Admission to SMAD is not guaranteed. You may be admitted to the major upon successful completion of introductory course and GPA prerequisites. You may be admitted to the major upon successful completion of introductory courses and GPA prerequisites. We believe that a critical factor in students' academic success is placement in courses appropriately matched with previous academic preparation, ability and course of study. Class scheduling is not influenced by which July orientation date you attend.
Orientation is a one-day session.
June 1st Orientation date confirmations will be sent out and continue on a rolling basis. The confirmation will include your orientation date, directions to campus, an orientation itinerary, and what to bring to Summer Springboard. Orientation staff will use a database program to calculate your orientation date. The program takes into consideration your preferred dates and guarantees that each academic adviser has an equal number of advisees per orientation session. This will ensure that you have a high quality interaction with your academic adviser.