Session dates for Highlander Orientation are set for Summer 2018!
- Highlander Orientation sessions are organized according to colleges and majors. Plan for a two-day session that corresponds accordingly.
- Attending the mandatory Highlander Orientation program is a provision of UC Riverside admission. Failure to attend will result in the revoking of a student's admission to the University.
- A one-day Family Orientation program will take place during each of the Orientation sessions listed below.
- The one-day Spanish Language Family Orientation program will take place only on Saturday July 21, 2018.
Session 1: Priority Registration Populations (All Colleges) - July 9-10, 2018
This session is ONLY available to the following Priority Registration Populations:
- Honors students who are registered with University Honors
- Intercollegiate Athletes
- Regents and Chancellors scholars who received the Regents or Chancellors Scholarships upon admission
- Student Veterans
- Students with disabilities who are registered with Student Special Services
- Foster youth who are registered with the Guardian Scholars program
Session 2: College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences ONLY - July 12-13, 2018 (Priority Registration Populations)
Session 3: Bourns College of Engineering and College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences ONLY - July 16-17, 2018
Session 4: All Colleges - July 20-21, 2018
- The one-day Spanish Language Family Orientation will be held on July 21, 2018. Seats fill up quickly, so please register as soon as possible. We cannot guarantee Orientation spaces for students who have family members attending the Spanish Language Family Orientation.
Session 5: College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences ONLY - July 23-24, 2018
Session 6: Bourns College of Engineering and College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences ONLY - July 26-27, 2018
Session 7: All Colleges - July 30-31, 2018
Session 8: College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences ONLY - August 2-3, 2018
Session 9: Bourns College of Engineering and College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences ONLY - August 6-7, 2018
Session 10: College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences ONLY - August 9-10, 2018