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
Immunizations Records | Due: Immediate Action
In accordance with New York State law, the following vaccination records must be submitted to the Patient Portal by the due date below.
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- Two Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccinations received after your first birthday, or proof of immunity.
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- 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.
Minor Consent Form | Due: Immediate Action
- 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.
Tuberculosis (TB) Screening Questionnaire | Due: Immediate Action
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
Complete Veterans Affairs (VA) Education Benefit Requests | Due: Immediate Action
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.
Submit Official College Transcript(s) | Due: Immediate Action
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.
Your Bill, Financial Aid and Scholarships | Due: Multiple Deadlines Starting Nov. 1, 2024
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.
Submit Syracuse University I.D. Photo | Due: Jan. 3, 2025
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.
Register for Spring New Student Orientation | Due: Jan. 3, 2025
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.
Placement Exams | Due: Prior to Course 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.
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.
English Language Placement Exam | Due: Coming Soon!
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.
Please Note: Requirements are subject to change.