Major Presentations on Tuesday, September 26
Fall 2023 (updates in progress)
Be sure to attend the entire presentation for the major you intend to pursue at UCSC. If you are exploring and wish to attend more than one presentation, you may do so as long as your schedule allows you to attend the entire presentation for your primary major.
Note: Sesssions that explicitly say "All Students" are open to new students and continuing students. All other sessions are for new students only
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Major/Department |
Who | Time | Room or Zoom |
| Anthropology
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All Students | 9:00-10:30 a.m. | Room: Social Sciences 1, Room 110 |
| We welcome all new Anthropology students to a presentation about major requirements and resources. Individual faculty will share their research interests and courses they will be teaching. | |||
| Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism | All Students | 10:00-11:00 a.m. | Room: Humanities 1, Room 202 |
| Welcome, incoming frosh and transfer students. Please join us in person for an informal overview of the major presented the director of the program, Eve Zyzik. |
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Art
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New Frosh and Transfer |
10:00-12:00 p.m. |
(In-person & Zoom) Room: Elena Baskin D-101 |
| Zoom link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/98916501055?pwd=MkxVcElLRkMrT2pRZzN4Zm94eXRKdz09 The presentation will include an overview of the Art Department & Art Major; faculty & staff introductions; and a Q&A portion during the second half of the presentation. We highly encourage you to attend in person! |
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| Art & Design: Games & Playable Media (AGPM) | New Frosh and Transfer | 10:45-11:45 a.m. | (in-person & online) Room: Theater Arts Second Stage |
| Zoom link will be sent directly to students Join other incoming students to meet the academic advisor and peer advisors. Incoming students will receive guidance on how to understand our degree requirements and course offerings, and more! + Q&A with the advisor and open discussion. If you are a new undergrad student who can't attend this Advising Session, and you have not already had a one-on-one meeting with the dept Academic Advisor, (Devina), please make an appointment early in the fall quarter (appointments are made using Slug Success). |
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| Chemistry & Biochemistry | New Frosh Only | 10:00-10:45 a.m. | Room: Physical Sciences Building (PSB) 240 |
| Learn about the Chemistry & Biochemistry majors at UCSC! This event will give incoming Frosh an opportunity to meet the Chemistry & Biochemistry advisor(s) and General Chemistry faculty members. We look forward to meeting you! | |||
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Chemistry & Biochemistry |
New Transfers Only | 11:15-12:00 p.m. | Room: Physical Sciences Building (PSB) 240 |
| Meet the Chemistry & Biochemistry advisor(s) and learn about the Chemistry & BMB majors at UCSC and how to hit the ground running as an incoming transfer student. | |||
| Cognitive Science and Psychology
(new students only)
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New Frosh only | 9:00-10:00 a.m. | Zoom only |
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Zoom link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/91558977243?pwd=NnF6VWFzM0xkVHdKd24wd1h1dkV1QT09 Incoming Frosh fall orientation for proposed Psychology and Cognitive Science majors. |
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| New Transfers Only | 10:00-11:00 a.m. | Zoom only | |
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Zoom link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/99763303452?pwd=SURHbGlxODlhOTJpcG9HSGNhQjlMUT09 Incoming Transfer fall orientation for proposed Psychology and Cognitive Science majors. |
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| Community Studies | All Students (new and continuing invited) | 1:00-2:00 p.m. | Location: Red Room at Rachel Carson College |
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Community Studies Open House! Lemonade and Cookies will be served. Please come to meet the Community Studies Advisor and the acting Director! |
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| Critical Race and Ethnic Studies | New Frosh and Transfer | 12:00-2:00 p.m. | Room: Humanities 1, Room 202 |
| The Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES) Department welcomes students who are interested in pursuing the CRES major, Black Studies minor, and/or the CRES and Education MA/C 4+1 (master's and teaching credential) program. At this event, we will present an overview of the major and individual faculty will discuss their research areas and courses they will be teaching. |
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Earth Science and Environmental Sciences
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Frosh Only | 10:00-11:00 a.m. | Room: Earth & Marine Sciences B206 |
