Facebook pixel About New Student Orientation | Pepperdine University | Seaver College Skip to main content
Pepperdine | Seaver College

About New Student Orientation

Group of Seaver students helping at NSO

What is New Student Orientation?

New Student Orientation (NSO) is a program intentionally designed for incoming students and their family members. The program will include information on academics, student activities, student services, living on campus, international programs, and much more. University administrators, faculty, staff, and upper-division students will be available throughout the program to answer all of your questions about college life.

Who Attends New Student Orientation?

NSO is designed for new students who have enrolled at Seaver College and their parents or other family members. There are specific sessions designed for students and specific sessions for parents during NSO. The parent portion will end Thursday, August 14 at 3:00 PM and students will remain on campus until school starts on Monday, August 18.  Here is a list of hotels that parents can stay at while attending NSO. 

When Is New Student Orientation?

In-Person Orientation (for all new students & transfers): 

  • International Students Move-in and Check-in:  Monday, August 11, 2025 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM - (students can arrive anytime between those hours)
  • Domestic Students Move-in and Check-in:  Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - (students will receive an email with the specific time period they can arrive) 
  • International Parents and Families: Parent program portion is Monday, August 11 - Thursday, August 14 (ends at 3 PM)
  • Domestic Parents and Families: Parent program portion is Tuesday, August 12 - Thursday, August 14 (ends at 3 PM)

Check-in Location

In-person NSO will take place for all students on the Seaver College Malibu campus.

Check-in for International Students will be on Upper Mullin Town Square.

Check-in for Domestic Students will be on Firestone Fieldhouse Parking Lot

See Interactive Campus Map for more information.

Once you check in, you will move into your residence hall if you are living on campus. Your Resident Advisor (RA) and Spiritual Life Advisor (SLA) will be there to meet you when you arrive at your residence hall. Also, Orientation Leaders will assist you with moving in your belongings. After moving in, you will need to relocate your car to one of the side streets or Parking Lot S (located near our Drescher campus). You will not be able to leave your car in front of the residence hall.

Orientation Schedule

During NSO, student and parent schedules will overlap at times, but we also have specifically designed programming for students as well as parents. 

  • Fall NSO 2025 Student Schedule coming soon
  • Fall NSO 2025 Parent Schedule coming soon
  • Check-in and Move-in for International Students only
  • Dinner
  • Evening social event for international students
  • Check-in and Move-in for Domestic Students all day
  • Campus Tours offered
  • Lunch 
  • Dinner
  • President and First Lady's Welcome in Firestone Fieldhouse
  • Breakfast in Waves Cafe
  • Multiple informational sessions all day for parents and students
  • Dinner
  • Breakfast in Waves Cafe
  • Multiple informational sessions, including a presentation of our international study abroad programs
  • Lunch and Waves Expo out on Alumni Park
  • Goodbye Blessing (parents program ends after this session at 3:00 PM)
  • New Student Sunrise
  • Breakfast
  • Block Party
  • Lunch
  • Afternoon Activities and Excursions
  • Dinner
  • President's Reception at the Brock House
  • Breakfast
  • Frosh Follies Rehearsals
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Frosh Follies Performance
  • Worship service
  • Brunch
  • Hike to the Cross
  • Waves Church Worship Service
  • Dinner
  • All-School Candlelight Gathering 

Registration Fees

There is NO registration fee for incoming Seaver students. They will start using their meal points during NSO.

The registration fee for family members is $200 per person (13 and over). 

This fee covers:

  • Meals and snack breaks during orientation
  • Entrance to all orientation sessions and athletic events
  • Orientation materials (orientation program, orientation app, Pepperdine t-shirt, and name tag).

Please note there is NO fee for family members who are only moving their student into the residence halls and not planning to stay for the entire Orientation.

Also, fees do not include transportation to and from the airport or lodging for parents. 

Refund Policy

If you need to cancel any parent or guest NSO registration, please contact Student Activities at nso@pepperdine.edu or 310.506.4201 to request a refund.

 

Next icon with arrow