On-Campus Living

As a required task, new students are asked to first apply for housing. Find complete instructions, including the deadline, on the Required Tasks webpage.

Housing, Meal Plan, and I.D. Card Services will notify students of their housing assignment and roommate around mid-July through their Syracuse email address (i.e. @syr.edu). Move-In Registration details are included in that email.

• Assignments reflect a random placement into one of 16 residential facilities on both North and South Campus.
• All new first-year students are placed on North Campus while new transfer students are traditionally placed into the transfer student community within the South Campus Skyhalls.
• Please understand that the University will not grant room changes for any reason prior to your on-campus arrival. Collectively as a University, we believe that the residential college experience is about learning new things and meeting/living with people who are different from you. We think that you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the connections that you can make when you step outside of your comfort zone.

Students are strongly encouraged to contact their roommate to become acquainted and begin a discussion on sharing a room. Students will have some important things to discuss and consider as they begin a new roommate relationship. Once settled into their room, students will have follow-up discussions and complete a roommate agreement, administered through Student Living. We realize that sharing a living space with someone new can create anxiety and stress for some, but we’re hopeful that students will be able to connect with new roommates prior to coming to campus and get to know one another.

Visit the New Student Checklists webpage for a packing checklist and more.

Once you receive your housing and roommate assignment, it is recommended that you explore building floor plans. All student rooms are furnished with a bed (extra-long twin 36”x80”), dresser, desk, desk chair and closet or wardrobe for each student.

• Floor Plans
• Furnishing and Layouts
• Residence Halls
• Residence Hall Directions
• South Campus Apartments
• New Student Checklists 
• Policies

Shipping Before Move In

North Campus Residence Halls: Residence halls will be prepared to begin receiving packages to help lighten the load of traveling to Syracuse!

• Package Acceptance Begins (Do not ship items prior to this date.): Friday, Aug. 15, 2025

South Campus Apartments: All packages will be delivered directly to the outside of your apartment by the shipping carrier. Therefore, only ship items to arrive AFTER you have moved in so that you move your belongings into your apartment as soon as possible.

Campus Mailboxes

Mailboxes are assigned during check-in.

• Residence Hall Mailboxes: Are located within the residence hall.
• South Campus Apartments: Mailboxes are hosted within a mailbox cluster. These are located close to apartments, along walkways and driveways. Clusters also contain package delivery boxes for large items.

Campus Addresses

• Locating Shipping and Mailing Address: This is displayed on the housing assignment confirmation.
•  Do not include “Syracuse University” in the mailing address.
• For exact street addresses of residential facilities, please visit the Residence Halls webpage.

• Housekeeping: A full-time University housekeeping staff employed by Facility Services cleans lounges, public bathrooms and other public areas seven days a week. Students are responsible for cleaning their own room.
• Laundry: Clothes washers and dryers are provided in all residence halls and on South Campus for any residential student—no money needed! Lazybones has a partnership with Syracuse University as the official door-to-door laundry service if preferred. Learn more today!
• Linens: Students will need to bring their own bed linens, pillows and towels to campus.
• Storage: There is no storage in the residence halls or South Campus apartments for the summer or a semester abroad. Lazybones is the University’s official storage company for students. Learn more today!

Your health history and immunization forms must be uploaded to the Patient Portal.

• Due: Tuesday, July 1, 2025
• Available: Around 48 business hours after matriculation to Syracuse University.
• Required For: All students.
• Complete: To submit records or for additional instructions, please visit the Patient Portal webpage. (You will need your Syracuse University email address (@syr.edu) and password.)
• Contact: For questions, to request accommodations or to verify completion of this task, please contact the Medical Records Office at health@syr.edu or by calling 315.443.2667.
• No Action Taken: Residential students who fail to meet this requirement will not be permitted to move into their residence hall assignment. Non-residential students will not be able to complete course registration.

In accordance with New York State law, the following vaccination records must be submitted to the Patient Portal by the due date below.