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Frosh Welcome This is a welcome party for all undergraduate Earth and Environmental Sciences students. Come meet the advisers, familiarize yourself with the department and understand the opportunities available to you for our majors. Food and drinks will be provided. Please meet inside B206. |
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| Transfer Only | 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Location: Dreiss Lobby and Patio | |
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Transfer Welcome The Transfer Lunch and Welcome will be an opportunity for incoming transfer students to meet department faculty and graduate students, learn about faculty research interests and opportunities for undergraduate research. Refreshments will be provided. |
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| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | New Frosh & Transfer | 10:00-12:30 p.m. | Location: Coastal Biology (CBB), Room 110 |
| EEB Undergraduate Department Welcome 10:00 - 10:25 AM: EEB Advisors Presentation 10:25 - 11:00 AM: Professor Rita Mehta, EEB Department Overview 11:00 - 11:15 AM: Break 11:15 - 12:30 PM: Resource Fair & Academic Planning workshop |
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| Economics (Economics BA, Business Management Economics BA, Global Economics BA) |
New Frosh only | 9:00-10:30 a.m. | Zoom only |
| Zoom link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/91220226743?pwd=RUczRW5mNVhVVU1PWkRQM0F2ejVodz09 This orientation is your opportunity to learn about the Economics Department, our academic programs, and receive academic advice. You will meet faculty, staff, student organizations, and begin to make new connections. It is also a time to get your questions answered and have fun! This orientation is different from the online Slug Orientation and is extremely beneficial for all newly admitted first year students and international students. All new students who are interested in our economics majors should attend. Please arrive on time as the time allotted will be used. |
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| New Transfer only | 11:00-12:30 p.m. | Zoom only | |
| Zoom link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/97808594486?pwd=MXdXQUVQeXlvdWVheTVtVjBmS2g2dz09 This orientation is your opportunity to learn about the Economics department, our academic programs, and receive academic advice. You will meet faculty, staff, student organizations, and begin to make new connections. It is also a time to get your questions answered and have fun! This orientation is different from the online Slug Orientation and is extremely beneficial for all newly admitted transfer students and international/exchange students. All new students who are interested in our economics major should attend. Please arrive on time as the time allotted will be used. |
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| Education, Democracy, and Justice B.A., Education Department | All Students | 11:00-12:00 p.m. | Room: Cowell 131 |
| Come to learn about the EDJ major! | |||
| Environmental Studies (Agroecology BA, Environmental Studies BA, ENVS/Bio BA, ENVS/Earth BA, ENVS/Econ BA) |
New Frosh only | 9:00-10:00 a.m. | (In-person or Zoom) Room: Interdisciplinary Sciences Building (ISB) 221 |
| Zoom link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErcu2tpzMtH9MIrVCijJlEIYcZdJ94khqh Interested in Environmental Studies or Agroecology? Come to our session to hear more! We will be talking about the major requirements for all five of our majors (Agroecology BA, Environmental Studies BA, ENVS/Bio BA, ENVS/Earth BA, ENVS/Econ BA), as well as exciting opportunities including internships and research. We will briefly discuss the concentrations we offer in the ENVS major and give you an idea of what kinds of classes you can expect to take in our majors. There will also be plenty of time for you to ask questions. Whether you’re already set on majoring in Environmental Studies or Agroecology, or you’re still exploring, we’d love to see you! If you wish to join via zoom, click link to register, and you'll have a zoom link emailed to you. Contact envsadvi@ucsc.edu if you need accommodations! |
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| New Transfer only | 10:30-11:30 a.m. | (In-person or Zoom) Room: Interdisciplinary Sciences Building (ISB) 221 |
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| Zoom link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErcu2tpzMtH9MIrVCijJlEIYcZdJ94khqh The department of Environmental Studies is excited to welcome our newest transfer students! At our welcome week session, we will be talking about the major requirements for ENVS, Agroecology, and the ENVS combined majors (ENVS/Bio, ENVS/Econ, ENVS/Earth), as well as important opportunities for transfers to get involved with, including internships and research. We will briefly discuss the concentrations we offer in the ENVS major and give you an idea of what kinds of classes you can expect to take over the next couple of years. There will also be plenty of time for you to ask questions and interact with your ENVS advising staff. We look forward to seeing you! If you wish to join via zoom, click link to register, and you'll have a zoom link emailed to you. Contact envsadvi@ucsc.edu if you need accommodations! |
