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Fall 2026 Admitted Student Information
Welcome to Cal State Channel Islands! We’re excited to help you get started on your journey as a Dolphin.
New Student Onboarding is your go-to guide for completing the key tasks you’ll need to take care of before starting your Fall 2026 semester.
Helpful Pages
Important First Steps
New Undergraduate Student Onboarding Checklist
Throughout the spring and summer, you’ll work through a series of simple steps designed to help you get settled, feel prepared, and start building connections within our community. Your New Student Onboarding Portal is the main place where you'll complete your required onboarding steps and track your progress.
If you are a new student, please log in to your portal to begin completing your checklist items.
Families and supporters are welcome to review this page to understand the onboarding
process, but most required steps must be completed directly by the student through
their portal.
Use the checklist below as a general guide to the onboarding process and key tasks you’ll complete. Each step brings you closer to an exciting experience at CSUCI!
Academic Advising & Course Registration
Sign-up for Academic Advising & Course Registration
New students enrolling for Fall 2026 must choose an Academic Advising & Course Registration
session.
Log in to your portal to sign-up for academic advising and course registration.
New Student Orientation
Confirm Your Orientation Details
Orientation is your official welcome to Cal State Channel Islands! All new students
are required to register and attend Orientation. These sessions are essential to ensure
a smooth and successful transition to CSUCI.
Log in to your portal to confirm your Orientation registration details.
Submission of official transcripts from all institutions attended, including courses that are still in progress, is required to be eligible to enroll at Cal State Channel Islands.
- High School Transcripts: If your high school offers electronic delivery of official transcripts, this is preferred. If this is not available, please see the instructions below for having your transcripts mailed to CI.
- College Transcripts: Electronic transcripts are the preferred and fastest method of delivery.
Log in to your portal to review and submit required documents by the due date.
Every student attending a California State University must be classified as either a California resident, or as a nonresident, for tuition purposes. For additional information, please visit go.csuci.edu/CAresidency or e-mail registrar@csuci.edu for questions.
Access your official email account to receive updates, notifications, and campus communications. Access your email here.
goCI, CI's official mobile app for iOS and Android devices, helps you register for classes, pay your fees, view your class schedule & grades, find people & places, and much more! Download goCI
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Welcome home! All students, regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin, who are interested in living in student housing are welcome to CSUCI! Apply for housing
Planning to bring a car? Purchase your parking permit! All parking permits will be mailed to the address entered at time of purchase. Purchase your permit
All new students will receive an email from onlinephoto@csuci.edu inviting them to
upload their photo and a picture of a government ID. Students will be notified as
to whether or not their photo has been approved and they will receive further instruction
as to when and how they will receive their new DolphinOne Card.
Learn more about DolphinOne
Planning to bring a car? Purchase your parking permit! All parking permits will be mailed to the address entered at time of purchase. Purchase your permit
All new students will receive an email from onlinephoto@csuci.edu inviting them to
upload their photo and a picture of a government ID. Students will be notified as
to whether or not their photo has been approved and they will receive further instruction
as to when and how they will receive their new DolphinOne Card.
Learn more about DolphinOne
Pay Tuition Fees
Tuition and other fees are due in full by the published Tuition Payment Deadlines.
All account activity and balance information can be found through myCI. The navigation to check financial information is: myCI > CI Records > Student Ctr > Campus Finances > Account Inquiry