Admitted Students Checklist
Congratulations on your admission and welcome! Please use this page to help you along your way to becoming a UMass Boston student. Good luck and please let us know how we can help!
Pay Your New Student Deposit
This is important: Return your $200 deposit to hold your place at the university, to clear you to sign up for orientation, and to register for classes.
Sign Up for Beacon Beginnings: New Student Orientation
At Beacon Beginnings: New Student Orientation you’ll work with student orientation leaders, a group of upperclassmen trained to help you transition to the university. You’ll also make some new friends and receive valuable advising on registering for your first-semester courses.
Submit Your Immunizaton Form and Enroll in a Health Insurance Program
To be ready for the start of classes, you are required to provide proof of immunization compliance by returning an immunization form to Health Services.
Also, you must participate in a school-sponsored qualifying Student Health Program or an alternate health plan with comparable coverage.
Join the Admitted Student Facebook Page
Connect with other newly accepted students and get updates posted to your feed.
Contact Student Housing
Where you choose to live will play an important part in your overall experience at UMass Boston. The Office of Student Housing can help you find roommates and a place to call home.
Get Your Financing in Order
Be sure to keep up on financial aid, as well as student employment and scholarship opportunities.
Set up Your SOGO Cash Card for Dining on Campus
UMass Boston has some great places to enjoy full meals or to just grab a snack on your way to class. The SOGO Cash Card ensures you always have funds set aside for food.
Join Student Organizations & Activities
UMass Boston offers over 100 student-run clubs and hundreds more special activities sponsored both on campus and off.
For International Students
If you're joining UMass Boston from another country, be sure to pay attention to all your important next steps after you have been admitted to the university.
