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 Friday, January 9 at 3 PM and students will remain on campus until school starts on Monday, January 12. 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 & Domestic Students Move-in and Check-in: Thursday, January 8, from 8 - 10 AM
International & Domestic Parents and Families: Parent program portion is Thursday, January 8 - Friday, January 9 (ends at 3 PM)

Check-in and Move-in Instructions

NSO will take place for all students on the Malibu campus. NSO Check-in and Move-in will be on Thursday, January 8, detailed arrival instructions will be sent to students’ Pepperdine email in mid December.

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.

Spring NSO 2026 Student Schedule coming soon.
Spring NSO 2026 Parent Schedule coming soon.

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 $150 per person (12 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.