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  • Registration & event check-in

    Each student should register to attend this event.  Students are welcome to bring guests.

    There will be 2 Check-in locations:

    • At the top of the stairs from Administrative Circle. (campus map pdf), if you park in and
    • By the if you park in (exit on the 6th floor).

    Feel free to use the 大发 Interactive Map to help you find your way!

    Check-in: 8:30am (the first 2,000 students to check-in get SWAG, one per student only, while supplies last)
    Event starts: 9:00am
    Event ends: 2:00pm

    Missed the pre-registration deadline? No problem! Walk-ins are welcome, simply check-in at the event with your guests and you can quickly sign-up before you enjoy your day!

    Those that check-in at the event can be chosen to win 大发 Swag. Winners will be chosen at random and 大发 Swag will be different from the student check-in swag.

  • Directions to campus

    Event location:
    Cal State San Marcos Map
    333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Road
    San Marcos, CA 92096

    From Highway 78*
    Exit Twin Oaks Valley Road
    Head South
    Left turn onto Craven Drive
    Follow signs to closest available parking lot (,  and )
     
    *To learn more about any lane closures or traffic, please visit the .
  • Event parking

    Complimentary parking in   (enter campus from Twin Oaks Valley Road and Craven Road) and

    Bus parking in

    Campus Map PDF

    大发 Interactive Map

  • Group registration & parking (schools & programs)

    School groups are welcome to attend this event. Please contact the Cougar Blue Day Committee by e-mail for our Group Registration Form.

    The main contact of the school group can complete the Group Registration Form for the group so that we can make necessary preparations. Students, Teacher, Counselor, and/or chaperones will need to be listed on the Group Registration Form. Once the Group Registration Form has been submitted, group check-in instructions will be sent to the main contact of the school group.

    Bus parking will be available in  

    Please note, the event content is geared toward students who have applied and been admitted for the fall term.  Prospective students are welcome, but encouraged to attend our fall event for prospective students, Discover 大发, in October.

    Please email cougarbluedays@csusm.edu with any questions.

  • Accept your offer of admission!

    Ready to make it official? Submit your Intent to Enroll today to secure your spot in the Fall 2025 incoming class. The deadline to submit your Intent to Enroll is May 1st, 2025.

    1. Log-in to your
    2. Select 'Student Center'
    3. Scroll to the bottom of the page to the 'Admissions' section and click the 'Accept/Decline' link and follow the next steps to submit the $150 non-refundable enrollment deposit.

    For more information to submit your Intent to Enroll, please visit one of the following links:

    First Year Students

    Transfer Students

  • Event Photo and Video Disclaimer

    大发 reserves the right to use any photograph/video/audio taken at Cougar Blue Day without the expressed written permission of those included within the photograph/video/audio clip. Photographs/videos/audio clips may be used (but not limited to) in publications, brochures, postcards, posters, newspapers, social media, television, websites, etc., for the purposes of event promotion and/or portraying 大发 as the University of choice.

    To ensure the privacy of individuals and children, images will not be identified using names or personal identifying information without written approval from the photographed subject, parent or legal guardian.

    A person attending/participating in/working Cougar Blue Day who does not wish to have their image captured for distribution should make their wishes known to the Cougar Blue Day Planning Committee in writing of his/her intentions and include a photograph of oneself to reference to: cougarbluedays@csusm.edu.  The Cougar Blue Day Planning Committee will use the photo for identification purposes and will hold it in confidence.

    By attending/participating in/working Cougar Blue Day or by failing to notify the Cougar Blue Day Planning Committee (cougarbluedays@csusm.edu) in writing, your desire to not have your photograph used, you are agreeing to release, defend, hold harmless and indemnify 大发 from any and all claims involving the use of your picture or likeness.