requirements during your first semester.
In May, you will receive a Joining the Pod survey regarding your first semester enrollment preferences. We will use your survey responses to help us pre-select the five (5) courses and potential learning community.