Incoming Student Checklist

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Last Updated: Feb 03, 2025, 11:22 AM

  • Come for a visit. We’d love to meet you! Schedule a campus visit or attend one of several open houses offered throughout the year.
  • Apply to SIU. Need an application fee waiver? Contact your admissions coordinator to see if you qualify.
  • Submit official transcripts from each high school and college you've attended.
    • High School Transcripts - Required for students with fewer than 12 transferrable college credit hours.
      Ask your high school to send your official transcripts to us using one of the following methods:
      • Email PDF transcript directly from a high school official’s email to admprocess@siu.edu
      • Send through an electronic transcript service
      • Mail official transcripts to Undergraduate Admissions
    • College Transcripts
      If you have completed college coursework, ask your college(s) to send your official transcripts to us using one of the following methods:
      • Email PDF transcript directly from a school official’s email to transferservices@siu.edu
      • Send through an electronic transcript service
      • Mail official transcripts to Articulation and Evaluation
  • Apply for financial aid at fafsa.gov. The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is available beginning December. SIU Federal Student Code: 00175
  • Claim your network ID. Your network ID (SIU + your Dawg Tag) is used to access campus resources such as SalukiNet, SIU Online (D2L), computers at Morris Library and across campus, wireless networking, VPN and more.
  • Apply for scholarships. After you are admitted, sign in to the Saluki Scholarship Portal to complete the general and supplemental scholarship applications.
  • Submit your housing contract. Most freshmen live on campus. If you are: single, under the age of 21, have fewer than 26 credit hours earned after high school, and do not live with your parents/legal guardians while attending class, SIU requires you to live on campus in a residence hall. The housing contract is available beginning in December.
  • Accept your financial aid offer. Log into SalukiNet to see your financial aid package. View the terms and conditions of each item and accept the various types of aid through this portal.
  • Contact your academic advisor. We list our advisors by college / areas of study. Look for your advisor from this list. If you don’t have a major, contact the “undecided” advisor in the area you want to study or Exploratory Student Advisement.
  • Register for New Student Orientation (NSO). Reserve your orientation date online. Required for freshmen, recommended for transfer students.
  • Register for classes. Meet with your academic advisor to discuss requirements for your major, and register for classes in the Salukinet portal.
  • Submit the Immunization Compliance Form. You can obtain immunization records from your physician, local health department, high school, military branch, or previous university.
  • Buy a parking sticker. If you commute or are bringing a car to campus, you’ll need to register your vehicle and get a parking sticker from the SIU Parking Division.
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