Orientation

ELIGIBLITY TO ATTEND NSO

New Student Orientation is open to conditionally admitted students who have submitted their intent to enroll. As a reminder, the intent to enroll requires a non-refundable $125 intent to enroll deposit. To attend The New Student Orientation, students must register and pay the non-refundable $99 NSO fee by the May 1, 2023 deadline.

You are conditionally admitted until final transcripts are received and verified by the admissions office. The final transcript deadline for first year students is July 15, 2023. Final official transcripts must include your graduation date. Our admissions office prefers electronic transcripts sent to admissions@csudh.edu.  There may be instances where a student attends NSO and then the admissions status changes based on a review of final transcripts.

Students who do not meet admission requirements or deadlines are not eligible to attend NSO. Students who are in the process of appealing an admissions decision are not eligible to attend NSO.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

To register for NSO, log into your my.CSUDH.edu account.

• Make sure you are on the Applicants Tab located near the top of the page.
• From the Applicants tab, click on the Admissions tab, then click on NSO Registration Status.

You must submit the intent to enroll before you are eligible to register for NSO. If you are having difficulties logging into your my.CSUDH.edu account, contact the IT Help Desk at 310-243-2500. If you are having difficulties with the NSO registration process, contact NSO at 310-243-2626 or firstyearnso@csudh.edu.

The registration process within the my.CSUDH.edu account will ask you to select a NSO date and submit payment for the NSO fee.

• The fee for New Student Orientation is $99.
• Students must submit payment to finalize their NSO registration.
• All Orientation fees are non-refundable and non-transferable regardless of whether the student does not attend the NSO date, or their admission status changes.

NSO DATES

The New Student Orientation sessions are scheduled for June 2023 so that students complete NSO in time to attend First Year Experience (DHFYE) summer program (July-August 2023). We encourage you to register early, as NSO registration closes May 1.

Please note that capacity is limited, and the dates may no longer be available if you wait too long to register.

The New Student Orientation will include the following:

1. Pre-orientation modules to be viewed prior to your NSO day.
2. Day 1: In-person orientation activities
3. Day 2: Virtual and/or in-person advising and registration sessions.

NSO Dates: You may select the date that works best for you, on a first-come, first-served basis. Be mindful of your high school graduation and other important dates when you select an NSO date.

For Day 1: Prepare to be on campus, in-person from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. You will select a date that corresponds with your major. Please check back at the end of February for an updated schedule.

• Thursday, June 8
• Friday, June 9
• Thursday, June 15
• Friday, June 16
• Thursday, June 22
• Friday June 23
• Saturday, June 24

Day 2: Upon selecting the in-person NSO date, you will be given instructions via your Toromail (CSUDH campus email) to select virtual and/or in-person advising and registration date.

MANDATORY NSO REQUIREMENT

NSO is a mandatory enrollment requirement. Students are expected to register and attend all components of NSO as well as complete all NSO activities to remain eligible for enrollment.

For first year students, this may include, but not limited to

• Completing the Directed Self-Placement (DSP) survey between March 15-May 31, 2022, in order to select your First-Year Composition course. For more information about the DSP visit https://www.csudh.edu/dsp/.
• Online Pre-Orientation
• Attend NSO Day 1 and Day 2

It is important to continuously check your Toromail email account to receive important information. Students who do not complete NSO are not eligible for fall enrollment and would need to reapply for the following open academic term.

Students who were not able to complete their scheduled NSO requirement on the day of their orientation can submit an NSO Petition for consideration. NSO Petition is only a request and not guaranteed approval.

If you have questions regarding the NSO requirement, or the policies regarding orientation, please email firstyearnso@csudh.edu.

Students who do not register for NSO by the posted deadline or students who do not attend a scheduled NSO date, are not eligible to enroll for the academic year in which they applied. The NSO Petition is for students who had extenuating circumstances that prevented them from attending a scheduled NSO date or from registering for NSO by the deadline. Please be aware that petitions are meant to cover students’ extenuating circumstances and not that of the extended family.

Phone: 310-243-2626
Email: firstyearnso@csudh.edu