Open Houses and Information Sessions

Open Houses

Our next Open House will take place this Fall. Please view our Spring info sessions below for the most current Admissions events.  Explore the programs CIIS has to offer. Faculty will offer insight into the programs' mission and purpose, and cover relevant topics in their fields. Questions about admissions, curriculum, placement, financial aid, and scholarships will also be addressed. CIIS current students and alums will be present.

See You There

Please fill out the R.S.V.P. form on the MyCIIS student portal to secure your spot at Open House or one of our info sessions. Guests are welcome.

If you have additional questions about the Open House feel free to contact us at (415) 575-6154 or admissions@ciis.edu.

For transportation and parking information, please see the directions page. Parking around the Institute is limited; you'll find metered parking spots as well as pay-per-hour and daily-rate parking lots. We recommend that you take public transportation: The campus is located just a few short blocks from the Civic Center BART Station and the Van Ness MUNI station and is accessible via several bus lines (14, 47, and 49 buses, as well as the F Line, which runs along Market Street).

Program Information Sessions

These sessions are designed to offer you a sense of a program’s educational mission and admission requirements. You will have the opportunity to meet with program directors, program coordinators, current students, and alumni.

You will have the chance to ask questions about curriculum to help you find the best program for your educational goals. If you are unable to attend a session but would like more information, please contact the admissions counselor for your program of interest.

Please fill out the R.S.V.P. form on the MyCIIS student portal to secure your spot one of our info sessions. Guests are welcome.

Bachelor of Arts Completion
Saturday, February 25
10:00am- 11:30am
Room 560

Saturday, March 24
5:00pm-6:00pm
Room 311

*Shailja Patel "Migritude" performance to follow

Wednesday, April 11
6:00pm-7:30pm
Room 210

Saturday, May 19
10:00am- 11:30am
Room 306

Asian and Comparative Studies
Saturday, March 10
1:00pm-3:00pm
Room TBA

East West Psychology
Wednesday, February 8
4:45pm-6:00pm
Room 308
*EWP sponsored Public Talk with Bia Labate - Internationalization of Ayahuasca following afterward from 7:00-9:00pm in Namaste Hall, contact Allyson Werner to RSVP at awerner@ciis.edu

Thursday, March 15
4:45-6:00pm
Room 607
*EWP sponsored Public Talk with Malidome Some following afterward from 7:00-9:00pm in Namaste Hall, contact Allyson Werner to RSVP at awerner@ciis.edu

Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness
Thursday, March 15
6:30pm
Room TBA

Thursday, April 19
6:30pm
Room TBA

Women's Spirituality
Monday, March 5
6:30pm-8:30pm
Room 307

Thursday, May 3
6:30pm-7:30pm
Room 607

Cultural Anthropology and Social Transformation/ Social and Cultural Anthropology
Thursday, March 1
6:30pm
Room TBA

Monday, April 2
6:30pm
Room TBA

Transformative Leadership/Transformative Studies
Thursday, February 16
4:30pm-5:30pm
Room 405

Thursday, March 15
4:30pm -5:30pm
Room 405

Integrative Health Studies
Tuesday, February 21
6:30pm-7:30pm
Room 420

Thursday March 29
6:30pm-7:30pm
Room 420

Tuesday, April 24
12:00pm-1:00pm
Room 425

Writing and Consciousness/ Creative Inquiry, Interdisciplinary Arts
Saturday, February 18
5:00pm-6:00pm
Room 307

Wednesday, March 7
7:00pm-8:00pm
Room 311

Saturday, March 31
5:00pm-6:00pm
Room 307

Wednesday, April 11
7:00pm-8:00pm
Room 311

Clinical Psychology PsyD
Wednesday, February 15
5:30pm
Fox Plaza Lounge

Wednesday, March 14
6:00pm
Fox Plaza Lounge

Thursday, April 5
6:00pm
Fox Plaza Lounge

Integral Counseling Psychology
Thursday, March 15
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Room 306

Thursday, April 26
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Room 306

Drama Therapy
TBA

Somatic Psychology
Wednesday, January 11
5:45pm-6:45pm
Room 306

Wednesday, February 29
6:30pm-8:30pm
Room 210

Wednesday, March 28
6:30pm-8:30pm
Room 307

Wednesday, April 25
6:30pm-8:30pm
Room 307

Wednesday, May 9
6:30pm-8:30pm
Room 307

Expressive Arts Therapy
* Experiential sessions, RSVP necessary. Please note that these events are intimate and participatory in nature. For this reason, only 14 participants can join each session.Those without rsvp will only be allowed to join space permitting. Please plan to arrive on time and stay for duration.

Wednesday, February 8
6:30pm-9:00pm
Room 606

Wednesday, February Feb 22
6:30pm-9:00pm
Location TBA

Wednesday, March 14
6:30pm-9:00pm
Room 606

Wednesday, April 11
6:30pm-9:00pm
Room 606

Community Mental Health
Monday, February 6
4:00pm-5:30pm
Room 425

Wednesday, March 7
6:00pm-7:30pm
Room 425