Spring 2025 Required Tasks
It is encouraged to complete required tasks as soon as possible. Failure to complete may result in losing the ability to register for classes, additional charges and/or a conduct hold on your student account, hindering studying abroad, participating in Fraternity and Sorority Affairs and more. Students participating in the Discovery program in Fall 2024 should complete the required tasks below unless noted otherwise (i.e. Required for:). Please note: these required tasks are for new students only.
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To complete your required tasks, it will be helpful to understand the terminology and tools the University uses.
- SUID Number: This is a nine digit number located on the top right of the admission notification. This should not be shared with other students.
- NetID: This is often a first (and maybe middle) initial, all or part of your last name and possibly a number. It is derived automatically from your name based on available NetIDs. Note that no two NetIDs are the same.
- Password: This is associated with all online portals and platforms requiring a student to access sensitive, personal information. This includes email, patient portal, wellness portal, MySlice and more.
- Email: Your email is your NetID followed by @syr.edu. Upon matriculation to the University, all communication will be sent to this email, not personal emails. It is a good idea to begin using this email to communicate with all University representatives, offices, professors, advisors and students.
Prioritized Required Tasks
Your health history and immunization forms must be uploaded to the Patient Portal.
- Due: Immediate Action.
- 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: Immediate Action.
- 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: Immediate Action.
- 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: Immediate Action.
- 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.
Required Tasks
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.
All first-year students are required to live on campus. It is encouraged for Transfer students to live on campus.
Due: Immediate Action
Required for: New First-Year, Discovery
Complete: You will need your NetID and password. Visit the Applying for Housing webpage for detailed instructions.
Housing Assignments: Announced in January 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 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.
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 Fall 2024 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.
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: Friday, Jan. 3, 2025
Required for: Transfer and new first-year 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.
Whether you are new to Syracuse University, new to main campus or both, Spring New Student Orientation will support the transition for Discovery Students, transfer students and new first-year students. This registration provides our office with important planning information such as small group placement, dietary restrictions and more.
Due: Friday, Jan. 3, 2025
Required for: All Students
Complete: To register for Spring New Student Orientation, please complete the registration form.
Contact: For questions or more information, please contact New Student Programs by calling 315.443.9187 or emailing welcome@syr.edu. You will receive an email confirmation to verify the completion of this task.
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 Exam. If you are taking a foreign language course, you may need to take a Foreign Language Placement Exam. Non-native speakers of English must take the English Language Placement Exam.
Due: Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025
- Discovery students may begin registering in Fall 2024; please refer to communication from your school/college regarding when you are able to begin registering.
- New Undergraduates (first-year and transfer) may register during Spring New Student Orientation. If registering before Spring New Student Orientation, you may meet with your academic advisor on Jan. 11, 2024 for schedule adjustment and questions.
Required for: All Students
Complete: Please visit the Course Enrollment webpage to learn more.
Contact: Please visit the Course Enrollment webpage to learn more.
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: The deadline to enroll into or waive out of the Student Health Insurance Plan is Monday, Feb. 3, 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.
Before registering for classes, some schools and colleges, depending on your program, will require a Mathematics Placement Exam. If you are taking a foreign language course, you may need to take a Foreign Language Placement Exam. Non-native speakers of English must take the English Language Placement Exam.
Your school or college will reach out once you have submitted your required immunization information to share course registration and placement exam details.
Due: Prior to course registration.
Required for: All students needing to take a Mathematics or Foreign Language course in Spring 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.
All students whose dominant language is not English must take the English Language Placement Exam.
Due: Coming Soon!
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, English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) assistant teaching professor, by email at jwdenn@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.
Due: Coming Soon! (Three training modules.)
- AlcoholEdu
- Sexual Assault Prevention
- Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
Required for: All new students (not Discovery).
Complete: Begin accessing soon to complete AlcoholEdu, Sexual Assault Prevention and the Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging training modules. 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: Coming Soon!
Required for: All new students and Discovery students age 23 and younger.
Complete: Begin accessing the virtual Speak About It assignment (presentation and quiz) Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. 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.
Please Note: Requirements are subject to change.