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| Feminist Studies | All Students | 10:00-11:30 a.m. | Room: Humanities 210 |
| New incoming Feminist Studies (FMST) majors should plan to attend the Feminist Studies Open House/Orientation. FMST faculty will talk about their upcoming classes and their research and you'll have a chance to meet them and ask questions. You'll also get to meet FMST Undergraduate Student Representative Sydney Ferris who is looking forward to getting to know you and finding out what kind of events and support you hope for during this academic year. And of course, this is your opportunity to meet and connect with other FMST majors! |
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| Film and Digital Media | All Students | 10:00-12:00 p.m. | (In-person or Zoom) Room: Communications Room 150 |
| Zoom link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/95275764245?pwd=S09NYndMYkoyUFdvMkpuRUh3QlNZdz09 This is your opportunity to meet with our faculty and learn about their research interests and find out more about their courses for the year. An overview of the film and digital media program, including major requirements, will be given by our faculty. All students that are proposed film and digital media majors and those interested in adding FDM as a minor or second major are highly encouraged to attend. |
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| Global and Community Health | All Students | 11:00-12:00 p.m. | Room: Social Sciences 1, Room 110 |
| Please join the Global and Community Health Program Faculty and Academic Advisors for an overview of the department courses, requirements and more! This presentation will highlight both the GCH BA and GCH BS degrees as well as a brief discussion with a couple of current GCH students. Whether you are a proposed GCH major or Undeclared and exploring possibilities, we would be delighted to see you there! | |||
| History Department | All Students |
10:30-11:30 a.m. |
Room: Stevenson Event Center |
| Learn why majoring in history is a great choice for understanding the world we live in today. Meet some of the history faculty and students and learn about the exciting educational opportunities available to history majors. | |||
| History of Art and Visual Culture | New Frosh and Transfer | 10:00-12:00 p.m. | Room: Porter D-245 |
| The History of Art & Visual Culture (HAVC) Department welcomes and encourages all incoming students to attend our fall orientation event! This is a wonderful opportunity to learn what makes HAVC so unique, hear from faculty about their work, and get your questions answered about program requirements and enrichment opportunities. | |||
| Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS) | All Students | 11:00-12:00 p.m. | Room: Merrill College Academic Building, Room 134 |
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Join LALS faculty, staff, and student peers for an introduction to our programs. We'll talk about our majors, including combined majors with education, politics, and sociology, as well as our minor. We'll explore undergraduate research and internship options within LALS and other opportunities to connect with our LALS community. Stay into the 12noon hour for an optional meet and greet with LALS faculty and graduate students. Students who are not able to attend our fall orientation and would like to learn more about LALS programs: please email lalsadvising@ucsc.edu. |
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| Legal Studies | All Students | 11:10-12:00 p.m. | Room: Stevenson 150 |
| Come meet Legal Studies faculty, advising staff, and receive detailed information about our program of study and other opportunities. | |||
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Linguistics Department
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All Students | 10:00-11:30 a.m. | Room: Stevenson 175 |
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Fall welcome and orientation for new and prospective Linguistics and Language Studies majors. Faculty will be present to describe the program and the courses they will be offering. Undergraduate advisor will go over major requirements. |
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| Literature | All Students | 10:00-11:30 a.m. | Room: Humanities Lecture Hall (206) |
| Welcome—and welcome back—to the Literature Department! All students are invited to our Fall Orientation, at which you'll meet professors and staff, learn about the major, minor, and opportunities available to literature students, and see other literature enthusiasts. Our faculty will be on hand to discuss the literature major and minor and to provide information about the Creative Writing concentration. We look forward to seeing you on September 26! | |||
