New Student Orientation

CalArts Orientation Fall 2011

For a day-by-day event schedule please select the link below:

Fall 2011 Orientation original style schedule.pdfFall 2011 Orientation original style schedule.pdf

For a detailed schedule select the link and refer to your school schedule:

CalArts Fall 2011 Orientation Schedule as of 8-30-11.pdf

If you would like to refer to a brief overview of Vital Information for CalArts students, select: 
Vital Information for New CalArts Students 2011.pdf.

Tuesday, September 6th   

New students will move into Chouinard Hall or Ahmanson Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 6, and Student Affairs will conduct  the parent orientation during the afternoon on this day. 

Parent Orientation Schedule:

• 11:30 am - 12:30 pm - Library Overview for Parents. 
• 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Interactive Parents' Orientation in the MOD Theater. 
• 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm - President Steven Lavine hosts a reception in the Main Gallery for new students and their parents.

Wednesday, September 7th  

Returning students will be able to move into Chouinard Hall or Ahmanson Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 7th. Institute-wide/general orientations for new and transfer students will also take place on Wednesday.

Thursday, September 8th

School-specific orientations for students will take place on Thursday, Sept. 8th.

Friday, September 9th

Class sign-up will take place all on one day—Friday, Sept. 9th—with a morning session, a lunch break, and then an afternoon session.

Film/Video faculty member Leo Hobaica Jr. leads an orientation event, September 2009