• Two Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccinations received after your first birthday, or proof of immunity.
• Meningococcal meningitis vaccination within the last five years and after the age of 16.
• Due: Tuesday, July 1, 2025
• Available: Around 48 business hours after matriculation to Syracuse University.
• Complete: View step-by-step Patient Portal instructions to submit your records today! (You will need your Syracuse University email address (@syr.edu) and password.)
• Required For: All students.
• Contact: For questions, please contact the Barnes Center at The Arch by calling 315.443.8000.
• No Action Taken: Students who fail to meet this requirement will not be able to complete course registration, select a move-in time or move into their residence hall assignment.
• Other Resources: Visit the Patient Portal webpage for more details.

• Due: Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
• Around 48 business hours after matriculation to Syracuse University.
• Complete: View step-by-step Patient Portal instructions to submit this form today! (You will need your Syracuse University email address (@syr.edu) and password.)
• Required For: All students under the age of 18 at the time classes begin.
• Contact: For questions, please contact the Barnes Center at The Arch by calling 315.443.8000.
• Other Resources: Visit the Patient Portal webpage for more details.

All new students are required to complete a Tuberculosis (TB) Screening Questionnaire on the Patient Portal.

• Due: Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
• Available: Around 48 business hours after matriculation to Syracuse University.
• Required For: All students.
• Complete: To submit records or for additional instructions, please visit the Patient Portal webpage. (You will need your Syracuse University email address (@syr.edu) and password.)
• Contact: For questions, to request accommodations or to verify completion of this task, please contact the Medical Records Office at health@syr.edu or by calling 315.443.2667.
• No Action Taken: Residential students who fail to meet this requirement will not be permitted to move into their residence hall assignment. Non-residential students will not be able to complete course registration.

Throughout your time at Syracuse University, your NetID and password will help you access digital platforms and more.

Due: Immediate Action

Required for: All Students

Complete: Available on the top right of your admission notification, please use your Syracuse University I.D. number to activate your NetID and password today!

Contact: For questions, to request accommodations or to verify completion of this task, please contact Information Technology Services at 315.443.2677 or by emailing help@syr.edu.

Prior to arriving to and throughout your time at Syracuse University, you will receive important and timely information. It is encouraged to access your SUMail email account often (i.e. @syr.edu).

Due: Immediate Action

Required for: All Students

Complete: Using your NetID and password, access your SUMail email account.

Contact: For questions, to request accommodations or to verify completion of this task, please contact Information Technology Services at 315.443.2677 or by emailing help@syr.edu.

The Office of Veteran Success and the Office  of Veteran and Military Affairs alongside campus partners look forward to working with you as they offer support and guidance throughout your time at Syracuse University. 

Due: Immediate Action 

Required For: Military-Connected Students

Complete:  Below as applicable. 

Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) Recipients
If you’ve served on active duty after Sept. 10, 2001, you may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33), helping pay for school or job training. Please note, for terms starting after Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, the VA will now require the verification of enrollment per term. Failure to verify enrollment may result in payments being withheld. Verification may be completed by text message or by calling the VA. Please visit the Guide to Utilizing Your Post-9/11 G.I. Bill webpage for detailed instructions. 

Request for Certification (RFC)
It is required to complete the MySlice Request for Certification (RFC) for each term you wish to use your VA education benefits. Following each term’s class registration, please follow these instructions. 

• Step 1: For first-time VA education benefits, please complete the VA Education Benefits Application. For returning VA education benefits, please update your program of study and place of training through the VA Get Benefits webpage and scroll down to “How do I apply?”

• Step 2: Following the processing of your application, you will receive a VA Certificate of Eligibility (COE). Please email a copy of your VA COE to the Office of Veteran Success at veterans@syr.edu.  
• Step 3: After class registration, complete the RFC for that term. You can find this in MySlice by clicking on the Financial Aid tile. Navigate to the “To-Do” list to complete the RFC. 

Veteran Affairs Benefits
Learn more on the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs VA Benefits webpage. Another great resource is the Veteran Affairs (VA) office, available by calling 1.888.GIBILL1 (1.888.442.4551). 

