Explore SDSU Admitted Student Day 2026
April 11, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.
Admitted Students Only
You are invited to join us for Explore SDSU Admitted Student Day to learn why now is the time to join the San Diego State University family! Explore SDSU is an open house for admitted first-year and transfer students, and is an opportunity for you and your family to engage with SDSU faculty, staff and current students. Learn more about living on campus, academics, athletics, student services and organizations, and begin to picture yourself as an SDSU Aztec!
Register today and we will email you updates about the event.
Explore SDSU Admitted Student Day is a rain or shine event.
Community Events
Engage with current students, faculty and staff who are committed to strengthening an inclusive and supportive campus environment.
5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182
Getting to Campus
Campus Parking is Free
Campus parking is free for the day. Please park in Parking 3 (P3), Parking 4 (P4), Parking 1 (P1) or Parking 12 (P12). Allow at least 45 minutes to park prior to your first activity.
Disabled Person (DP) Parking
Disabled person parking areas are reserved for those persons with a valid DMV issued placard or plate. You may park in a DP stall as long as the disabled person's DMV placard or plate is present. Should you require special accommodations please contact Parking and Transportation Services at [email protected].
Public Transportation
Public transportation is an excellent option for the day! You can take the trolley or bus and it will drop you off at our SDSU Transit Center, which is located next to the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union. Learn more about our public transportation options.
Helpful Tips
- Wear comfortable shoes—there's a lot of walking.
- Bring your refillable water bottle. There are hydration stations around campus.
- Allow 45 minutes to park and find your first event.
- There is no check-in, just head over to your first event and start your day!
- Plan to be flexible with your schedule. Information sessions and tours are first come, first served, and some may reach maximum capacity.
- Visit an information booth (you'll find various locations across campus) if you need a campus map or if you have any questions.
- Ready to commit to SDSU? Visit our Intent to Enroll booth to commit to SDSU at the event! You will need to have your $400 nonrefundable deposit ready when you submit your Intent to Enroll. Both your deposit and your Intent to Enroll will be submitted online via my.SDSU. The Finalize Your Enrollment Guide provides instructions on how to accept your offer and pay your deposit in my.SDSU.
Plan Your Day
The Explore SDSU Admitted Student Day schedule will be available in March. Check back to view information sessions, tours and open houses, and to plan your schedule.
Information Fair
Meet hundreds of excited students and learn all about the various student organizations on campus. Review the printable campus map to find the locations ahead of time.
- A.S. Food Pantry
- A.S. Student Employment
- A.S. Student Government
- Adapted Athletics
- Aztec Adventures
- Aztec Aquaplex
- Aztec Recreation Center (ARC) Membership
- Beach Volleyball Club
- Club Baseball
- Cycling Club
- Dance Club
- Exercise and Nutritional Sciences (ENS) Classes and Group Fitness
- Ice Hockey Club
- Intramural Sports
- Men’s Club Volleyball
- Men’s Lacrosse Club
- Men's Rugby Club
- Men’s Soccer Club
- Men’s Ultimate Frisbee Club
- Men’s Water Polo Club
- Mission Bay Aquatic Center
- Rowing Club
- Ski & Snowboard Club
- Surf Club
- Tennis Club
- Triathlon Club
- Waterski & Wakesports Club
- Women’s Lacrosse Club
- Women's Rugby Club
- Women’s Soccer Club
- Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Club
- Women’s Volleyball Club
- Women’s Water Polo Club
- Athletics Internships
- Aztec Athletics
- Aztec Spirit Squads
- Asian Pacific Islander Desi (APIDA) American Center
- Aztec Parents Association
- Aztec Shops
- Basic Needs Center and Economic Crisis Response Team
- Cal Coast Student Financial Center
- Career Services
- Center for Commuter Life and Commuter Resource Center
- Center for Intercultural Relations
- Center for Student Organizations and Activities
- Counseling & Psychological Services
- Esports Engagement Center
- Glazer Center for Leadership & Service
- Global Education Office
- Gus & Emma Thompson Black Resource Center
- Hillel of San Diego at SDSU
- Latinx Resource Center
- Military & Veterans Program
- Monarch Unity Resource Center
- New Student and Family Convocation and Weeks of Welcome
- New Student Orientation
- Office of Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP), Outreach and Success
- Office of Housing Administration
- Office of HSI (Hispanic Serving Instituion) Affairs
- Pierce Greek Life Center