| Math | All Students |
10:00-11:00 a.m. | Room: McHenry 1240 |
| Attendance is optional. This is a welcome party for all undergraduate math students. Food and drinks will be provided. | |||
| Microbiology B.S. | All Students | 1:00-2:00 p.m. | Room: Physical Sciences Building (PSB) 240 |
| Learn about the brand new Microbiology B.S. major at UCSC! | |||
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Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology |
New Frosh only | 9:00-10:00 a.m. | Room: Media Theater |
| Please join the Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology Department Faculty and Academic Advisors for an overview of the department courses, research, requirements and more! | |||
| New Transfer only | 1:00-2:00 p.m. | Room: Media Theater | |
| Please join the Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology Department Faculty and Academic Advisors for an overview of the department courses, research, requirements and more! | |||
| Music
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All Students | 9:00-9:45 a.m. | Room: Music Center 131 |
| Music undergraduate advisor will be going over Major and Minor programs/requirements, as well as classes to take in Fall to begin these programs. The advisor will also discuss opportunities for non-majors (such as lessons, ensembles, and GE courses), and will also be going over information regarding the Theory Placement Exam, happening immediately after the Orientation. Presentation will be in-person only, but a recording of the presentation, along with the presentation slides, will be made available on our website (music.ucsc.edu) shortly afterwards for those that cannot attend in-person. The Music Theory Placement Exam will not have any makeup opportunities - if you need to take a theory course in Fall, please plan to take the placement exam on this day. If students planing to take the Theory Placement Exam will need DRC accommodations, please make sure to get in contact with the Music Department *ahead of time* by emailing <music@ucsc.edu> in advance of 9/25/23. |
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| Philosophy | New Frosh and Transfer only | 11:00-12:00 p.m. | (In-person & Zoom) Room: Humanities and Social Sciences 250 |
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Zoom link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/91089558886?pwd=bjR0TGNXVUZnR1FtdkJEUm40ZnBsQT09 We welcome all new Philosophy students to a presentation about major requirements and planning your major courses. The department advisor and faculty undergraduate director will be in attendance and will also discuss strategies for succeeding at UCSC and answer any questions. |
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| Politics
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New students only | 10:00-10:50 a.m. | Room: Stevenson 150 |
| Come meet the Politics faculty, staff advising and receive detailed information about our program of study. | |||
| School of Engineering (BSOE)- These sessions are for new students only. | |||
| BE Frosh Student Webinar | Frosh only | 9:00-9:45 a.m. | Zoom only |
| By invitation only – Zoom link will be sent via email This webinar is an important introduction to Baskin Engineering. Students will learn about resources and how to be successful. There will be time for Q&A. A Zoom link to join will be sent to students prior to the orientation. |
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| BE Transfer Student Webinar | Transfer only | 10:00-10:45 a.m. | Zoom only |
| By invitation only – Zoom link will be sent via email This webinar is an important introduction to Baskin Engineering. Students will learn about resources and how to be successful. There will be time for Q&A. A Zoom link to join will be sent to students prior to the webinar. |
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| Applied Mathematics Major Session | New Frosh & Transfer | 11:15-12:15 p.m. | Zoom only |
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By invitation only – Zoom link will be sent via email A faculty member from the Applied Math Department will lead this session and provide information about the Applied Math major. There will be time for Q&A. Students are required to attend the BE frosh or transfer webinar prior to attending this session. A Zoom link to join will be sent to students prior to the orientation session. |
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| Biomolecular Engineering and Bioinformatics, and Biotechnology Major Session | New Frosh & Transfer | 11:15-12:15 p.m. | Zoom only |
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By invitation only – Zoom link will be sent via email A faculty member from the Biomolecular Engineering Department will lead this presentation and provide information about these majors. There will be time for Q&A. Students are required to attend the BE frosh or transfer webinar prior to attending this session. A Zoom link to join will be sent to students prior to this session. |
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| Computer Science Major Session