Contact: For questions, to request accommodations or to verify completion of this task, please contact the Office of Veteran Success at 315.443.0358 or by emailing veterans@syr.edu.   

Syracuse University offers students a platinum-rated health insurance plan administered through Aetna Student Health. Each year, all full-time matriculated undergraduate, graduate and law students must enroll in or waive out of the Student Health Insurance Plan through their MySlice account. Students within traditionally online degree programs are not eligible to enroll in or waive the Student Health Insurance Plan.

Due: 

• Waive by Friday, May 30, 2025 to prevent premium charges on the June 2025 Bursar bill. Must show proof of health insurance for waiver approval.
• Enroll by Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.

Required for: All Students

Complete: Please explore information about the Student Health Insurance Plan and the MySlice enroll/waive form.

Contact: For questions, to request accommodations or to verify completion of this task, please visit the Student Health Insurance webpage, email the Student Health Insurance Office or call 315.443.9019.

No Action Taken: Students must enroll or waive the Student Health Insurance Plan by the above date. Failure to take action or receive an approved waiver by the date above will result in automatic enrollment into the Student Health Insurance Plan and the anticipated premium fee to remain on the student’s Bursar account. Additionally, this will result in a delay of active insurance coverage and access to insurance cards.

All first-year and transfer students are required to live on campus.

Due: Saturday, May 31, 2025 if participating in the roommate matching/selection process. The Housing application will not close after May 31 for those who do not complete it by then, though being matched with a preferred roommate may not occur after this deadline.

Required for: All new students not commuting to campus.

Complete: You will need your NetID and password. Visit the Applying for Housing webpage for detailed instructions.

Housing Assignments: Announced in July 2025 through Syracuse University email (i.e. @syr.edu).

Contact: For questions, to request accommodations or to verify completion of this task, please contact Housing, Meal Plan, and I.D. Card Services at housing@syr.edu or call 315.443.2721.

The English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Exam is available in a 24-hour period on Thursday, June 5 (Midnight – 11:59 p.m. EDT) and Saturday, June 7, 2025 (Midnight-11:59 p.m. EDT). The exam assesses English proficiency. All students whose dominant language is not English must take the ESOL Placement Exam.

Due: Register by  11:59 p.m. (EDT), Tuesday, June 3, 2025. Specific instructions on accessing the exam will be emailed the day prior to the scheduled exam to those who have registered.

Required for: All students whose dominant language is not English.

Complete: For complete details and instructions, please visit the Course Enrollment webpage. 

Contact: For additional information, to request accommodations or for questions, please contact Joseph Denn, Assistant ESOL Coordinator, by email at jwdenn@syr.edu.

Benefits of proactively submitting a Syracuse University I.D. photo include ease of pick-up during move-in for residential students or during Spring New Student Orientation for commuter students. If submitted before the due date, Syracuse University I.D. cards will be available upon residence hall check-in or, if commuting, in the office of Housing, Meal Plan, and I.D. Card Services.

Due: Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Required for: All new students.

Complete: Visit this Housing Meal Plans webpage to complete this task.

Contact: For questions, to request accommodations or to verify completion of this task, please call Housing, Meal Plan, and I.D. Card Services at 315.443.2721 or email housing@syr.edu.

All students must submit their recent college transcript, in addition to any transcripts from colleges that they previously attended or took classes, including college coursework taken while enrolled in high school or through summer programs.

Due: Immediate Action, or upon completion of Spring 2025 semester.

Required for: Transfer Students, New First-Year Students with College Credits

Complete: Please have your school(s) send your official final transcript(s).

Complete by Mail: Please ask your school to use the following address.

Syracuse University
Undergraduate Admissions Processing Center
716 East Washington Street, Suite 200
Syracuse, NY 13210

Complete Electronically: Please ask the school(s) to send by email to orange@syr.edu.

Contact: For questions, to request accommodations or to verify completion of this task, please contact the Office of Admissions at 315.443.3611 or email transfertosu@syr.edu.