- Project Rebound, Center for Transformative Justice
- Student Disability Services
- Student Health Services
- Student Veteran Organization
- The Pride Center
- Troops to Engineers
- Well-Being & Health Promotion
- Women's Resource Center
- Cal Coast Credit Union
- Division of Research & Innovation
- KPBS
- Parking and Transportation
- SDSU Alumni
- Student Research
- University Police
- University Seal of Biliteracy and Culture Competence Program (USBCC)
- ZIP Launchpad (Zahn Innovation Platform)
- Achayot: Jewish Sisterhood
- Anime and Manga Club
- Armenian Students Association
- Arts and Culture Club
- Asian Pacific Student Alliance (APSA)
- Aztec Gaming
- Aztec Gymnastics club
- Aztec Paws at SDSU
- Aztec Trading Card Game (TCG) Club
- Aztecs for Animals
- aztecthenix calisthenics
- Best Buddies SDSU
- Club Golf
- College Democrats at San Diego State University
- Compact Scholars Student Association
- Country Dance Club
- Delta Beta Tau
- Destino
- Fraternities
- Girl Gains SDSU
- Girl Up at San Diego State University
- Global Medical Outreach Club
- Hillel Business Initiative
- Il Circolo Italiano
- InterVarsity at SDSU
- Klesis Christian Fellowship
- Latinx Pre-Law Society
- Leadership Club of SDSU
- Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society
- Plant Futures
- Positivity Club
- Project Rebound Student Alliance
- Red Cross Club SDSU
- Redeemer Grace Church on Campus at SDSU
- Revive Dance Club
- Running Club at SDSU
- Sanskriti
- SDSU Hiking Club
- Skating for Smiles
- Skydive
- Sororities
- Students for Justice in Palestine
- Students supporting Israel club
- Tabletop Gaming Club
- The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
- The Show
- Tijuana Home Build
- VDay SDSU
- Vietnamese Student Association
- Young Men of Color Alliance
- Anthropology
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Responsibility
- Asian American Studies
- Asian Studies
- Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies
- Chicana & Chicano Studies
- Chicana & Chicano Studies Student Association
- Classics and Humanities
- College of Arts and Letters Student Council
- College of Arts and Letters Student Success Center
- Comparative International Studies
- Economics
- Empowering Women in Law
- English and Comparative Literature
- Geography Club
- Geography Department
- History
- International Security & Conflict Resolution
- International Security & Conflict Resolution Student Society
- Islamic and Arabic Studies
- Japanese Language Program & Asian/Middle Eastern Languages
- Language Exchange Community
- Latin American Studies
- LGBTQ+ Studies
- Linguistics
- Model UN San Diego State University
- Mock Trial
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Pre-Law Society
- Rhetoric and Writing Studies
- Roundtable Writers of SDSU
- Science, Technology and Society Studies
- Social Science
- Sociology
- Sociology Club at SDSU
- Spanish and Portuguese
- Spanish Language Society
- Splice: The Journal for Undergraduate Scholarship at SDSU
- Study of Religion
- Sustainability
- Urban Studies
- Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
- All for Education
- Child & Family Development
- College of Education
- Counseling and Social Change Minor and Student Organization
- Cultural Proficiency Minor
- Dual Language and English Learner Education
- Leadership Studies
- Liberal Studies
- Special Education
- Student California Teachers Association
- Aerospace Engineering Department
- AGC/CMAA Student Chapter
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Aztec Baja Racing
- Aztec Electric Racing (AER)
- Biomedical Engineering Society
- Center for Student Success in Engineering
- Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering Department
- College of Engineering Student Council
- Electrical & Computer Engineering Department
- Engineers Without Borders
- International Microelectronics Assembly and Packaging Society
- Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA)
- Mechanical Engineering Department
- Mechatronics
- Rocket Project
- Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE)
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
- Society of Women Engineers
- Women in Construction
- Women in Engineering
- Women of Astronautics and Aeronautics
- Aztec Adaptive Sports
- Doctor of Physical Therapy Student Association
- Food Science Club
- Friends of MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières) SDSU
- Future Athletic Trainers Society
- Future Physical Therapists Organization
- Graduate School of Public Health Student Council
- Graduate Social Work Association
- Habla con Confianza
- Health & Human Services College Council
- Intergenerational Gerontology Alliance
- Kinesiology Organization Revolutionizing Exercise
- Latino Student Social Work Association
- National Student Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Association
