All incoming students will register for the academic advising webinars and in-person orientation session on the College Orientation Registration site (opens on May 29th for incoming First-Year students and June 17th for incoming Transfer students). Please check your UC San Diego Email for instructions on how to register. 

All incoming students must register for orientation by the deadline to avoid a hold on their student accounts. Holds will interfere with students registering for courses in the future. 

You will have the ability to edit your registration one time. Any changes/edits after the deadline will incur a $25.00 late fee.

If you are an International Student you will need to complete both of your Eleanor Roosevelt College Orientation components AND an International Student Orientation.

To find out more details and how to register for the International Student Orientation please visit their website. 

If the session you were hoping to attend is closed, it is because the session is completely full.  We cannot guarantee that space will become available in the session you prefer.

If you would like to waitlist for a session you must do the following:

1) Register for an Open Session, by completing registration on College Orientation Registration site.

2) Send an email to ercmail@ucsd.edu to request to be placed on the waitlist or a different session. Be sure to include your First & Last Name, Student PID Number (the number that starts with the letter "A"), the session you would prefer, and the reason you would like to attend that session.

Students, please consider the following when making changes or cancellations to your registration:

To attend a session - register by the deadline. You will have the ability to edit your registration on your own one time before the deadline. Any changes/edits after the deadline will incur a $25.00 late fee.

If you need to make a change after the deadline, please send an email to ercmail@ucsd.edu. Changes will only be accommodated if space allows and if completed at least five (5) business days prior to the session. You will be charged a $25.00 late registration/change fee. When emailing, be sure to include your First & Last Name, Student PID Number (the number that starts with the letter "A"), the session you would prefer, and the reason you would like to attend that session.

Cancellations are only approved for students no longer attending the University in the Fall. Otherwise, orientation is mandatory.

For First-Year Students:

Orientation for incoming first-year students are required to complete both Part 1 (mandatory academic advising webinars), along with Part 2 (a mandatory one day in-person session held in September). Together, these pieces will provide you with the knowledge and campus connection necessary to navigate your first year. 

Some notes about your registration selection:

You should select the session that works best for you! The content shared will be the same. Some things to keep in mind:

• If you are moving to campus, make sure that your session does not conflict with your travels or move-in plans.
• If you are a student athlete you will need to check with your coach to determine which session to attend. Your practices and schedules in September may conflict with Orientation and Orientation is mandatory for all incoming students.

Please note registration is on a first come, first served basis. Once a session is full, it is full!  Please register early to increase your chances of attending your first choice session.  See the FAQ question below on how to get added to the waitlist.

In-person orientation for incoming first-year students will include small groups of students in order to facilitate connections as well as group activities and presentations from our various college departments.

For Transfer Students:

Transfer students will also complete the mandatory academic advising webinars as well as attend a mandatory in-person orientation session, although both will be tailored to the transfer student experience. Our in-person session for transfer students will include opportunities for you to meet other transfer students as well as hear from various speakers from our college.

Yes! For both incoming first year and transfer students, the in person session is mandatory.

We will have important information presented by college departments such as academic advising, student affairs, and Making of the Modern World (MMW, our college writing sequence). We will also have fun activities for students to make connections and get to know each other!