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New Frosh & Transfer | 11:15-12:15 p.m. | Zoom only |
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By invitation only – Zoom link will be sent via email |
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| Computer Science: Computer Game Design Major Session
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New Frosh & Transfer | 11:15-12:15 p.m. | Zoom only |
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By invitation only – Zoom link will be sent via email A faculty member from the Computational Media Department will lead this presentation and provide information about this major. There will be time for Q&A. |
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| Computer Engineering/ Network and Digital Technology Major Session | New Frosh & Transfer | 11:15-12:15 p.m. | Zoom only |
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By invitation only – Zoom link will be sent via email A faculty member from the Computer Science & Engineering Department will lead this presentation and provide information about both of these majors. There will be time for Q&A. Students are required to attend the BE frosh or transfer webinar prior to attending this session. A Zoom link to join will be emailed to students in the days leading up to this session. |
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| Electrical Engineering Major Session | New Frosh & Transfer | 11:15-12:15 p.m. | Zoom only |
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By invitation only – Zoom link will be sent via email A faculty member will lead this presentation and provide information about the Electrical Engineering major. There will be time for Q&A. Students are required to attend the BE frosh or transfer webinar prior to attending the EE session. A Zoom link to join will be emailed to students in the days leading up to this event. |
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| Robotics Engineering Major Session | New Frosh & Transfer | 11:15-12:15 p.m. | Zoom only |
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By invitation only – Zoom link will be sent via email A faculty member will lead this presentation and provide information about the Robotics Engineering major. There will be time for Q&A. Students are required to attend the BE frosh or transfer webinar prior to attending this session. A Zoom link to join the Robotics session will be emailed to students in the days leading up to this event. |
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| Technology & Information Management Session | New Frosh & Transfer | 11:15-12:15 p.m. | Zoom only |
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By invitation only – Zoom link will be sent via email A faculty member from the Technology & Information Management (TIM) Department will lead this presentation and provide information about the TIM major. There will be time for Q&A. Students are required to attend the BE frosh or transfer webinar prior to attending this session. A Zoom link to join will be emailed to students in the days leading up to this event. |
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| Baskin Engineering (BE) Swag Handout! |
New Frosh & Transfer | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Engineering Courtyard |
| Come pick up some cool swag at the Engineering Courtyard! | |||
| Sociology | All Students | 12:00-1:30 p.m. | Zoom only |
| Zoom link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/96273347958?pwd=cXhXcFBpOXFBNHBSeFQvT09FTGQvUT09 Join us for introduction to the department, our faculty, major options, and campus opportunities. For students who cannot join us live on Zoom, the presentation will also be recorded and sent to new Sociology frosh and transfer students.. |
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| Spanish Studies | All Students | 11:00-12:00 p.m. | Zoom only |
| Zoom link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/97250725340?pwd=S2ZMSmNoZWd6dnVibG0zOXM0N1VFdz09 Welcome, incoming frosh and transfer students. Please join us via Zoom for an informal overview of the major presented by the director of the program. |
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| Theater Arts (Department of Performance, Play & Design) |
All Students | 9:00-1:00 p.m. | (In-person & Zoom) Room: Theater Arts Center Mainstage and Theater Arts Center E100 |
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All new Theater Arts students are expected to attend. All students are welcome. Click here for full details and links Program highlights: 1) Welcome presentation for the Dept. of Performance, Play & Design with department faculty & staff from the Theater Arts and the Art & Design: Games + Playable Media programs 2) Advising Orientation for Theater Arts Undergraduates (Frosh & Transfer) 3) OPTIONAL: Theater Arts Facilities Tour (in-person only) If you have questions, please contact Theater Arts Undergraduate Advising in advance at theater-ugradadv@ucsc.edu. |
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