Explore Pacific...Discover Your Future!
Welcome to University of the Pacific! We are so excited that you'll be joining us this fall! While you may feel anxious and nervous now, Orientation is designed to help calm these emotions and help with your transition into our community. Orientation is your first step in a successful career at Pacific. We want to welcome you, share our University and give you an opportunity to learn the information needed to get you off to a great start. All new undergraduate students, both freshman and transfers, participate in Orientation.
At Orientation, you will
- receive academic advising
- register for classes
- learn about campus life from current Pacific students
- meet other new students and make friends
- explore ways to get involved in campus activities
- meet Pacific faculty, staff, and administrators
- discuss important college issues for new students
- get your questions answered about coming to campus!
Orientation also includes the required course placement assessments, and information about critical campus resources and services. Students also have the option of completing course placement assessments prior to orientation at a regional assessment site (or in Hawaii prior to the new student send off). Additional information will be available soon!
When you arrive on campus for Orientation, there will be nearly one hundred student Orientation Leaders, known as Pacific Ambassadors and Pacific Student Advisors, ready to greet you, answer all of your questions, tell you about classes, campus life and other exciting opportunities at Pacific.
Orientation is designed with you and your families in mind. It is designed to answer all your questions and give you opportunities to make social and academic connections. You will also, and most importantly, be able to talk to advisors and register for classes.
If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact the New Student and Family Programs at (209)946-7619 or email us at orientation@pacific.edu. Students and staff are available to answer your questions or refer you to the proper office to meet your needs.