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Prepare to Be a Future Cardinal!

We invite all admitted students to join us for Cardinal Preview Day. It’s an exciting opportunity for you to take a fresh look at Catholic — this time as a member of our next undergraduate class!

Preview Day enables our newest Cardinals to engage in an event that emphasizes all our community has to offer you. Located on our green campus in the Nation's Capital, you’ll have the opportunity to branch out into your schools to meet with professors and future classmates alike, attend informational sessions about campus life, and explore in-depth the different aspects that make Catholic University the best place for you.

Just as important is the opportunity you’ll have to meet other future Cardinals, as you and your classmates socialize and tour campus together. It’s your chance to get a first look at how you’ll become an integral part of our community, and what Catholic University will give back to you.

Register for Cardinal Preview Day

Cardinal Preview Day is held on February 14 and April 11, 2026. To access the registration form, please use the link below and log in using your Catholic University Applicant Portal credentials. Contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission at [email protected] for additional support. See below for an overview schedule of the day's activities.

Get a jumpstart and check out an overview of our schedule ahead of the big day.


TimeActivity
9:00 a.m.Check-in / Breakfast (at the Pryz Lobby)
10:00 a.m.University Welcome
11:00 a.m.Academic Breakout Sessions

(Arts and Sciences*; Business; Nursing; Engineering, Physics, & Computing; Architecture & Allied Arts; Theology and Religious Studies; Philosophy; National Catholic School of Social Service)

(*Note: Arts and Sciences breakouts include Biology and Chemistry; Exploratory Studies; Global Studies; English; Anthropology, History, and Classics; Mathematics; Media and Communications; Politics; Rome School of Performing Arts; Sociology and Criminology; Psychology and Brain Sciences; Education)
Noon - 1:30 p.m.Lunch
Noon - 1:30 p.m.Student Life and Resource Fairs
1:00 p.m.Breakout Sessions #1

(Center for Academic and Career Success; Dual Enrollment and Transfer; Faith at Catholic University; Cornerstone Program)
2:00 p.m.Breakout Sessions #2

(Center for Academic and Career Success; Pre-Law Info Session; Pre-Health Info Session)
3:00 p.m.Student Social
3:00 p.m.Family Q+A Session
3:30 - 5:30 p.m.Depart for D.C. Excursions
(Registration and waiver in advance)
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.Family Social and Reception

Additional session details and location info will be provided at the event.

Free parking will be be available in the University Garage  (3600 John McCormack Road, NE, Washington, D.C. 20017)

See Information on Getting to Campus

If you would like to schedule a meeting with a representative from the Office of Student Financial Assistance during Cardinal Preview Day, please register here!

Should you or your family require any accommodations for persons with disabilities,  please call the Office of Admission at 202-319-5305 or 1-800-673-2772, or send an email to [email protected].