- Pre-Occupational Therapy Student Association
- Public Health Initiative
- Social Action Committee
- Student Academy of Audiology
- Students HEAL (Global Medical Brigade)
- Student Nurses Association
- Student Nutrition Organization
- Students for Public Health
- Undergraduate Social Work Association
- Advertising Club
- Air Force ROTC
- American Institute of Graphic Arts
- American Society of Interior Designers
- Arnold Air Society, John Burdette Binkley Squadron
- Asian American Journalist Association
- Aztec Army ROTC
- Aztec Aviation Organization
- Aztec Music Group
- California Music Educators Association at SDSU
- Ceramic Arts Association
- Chamber Music Association of SDSU
- Collegiate Chapter of MTNA at SDSU
- Criminal Justice Student Association
- Design and Technical Association
- Film Society: "It's for the Big Screen"
- Forensics/Speech & Debate
- Furniture Design Association
- Graphic Design
- Health Communication Student Organization
- Helping Hands for Homelessness
- Honor Guard
- Hospitality & Tourism Management
- Hue
- International Studies Minor
- Iota Eta Pi Improv Team
- Jewelry Student Co-op
- Lambda Pi Eta
- Lodging Management Student Association
- Master's of Science in HTM
- Meetings and Events Student Association (MESA) SDSU
- Music and Dance
- Musical Theatre Club
- Musicians Club at SDSU
- National Association of Black Journalists
- National Association of Hispanic Journalists
- National Society of Minorities in Hospitality
- Phi Mu Alpha
- Photography Club
- Professional Studies and Fine Arts
- PSFA College Council
- PSFA Student Experience
- Public Administration Club
- Public Affairs Club
- Public Relations Student Society of America
- Raptors Club
- Recreation & Tourism Management
- Recreation & Tourism Student Association (RTSA)
- RSO "Phase 0"
- School of Art and Design
- School of Communication
- School of Journalism & Media Studies
- School of Public Affairs
- School of Theatre, Television and Film
- SDSU Dance Division
- SDSU FOODies
- SDSU Marching Band
- Skull and Dagger Dramatic Society
- Society of Communication and Leadership
- Society of Professional Journalists
- Students Creating Rides, Entertainment, Attractions & Memories
- Teatro Azteca
- The Daily Aztec
- The Look Magazine
- Women in Criminal Justice
- Active Minds of SDSU
- American Medical Student Association
- Artificial Intelligence Club
- Association for Computing Machinery Student Chapter
- Astronomy Department
- Aztec Game Lab
- Aztec Professional Pre-Health Organization
- Beta Psi Omega
- Bioinformatics Student Association at SDSU
- Biology Department
- Black Pre-Med Society
- Black Psychology Student Organization
- Black Student Science Organization
- Center for the Advancement of Students in Academia
- Chemistry & Biochemistry Department
- College of Sciences Dean's Office
- College of Sciences Student Council
- College of Sciences Student Success Center
- Computer Science Department
- Data Science Initiative
- Earth and Environmental Science Department
- eLeet Coders Club
- Every Player Plays
- First Generation Students in Health
- Flying Samaritans of SDSU
- Health Professions Advising Office
- Latinas in STEM
- Math Club
- Mathematics & Statistics Department
- Mathematics/Science Teacher Initiative
- MEDLIFE SDSU
- National Arab American Medical Association
- Physics Department
- Pre-Dental Organization
- Pre-Medical Advising Club
- Pre-Physician Assistant Student Association
- Pre-Veterinary Medical Association (PVMA)
- Psi Chi
- Psychology Club
- Psychology Department
- Save Soil SDSU
- Schwartz Astronomical Society
- SDSU Cyber Defense Team
- Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) at SDSU
- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
- Society of Physics Students
- Society of Statisticians and Actuaries
- VAW Global Health Alliance
- Women in Medicine
- Women in Physics
- Women in Science Society SDSU
- Homebase Lab
- Interdisciplinary Studies in Three Departments
- Undeclared Success Program
- Weber Honors College
- Weber Honors College Student Society
- American Marketing Association
- Associated Information Technology Professionals
- Aztec Blockchain Group
- Center for Student Success
- Finance and Investment Society
- Financial Planning Association
- International Business Society
- Lavin Entrepreneurship Center
- Partrick-Clayes Center for Career Development
- SDSU Entrepreneurship Initiatives
- Society for Human Resource Management
- Women in Business
- Women in Sports
- Women in Technology
- Dining
- Office of Housing Administration
- Orientation, Transition and Family Engagement
- Residential Education Office
- Student Housing Alumni
- Tours en Español
Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies: Live Samba Performance
Join Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies for a special performance by the SuperSonics Samba School.
