Fall 2025 Newly Admitted Students

Advising and Registration Support Information

 

Congratulations on your admissions to CSUF and welcome to the College of Communications!

Be sure to meet all Office of Admissions deadlines including submission of your final official transcripts. Any questions about your transcripts should be sent to the Office of Admissions. Visit http://admissions.fullerton.edu/nextsteps.php . 

Review and follow steps listed below to prepare for the Fall 2025 semester:

Accept your Admission Offer by May 1, 2025

Learn how to accept admission and your next steps through the Office of Admissions for first-year studentsOpens in new window and transfer students.Opens in new window


Review Orientation Options

Note: Completing "Orientation" is seperate from receiving academic advising for Fall 2025 class registration with the exception of in-person (on-campus) orientation dates for first-year students which include academic advising and class registration support on the same day of "Orientation." For more information about Orientation, visit https://www.fullerton.edu/oro/orientation/. 

 

Newly admitted transfer students: attend a small-group, virtual GE and major academic advising session in early June (sign-ups forthcoming in May!)

We will e-mail newly admitted transfer students around mid-May with information about how to sign up for a small-group virtual advising session -- continue to check your CSUF student email for more information coming soon!

*DO NOT schedule an advising appointment online at this time. Appointments made online will be canceled. Please look out for our e-mail in May for you to sign up for one of our virtual advising sessions for new transfer students in June. 

 

Check your CSUF campus e-mail account frequently so you don't miss out on important announcements.

What Is Your Intended Major?

The College of Communications houses four distinct departments and each department offers an academic major.
 
  • Cinema & Television Arts (CTVA)Opens in new window Department offers a major in CTVA: Students study areas such as critical studies, industry management, production, screenwriting.
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders (COMD)Opens in new window Department offers a major in COMD: Students study speech-language pathology or audiology, and prepare for careers in either private practice clinics, schools, rehabilitation centers, or hospitals.
  • Human Communications Studies (HCOM)Opens in new window Department offers a major in CMST: Students study the interpersonal dynamics of communication and public address and prepare for careers in communication research, human resources, organizational consulting, training & development, non-profit work, community organizations, and law school as some examples. The department houses the speech and debate team.
  • Communications (COMM)Opens in new window Department offers a major in COMM with four concentrations: Students select one concentration in either Advertising, Entertainment & Tourism, Journalism, or Public Relations in preparation for careers in mass media. 
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