Orientation To Your Major

School of Management (SOM)

School of Management Undergraduates: Join us on Monday, August 19, at 1 PM in the Madonna Lounge (Malloy Hall lobby) for Orientation to Your Major. 

  • Meet and mingle with SOM faculty and current business students. Bring your questions!
  • Need help with your schedule? Academic advising will be available, too! We look forward to seeing you there!
  • In the meantime, check your USFCA email account on Wednesday, January 17, for an invitation to a special online Canvas course: SOM Undergraduate Spring 2024 Orientation to Your Major. When you accept the invitation, you will have access to video messages from School of Management Dean Otgo Erhemjamts and others, plus information about SOM majors, clubs, and several key resources.
  • Please email somundergrad@usfca.edu with any questions.

School of Nursing and Health Professions (SONHP)

Nursing (BSN) Students: You will receive an email from the program staff (Stacey Kohut) on or before Friday, August 16, that will provide the specific classroom location of your nursing orientation in Cowell Hall on the San Francisco main campus at 2130 Fulton Street (we will be breaking you up into groups).

  • The orientation will take place on Monday, August 19 from 1 - 4 PM.
  • Please plan to arrive at least 10-15 minutes early for check-in.
  • You can email sekohut1@usfca.edu with any questions.

Public Health (BS) Students): Orientation will take place on Monday, August 19 from 1-3 PM in Cowell Hall XXX.

  • Please contact Prof. Laura Chyu (lchyu@usfca.edu) if you have any questions.

College of Arts & Sciences (CAS)

  • Date: Monday, August 19
  • Time: See below for specific times based on your program.
  • Location: See below for your specific program information.
  • Please email newstudentregistration@usfca.edu with any questions.
MAJOR TimE Room
A+A Art History & Museum Studies 1 PM Students will first meet in Cowell 106 for an A+A overview before going to Gleeson Library, Thacher Gallery
A+A Architecture 1 PM Cowell 106
A+A Design 1 PM Students will first meet in Cowell 106 for an A+A overview before going to XArts, Room 005
A+A Fine Arts 1 PM Students will first meet in Cowell 106 for an A+A overview before going to XArts, Room 008
Advertising  1 PM Kalmanovitz Room 142
Asian Studies   If you are interested in the Asian Studies major, please email asian.studies@usfca.edu 
Biology 1 PM Fromm Hall, Xavier Room 120
Chemistry 1 PM Kalmanovitz Room 167
Communication Studies 1 PM Kalmanovitz Room 267
Computer Science 1 PM McLaren Complex, Room 250
Critical Diversity Studies 1 PM  Kalmanovitz Room 399
Data Science 1 PM Harney Science Center, Room 136
Economics 1 PM Kalmanovitz Room 111
Education: Liberal Studies 2 PM School of Education, Room 101
Engineering 1 PM Fromm Hall, Room 110
English 1 PM Kalmanovitz Room 311
Environmental Science 1 PM Harney Science Center, Room 435
Environmental Studies 1 PM Kalmanovitz Room 363
French Studies   If you are interested in French Studies, please contact Fr. Motyka (mjmotyka@usfca.edu)
History 1 PM Kalmanovitz Room 365
International Studies 1 PM Lone Mountain, Room 100
Japanese Studies   If you are interested in Japanese Studies, please contact Prof. Noriko Nagata (nagatan@usfca.edu)
Kinesiology 1 PM Cowell 107
Mathematics 1 PM Harney Science Center, Room 136
Media Studies 1 PM Kalmanovitz Room 367
Neuroscience 1 PM Cowell 314
Performing Arts and Social Justice 1 PM Lone Mountain, Room 148
Philosophy 1 PM Kalmanovitz Room 165
Physics 1 PM Lo Schiavo, Room 303
Politics 1 PM Cowell 313
Psychology  1 PM McLaren Complex, Room 251
Sociology  1 PM Kalmanovitz Room 263
Spanish Studies   If you are interested in Spanish Studies, please contact Prof. Pedro Lange Churion (langechurion@usfca.edu)
Theology & Religious Studies   If you are interested in Theology and Religious Studies, please contact Prof. Mark Miller (mtmiller2@usfca.edu)
Undeclared Arts & Sciences 1 PM

Cowell 212