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SOAR - Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration
SOAR Reservations Are Now CLOSED
If you have not already paid for SOAR, reservations are now closed. You will receive information shortly on how to access your class schedule and get additional advising information.
What is SOAR?
Cal Poly is committed to your academic and personal success at the university. Preparation is everything and we work hard to ready you for your first quarter.
For all transfer and freshman students, Cal Poly holds seminars during July and August with information sessions about registration, transitioning to college life and developing a first quarter schedule.
The Student Orientation, Advising & Registration (SOAR) program coordinates these efforts with programs for you and your family. Your path to a successful Cal Poly career begins before you get here.
Additional information about SOAR schedules, fees, and sign-up will be available here.
When is SOAR?
SOAR for transfers will be a one-day event, and for freshmen and their families will be a two-day (overnight) event.
SOAR overnight guests who are scheduled to stay in a university residence hall may check in at the Sierra Madre hall front desk anytime 10:30 a.m. on the scheduled day of arrival. SOAR overnight guests will need to check out of rooms by 8:30 a.m. on their scheduled day of departure.
Transfer Programs
All colleges
Friday, August 14: Science & Mathematics and
Orfalea College of Business Sessions Full For This Date
Monday, August 17
Freshman and Family Programs
College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences
July 30-31*, August 5-6, August 6-7, or August 12-13
* NCAA recruited student-athletes should attend the
July 30-31 session.
College of Architecture & Environmental Design
July 29-30, August 4-5*, or August 11-12
* NCAA
recruited student-athletes should attend the August 4-5
session.
Orfalea College of Business
July 29-30, July 30-31*, August 5-6, or August 6-7
* NCAA recruited student-athletes should attend the
July 30-31 session.
College of Engineering
July 29-30 (Session Full), August 4-5*, August 11-12, or August 12-13
* NCAA recruited student-athletes should attend
the August 4-5 session.
College of Liberal Arts
August 4-5*, August 5-6, or August 11-12
* NCAA
recruited student-athletes should attend the August 4-5
session.
College of Science & Mathematics
July 30-31*, August 6-7, or August 12-13
* NCAA recruited student-athletes should attend
the July 30-31 session.