Orientation

Attend Orientation! The Counseling Department offers a variety of orientations to students. Orientation is designed to acquaint students with everything they need to know about Mission College. Students who attend an orientation get priority registration for the following semester. This priority greatly enhances the probability that they will get the classes that they want.

Orientation is required for all new, transfer, and returning non-exempt students (exemptions are listed under Matriculation in the College Catalog). Those students that do not qualify for an exemption must select and complete one of the Orientation courses (Counseling A) prior to or during their first semester at Mission College. Orientation provides students with information about Mission College and higher education. Information about college programs and services; degree, certificate, and transfer requirements; academic expectations and procedures; campus facilities and registration material are also covered. We also provide orientation in Spanish and Vietnamese. Students who take Counseling 1, or 3, or 5, or 23 also receive an orientation which provides priority status. For more information about Orientation, please contact the Counseling office at (408) 855-5030.