• New families at Chapman Orientation
  • Students partaking in a Chapman tradition
  • students at Seagerstom for Orientation
  • student at orientation circle
  • Dinning under the umbrellas on Bert Williams Mall

Welcome to Chapman University!

»New Student and Family Orientation

On behalf of the Office of Orientation and First Year Programs, welcome to the Chapman Family. We are very excited for your arrival! Orientation registration is now open.

Our goal with Orientation is to help students and families get settled in and introduced to Chapman University while helping build lasting relationships in the process. Check out the videos below to get a first look into this amazing week.

Building a Chapman Community

Learning Chapman's History and Traditions

Making Your First Day Stress-free 

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Fall Orientation Dates

First Year Student  
August 20–25

First Year Family
August 20–21

Transfer Student
August 22 –25

Transfer Family
August 22

Other Important Dates

First Year Move-in
Tuesday, August 20

Transfer Move-in
Thursday, August 22

First day of classes
Monday, August 26