New Student Info for Staff

Summary

New students are advised to complete three main steps prior to enrolling in classes for fall. While they receive this message in multiple forms, a summary can be found on the New Student page of the Registrar website.

Timeline

Below are key deadlines and events related to new student enrollment and on-boarding from May – June.

Key Enrollment Dates
Date	Deadline/Event
April 30	Extended admissions application deadline
May 1	Intent to Enroll deadline No change to published deadline, but admitted students are encouraged to submit ASAP
May 11	Enrollment dates assigned to students registered for orientation Students notified of enrollment date via email (emails sent nightly, as students register for orientation)
May 15	Special Consideration application deadline
May 19	Enrollment Tutorial available Students advised that this is a mandatory self-guided tutorial
May 26	Academic Advising available to new students
June 1	First day of summer classes Orientation registration deadline Orientation registration open until one week prior to session
June 4-5	Pre-enrollment (transfers) Upper division transfer students in COBA majors pre-enrolled in BUS 300
June 8	Enrollment dates assigned without orientation registration Shopping Cart Workshop (OAA), 12-1:15 and 4-5:15 PM
June 9	Transfer enrollment workshop (OAA), 4-5:15 PM
June 9 - 10	Transfer enrollment begins
June 9 - 15	Academic Advising Transfer Drop-ins, 9-11:30, 1:30-3:30 PM
June 11	Transfer enrollment workshop (OAA), 4-5:15 PM
June 12	UD reserve caps expire
June 16	Transfer orientation begins
June 16 - 17	Pre-enrollment (first years)
June 16 - 20	First year enrollment workshops Hosted by Office of Success Coaching
June 23 - July 1	Success Coaching drop-ins available 9-12 and 1-4 on these days. Kellogg 2000 & Virtual
June 23 - 24	First year enrollment begins
June 25	First year orientation begins
June 26	Lower division reserve caps expire

Operational Changes

Below are key operational details related to new student enrollment. Be attentive to more detailed communications about each of these initiatives/changes.

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Pre-Enrollment
Many first year students will be administratively enrolled (pre-enrolled) into Math and Writing classes. In addition, students participating in the SWIFT program will be pre-enrolled into their entire fall schedule. For details, please review the Pre-Enrollment page for staff.
Summer Programming (Early Start + More)
- Early Start courses will be offered to local matriculated students placed in Category 3 or 4 in English Comp/Writing or Math
- Course offerings include MATH 105, UNIV 101B, GEW 101A
- Students who express interest in Early Start will be administratively enrolled in June
- Students in the SWIFT program will be administratively enrolled in PH 180-1
GEW 102C Pilot
- A new 4-unit course, GEW 102C, will be offered this fall to students placed into Category 3 for Eng Com/Written Comm.
- Selected students will be pre-enrolled in the course; it fulfills Area 1A
- The degree planner will not recommend GEW 102C; category 3 students not enrolled in GEW 102C will see GEW 101A recommended in the degree planner
- Directed Self Placement (DSP) will not be used this summer
First Year Seminar (FYS) Requirement
- New First Year Seminar university requirement, effective Fall 2026
- FYS is mandatory, but flexible in how it is fulfilled
- Transfer students are not required to complete the FYS requirement 
- UNIV 101B is the default course approved to fulfill the requirement
- Additional major-specific courses may be recommended in the degree planner to support correct placement, but all approved FYS courses will fulfill the requirement