Orientation
The Cuesta College Orientation will give you the information you need to build your first semester class schedule.
If you are a new student, you will need to take either an in-person or online orientation.
Upon completion of the Online Orientation and the Abbreviated SEP (included within this orientation), your registration priority will be upgraded the next working day.
Throughout this orientation, you will learn:
- The requirements for a chosen educational pathway
- Cuesta College academic placement
- Academic planning strategies
- Information about Cuesta College policies and procedures
Online Orientation
The online orientation will help improve your priority registration status. It Online Orientation can be accessed through your myCuesta student portal.
- Login to your myCuesta account
- Locate the "Registration" card on your myCuesta Portal, then click the New Student Online Orientation button.
In-Person Orientations New Students
CougarWelcome Days
(First-Time College Students Only in early May)
Fast Track Registration and Orientation Days
(Available to all new students)
Online Orientation access for non-student guests
If you are a Cuesta College student, please login to your myCuesta student portal and click on the Online Orientation link in your myCuesta Portal.
If you do not enter the Online Orientation via your myCuesta student portal, your completion WILL NOT be recorded for priority registration.