Guided Tours
Cal Poly offers one campus tour and an admissions presentation every weekday (Monday -Friday), except for holidays when the campus is closed. Registration is required and can be completed through your VIP page. No VIP page? Click here to create a student VIP or parent VIP. Please meet at the information desk in the University Union at the appropriate time. For a list of campus holidays, please click here.
For all tours please wear appropriate walking shoes and a hat is suggested. Please plan on arriving 45 minutes prior to the beginning of your tour due to parking.
Regular tour schedule
- 11:10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Campus walking tour
- 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. - Admissions presentations for all Freshmen and Transfer prospective students. Check at the University Union Information Desk as to location.
Please note: Tours are led by current Cal Poly students and provide a general overview of the campus and a first-hand student perspective on campus and residential life. There are no tours offered on Saturdays or Sundays. Cal Poly does not make arrangements for individual or customized campus tours.
College |
College Tour Information |
|---|---|
College of Engineering |
Tours are available during the academic school year. |
College of Science and Math |
COSAM college tours are held on Fridays at 10:00 a.m. (except for campus holidays and final exam week). Meet at the statue of the Mustang University Union building. |
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences |
View CAFES college tour information at this website or email agambassadors@calpoly.edu with your request. |
Orfalea College of Business |
Fall Quarter 2009, The Orfalea College of Business offers guided tours Thursdays and Fridays (except for campus holidays) beginning 10.1.09. OCOB tours begin at 3:00pm in building 3, room 107. |
Group Tours
If you are bringing a group of 10 or more (including school groups), advance arrangements are required. Please see the group tour page for more information.
More Information
- A Campus Tour Information Line is available at 805-756-5734.
- Parking on Campus
- Cal Poly Campus Maps
Online Registration
Registering for a campus tour is an easy two-step process. You will first establish your own VIP page and then you will be able to register for a campus tour as one of the many Cal Poly options available to you through your VIP page.
STUDENTS
....VIP members! Log into your Cal Poly VIP page to register for a tour
or
...No VIP page? Select your class level below, complete a short interest page and then register for a tour:
PARENTS/SUPPORTERS
If you are a PARENT or SUPPORTER without a VIP page, please fill out a short parent/supporter interest page and then register for a tour.
For technical errors with online tour registration ONLY, please contact: ecoms@calpoly.edu