Federal guidelines require Syracuse University to receive confirmation of your graduation from high school and receive a copy of your final high school transcript. Failure to complete this task may hinder the distribution of federal financial aid (for U.S. Citizens and permanent residents).

Due: Immediate Action

Required for: Transfer, New First-Year

Complete: Please have your school send your official final high school transcript.

Complete by Mail: Please ask your school to use the following address.

Syracuse University
Undergraduate Admissions Processing Center
716 East Washington Street, Suite 200
Syracuse, NY 13210

Complete Electronically: Please ask your school to send by email to orange@syr.edu or through the Common Application Portal.

Contact: For questions, to request accommodations or to verify completion of this task, please contact the Office of Admissions at 315.443.3611 or email orange@syr.edu.

To confirm semester registration, your Bursar student account must be current. This means either paid in full or covered by anticipated financial aid (aid that has been awarded but not disbursed). Accounts on the Monthly Payment Plan are billed monthly and installment payments must be current.

Each school or college conducts the registration process differently and, depending on what type of student you are, will have different deadlines. Sent to your Syracuse University email (i.e. @syr.edu), pay close attention to your school’s or college’s deadline for completing your registration. Before registering for classes, some schools and colleges, depending on your program, will require a Mathematics Placement. If you are taking a foreign language course, you may need to take a Foreign Language Placement. Non-native speakers of English must take the English Language Placement.

Due: Coming Soon!

Required for: All Students

Complete: Please visit the Course Enrollment webpage to learn more.

Contact: Please visit the Course Enrollment webpage to learn more.

Before registering for classes, some schools and colleges, depending on your program, will require a Mathematics Placement. If you are taking a foreign language course, you may need to take a Foreign Language Placement. Non-native speakers of English must take the English Language Placement. 

Your school or college will reach out once you have submitted your required immunization information to share course registration and placement details.

Due: Prior to course registration.

Required for: All students needing to take a Mathematics or Foreign Language course in Fall 2025.

Complete: Please visit the Course Enrollment webpage to learn more.

Contact: Please visit the Course Enrollment webpage to learn more.

Visit the Center for International Services Check-In webpage to complete the International student check-in. Upon arrival, all International students are asked to complete this process, allowing the Center for International Services to verify Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) information. This includes confirming that each F-1 and J-1 student is attending Syracuse University.

Due: Arriving to Campus

Required for: International and exchange students

Contact: For questions, to request accommodations or to verify completion of this task, please contact the Center for International Services by calling 315.443.2457 or emailing international@syr.edu.

As a new student and throughout your Becoming Orange journey you will participate in community wellness activities that build connection, promote community well-being and help you learn more about health and wellness resources and programs.

Available: Coming Soon!

Due: Coming Soon! (Three training modules.)

• AlcoholEdu
• RespectEdu for College
• Orange Values

Required for: All new students..

Complete: Begin accessing AlcoholEdu, RespectEdu for College and the Orange Values training modules soon. Explore instructions on the Community Wellness Requirements webpage.

Contact: For questions, to request accommodations or to verify completion of this task, please email communitywellness@syr.edu or call Barnes Center at The Arch Health Promotion at 315.443.8000.

No Action Taken: Failure to complete Community Wellness Requirement training modules by the deadline will result in hindering class registration for next semester in addition to participation in Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, studying abroad and more.

As a new student and throughout your Becoming Orange journey you will participate in community wellness activities that build connection, promote community well-being and help you learn more about health and wellness resources and programs.

Due: Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025

Required for: All new students and Discovery students age 23 and younger.

Complete: This will take place in person. Learn more on the Community Wellness Requirements webpage.

Contact: For questions, to request accommodations or to verify completion of this task, please email communitywellness@syr.edu or call the Barnes Center at The Arch Health Promotion at 315.443.8000.

No Action Taken: Failure to complete Speak About It by the deadline will result in hindering class registration for next semester in addition to participation in Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, studying abroad and more.