Fall Preview
9:00am - 3:30pm
Cal Poly
Free
Experience Cal Poly
Fall Preview at the Cal Poly College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences is an opportunity for prospective students to learn more about the campus, our hands-on programs and the career opportunities that we prepare you for!
You'll thrive with our small class sizes, student-centered faculty and Learn by Doing ethos.
Our students experience the world hands-on, in the classroom, in the field and in the lab, gaining an entrepreneurial understanding for getting the job done from the moment they set foot on campus.
Our college — renowned for our Learn by Doing education model — is the premier undergraduate food, agriculture, and environmental sciences program in the nation, preparing the leaders of tomorrow.
Our graduates are in high demand, with local and global companies coming to us — and to our undergraduates — for help meeting the ever-changing needs of these dynamic industries.
Join us at Fall Preview and explore what it means to be a Mustang in Cal Poly's College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.
Schedule of Events
| TIME | TOPIC | LOCATION |
| 9 - 9:30 a.m. |
Check-in | JUSTIN and J. LOHR Center for Wine and Viticulture Building 156, Room 110 |
| 9:30 - 10:15 a.m. | Welcome and overview of the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES): College leadership, faculty and students | JUSTIN and J. LOHR Center for Wine and Viticulture Building 156, Room 110 |
| 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. | Applying to Cal Poly: Cal Poly Admissions Officer | JUSTIN and J. LOHR Center for Wine and Viticulture Building 156, Room 110 |
| 10:45 - 11:15 a.m. | *Information session #1: college majors You can select up to two majors you are interested in learning more about, one each session |
Various locations; see key below for buildings and rooms |
| 11:30 a.m. - noon | **Information session #2: college majors You can select up to two majors you are interested in learning more about, one each session |
Various locations; see key below for buildings and rooms |
| Noon - 12:45 p.m. | Lunch on own; see Campus Dining venues | See Campus Market and various food trucks. All venues are cashless |
| Noon - 1 p.m. |
Prospective transfer students: Lunch and transfer student lunch info session | JUSTIN and J. LOHR Center for Wine and Viticulture Building 156, Back Patio |
| 1:15 - 2:30 p.m. |
Optional college walking tour with CAFES Ambassadors | Meet in Ag Circle in front of Building 10 |
| 2:45 - 3:15 p.m. |
Prospective first-year students: Campus Housing information session with University Housing | Building 172, Room 110 |
| *Department info session #1: 10:45 – 11:15 a.m | **Department info session #2: 11:30 a.m. – noon |
| Agribusiness Department Building 156, Back Patio Major: Agricultural Business |
Agribusiness Department Building 156, Back Patio Major: Agricultural Business |
| Agricultural Education & Communication Department Building 156, Room 110 Majors: Agricultural Science, Agricultural Communications |
Agricultural Education & Communication Department Building 156, Room 110 Majors: Agricultural Science, Agricultural Communications |
| Animal Science Department Building 157, Room 101 Majors: Animal Science, Dairy Science |
Animal Science Department Building 157, Room 101 Majors: Animal Science, Dairy Science |
| BioResource & Agricultural Engineering Department Building 159 Majors: BioResource and Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Systems Management |
BioResource & Agricultural Engineering Department Building 159 Majors: BioResource and Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Systems Management |
| Experience Industry Management Department Building 156, Room 110 Major: Event Management |
Experience Industry Management Department Building 156, Room 110 Major: Event Management |
| Food Science & Nutrition Department Building 156, Room 110 Majors: Food Science, Nutrition |
Food Science & Nutrition Department Building 156, Room 110 Majors: Food Science, Nutrition |
| Natural Resources Management & Environmental Sciences Department Building 156, Room 101 Majors: Environmental Earth and Soil Sciences, Environmental Management and Protection, Forest and Fire Sciences |
Natural Resources Management & Environmental Sciences Department Building 156, Room 101 Majors: Environmental Earth and Soil Sciences, Environmental Management and Protection, Forest and Fire Sciences majors |
| Plant Sciences Department Building 156, Front Patio Major: Plant Sciences |
Plant Sciences Department Building 156, Front Patio Major: Plant Sciences |
| Wine & Viticulture Department Building 156, Room 103 Major: Wine and Viticulture |
Wine & Viticulture Department Building 156, Room 103 Major: Wine and Viticulture |