SDSU Dining
Get a taste of what it will be like to eat like an SDSU Aztec. All of these dining locations are on the meal plans except for Trader Joe's!
Aztec Recreation Center
- Shake Smart 9 a.m.–8 p.m.
Aztec Shops Terrace
- Aztec Market 8 a.m.–2 p.m.
- Starbucks 8 a.m.–2 p.m.
Charles B. Bell Jr. Pavilion
- Aztec Market 8 a.m.–3 p.m.
- Damor Chai 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m.
- Jamal's Chicken 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
- Panda Express 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
- Rubio's 9 a.m.–2 p.m.
- Shake Smart 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
- Subway 8 a.m.–8 p.m.
- The Halal Shack 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union
- Aztec Market 8 a.m–3 p.m.
- Los Primos 9 a.m.–10 p.m.
- Oggi's 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
- Shake Smart (in Aztec Market) 8 a.m.–3 p.m.
- Starbucks 8 a.m–10 p.m.
- The Habit 9 a.m.–10 p.m.
Cuicacalli Suites
- Aztec Market 8:30 a.m.–7 p.m.
- The Garden (brunch) 10 a.m–2 p.m.
South Campus Plaza
- Broken Yolk Café 8 a.m.–8 p.m.
- Epic Wings N' Things 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
- Eureka! 11 a.m.–12 a.m.
- Everbowl 9 a.m.–9 p.m.
- Sushi One N Half 11 a.m.–9 p.m.
- Trader Joe's 8 a.m.–9 p.m.
- Which Wich 10 a.m.–10 p.m.
University Towers
- Aztec Market 10 a.m.–7 p.m.
- University Towers Kitchen (UTK) 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Other Locations
- Big City Bagels (Outside Music Building) 8 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
- Starbucks (College Ave.) 6:30 a.m.–8 p.m.
Athletic Events
See our Division I teams in action and cheer on the Aztecs.
Play Like an Aztec
SDSU's student government, Associated Students, supports the mission of SDSU by creating, promoting and funding social, recreational, cultural, and educational programs and facilities both on campus and in the community. Take advantage of these special offers during the weekend of Explore!
Aztec Lanes Bowling
Saturday and Sunday, 12-4 p.m.
Free shoe rental with bowling game purchase for Explore SDSU participants.
Aztec Lanes, Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union
Mission Bay Aquatic Center
Mission Bay Aquatic Center is SDSU at the beach! Explore SDSU participants are invited to come down for a free 2.5-hr kayak or stand up paddleboard rental.
Mission Bay Aquatic Center, 1001 Santa Clara Place, San Diego CA 92109
Accept your offer of admission in my.SDSU by May 1.
Join the SDSU Family today!
Frequently Asked Questions
Continue checking our website for updated information on sessions, activities, and more.
Yes, this event is free to all attendees.
Although registration is not required, we encourage you to register so that we can stay connected with you about this event.
If you are an admitted student and have not submitted your Intent to Enroll, please visit my.SDSU and make sure that your contact information is up-to-date. This is the contact information that we use to stay in touch with you and remind you of important deadlines. Be sure to check your email often.
After you complete your Intent to Enroll, you will receive information about your official SDSU Gmail email address. Official communication from the university will be delivered to your official SDSU Gmail email address after your Intent to Enroll is submitted. Learn more about your official SDSU email. If you need to update your mailing address or phone number, please make these updates in my.SDSU.
Have you submitted your Intent to Enroll and are officially a new student? For reminders, tips, and more sneak peeks into SDSU life as you get ready for the fall semester, follow @sdsuadmissions. And don't forget to share your Explore SDSU photos with us @sdsuadmissions for a chance to be featured on our stories or feed!
Please email [email protected] if you have any questions about Explore SDSU Admitted Student Day.
We look forward to seeing you!
