Students who commit to the College by May 1, 2025, will refer to this comprehensive list of onboarding steps over the summer in preparation for the 2025 fall semester. Dates will become visible at the beginning of May. You cannot take action on any of these items until then. For now, start to get a preliminary sense of everything you’ll need to complete before arriving to campus in late August.
Important Dates and Deadlines
May
- Activate your oxy.edu account and É«½ç°É email address
- L.A. Engage interest form opens (the interest form has reached capacity)
- Join the Road to Occidental Webinar #1 (topics: housing, health/wellness, and disability services)
June
- Housing application form opens
- Advising information form opens
- Join the Road to Occidental Webinar #2 (topics: advising, registration, First-Year Seminar)
- Deadline to submit interest form for First-Year Seminar immersive programs (optional): Course titles pending (optional)
- Register for your first class (First-Year Seminar)
- Join the Road to Occidental Webinar #3 (topic: student athletes only - by invite)
- Deadline to submit housing application form
- Join the Road to Occidental Webinar #4 (topic: international students only)
- Deadline to sign up for Humanities for Just Communities summer virtual course
July
- Deadline to submit advising information form
- Deadline to request disability accommodations for housing or academics
- Meal plan selection form opens
- Ask your high school or counselor to send your final, official transcript to the Office of Admission
- Deadline to add authorized users to your student account for e-billing
- Deadline to accept financial aid offer
- Complete the online entrance counseling, Master Promissory Notes, and disclosures for Occidental (if your financial aid offer includes loans)
- Meal plan selection form due
- The first e-bill for the fall 2025 semester is emailed
- Join the Road to Occidental Webinar #5 (topics: work-study and student employment)
- Summer Sendoff in New York
- Summer Sendoff in Boston
- Join the Road to Occidental Webinar #6 (topics: move-in and orientation)
August
- Deadline to submit new student health forms
- Deadline to take online placement exams
- First payment due for direct costs from Occidental (tuition, fees, housing, and meals)
- Submit a photo for your É«½ç°É student ID card
- Room and roommate assignments released by REHS
- Summer Sendoff in San Francisco
- Submit FERPA Privacy Rights form (optional)
- Move-in for new international students (for students registered for International New Student Orientation only)
- International New Student Orientation
- Move-in day for new students
- New Student Orientation
- New Family Orientation
- Deadline to sign up for or waive É«½ç°É student health insurance
- Students meet with faculty adviser and register for remaining fall classes (during orientation)
- Attend Convocation
- First day of classes for the fall 2025 semester
- Review your clearance form in myÉ«½ç°É
- Final deadline for changes to your meal plan selection