Sparta Camp (First-Time, First-Year Orientation)

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All admitted students must attend one Orientation session, and participate for the entire duration of the program.  Here you will get an official campus welcome, hear from various departments including Financial Aid and the Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion, meet with academic advisors, and get a chance to connect with an Orientation Leader. Orientation will be complete once you are done with your advising and course registration overview. 

Orientation is mandatory and attendance will be recorded. If you do not attend, or if you leave during any portion of the event, you will be blocked from registering for classes and will NOT be able to attend San Jose State in Spring 2025. 

New Student and Family Programs will send you an orientation confirmation letter to your one week prior to your scheduled orientation date. You can access your via your student portal.

Spring 2025 Orientation Session Dates

  • Monday, January 13, 2025
  • Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Summer 2025 Orientation Session Dates

  • Tuesday, June 25, 2025 - Wednesday, June 26, 2025
  • Tuesday, July 1, 2025 - Wednesday, July 2, 2025
  • Friday, July 11, 2025 - Saturday, July 12, 2025
  • Thursday, July 17, 2025 - Friday, July 18, 2025
  • Friday, July 25, 2025 - Saturday, July 26, 2025 
  • Tuesday, July 29, 2025 - Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Please note that all sessions may not be available to you on your Next Steps portal. The Orientation sessions available to each student will be based upon when their major will be offering academic advising. Additionally, sessions fill up on a first come, first serve basis so this may also affect general orientation session availability.

Spring & Summer 2025 Orientation Schedule

Coming soon!

View Your Orientation Session

You may change your session in your portal prior to the intent to enrollment deadline. In hopes to maintain an equitable registration process for all incoming 91ÁÔÆæ students, we do not accommodate orientation session changes after the intent to enrollment deadline. We do make exceptions for extenuating emergencies that can be verified with proper documentation. If you have an emergency and can't attend Orientation, please contact us at frosh-orientation@sjsu.edu.Before Attending Spring Orientation

  1. Complete Spartan Link Online Orientation Module (incoming Spring students will have access in December 2024, incoming Fall students will have access around the beginning of May 2025). 
  2. Review your confirmation letter sent to your (access through your portal) one (1) week prior to your Spring Orientation session.

For those staying on campus overnight, each student will be provided with the following overnight items: pillow, blanket, two sheets, a pillowcase, and a towel/washcloth. 

For more information please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page or contact us at frosh-orientation@sjsu.edu or 408-924-5972.

Students attending Spring Orientation who need disability-related accommodations should contact the Accessible Education Center (AEC) at aec-info@sjsu.edu as soon as possible or at least two weeks prior to attending your orientation session.

Parents and family members are also encouraged to attend orientation. There will be sessions specifically designed with their needs and questions in mind. Please visit our Parent & Family Orientation page for more information.