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New Student Checklist

Spring 2025 New Students

Welcome to the Greyhound Nation! Submitting your deposit is just the first step in beginning your journey at Loyola. As a new student, we know you likely have many questions about what you’ll need to do to prepare for your first semester. This New Student Checklist is designed to guide you through the essential tasks required to complete the enrollment process and officially start your life as a Greyhound.

Please read through each item carefully and explore the provided links for additional details. Important information about next steps will also be sent to your Loyola email address, so keep an eye on your inbox. We can’t wait to welcome you to campus—it’ll be here before you know it!

ASAP Confirm contact information and intended major

Please update your contact information online and select a potential intended major as soon as possible. To access the form, you need your Loyola login credentials found in the welcome letter from Loyola’s office of technology services. For questions about login access, please contact the office of technology services at 410-617-5555.

Via Inside Loyola click Undergrad Demographics, then enter your username again to access the Undergraduate Demographics Update form. Your username is the same as your email address but without "@loyola.edu" on the end.

For questions about this process, please contact the Office of the Registrar at 410-617-2659 or visit the Contact Us page.

InsideLoyola

International Students Only Complete your International Checklist

Complete the International Checklist on your Applicant Status Portal. The items on the International Checklist are customized to each student based on their current or intended visa status. To learn more about these items and the student visa process, please visit our International Application Processes page.

View Your International Checklist

International Students Only - ASAP Request your Form I-20 (F-1 only)

If you are a student seeking F-1 (visa) status, after you have submitted all of the requirements from your International Checklist, you will receive an email from the Office of International Student Services (OISS) with instructions on how to log into the International Student OISS Portal.

You will then need to log into the OISS Portal to request your U.S. Immigration Form I-20 as soon as possible.

Complete Residency Intent form - Office of Residence Life & Housing

Once deposited, Spring students will receive a welcome email from the Office of Residence Life & Housing with instructions on how to submit the Residency Intent Form. All students are required to submit this application within 72 hours of receiving this email, whether or not they plan to live on campus.

The form will ask you to confirm if you intend to live on campus, off campus, or with family. In addition to housing preferences, this application includes emergency contact information and updates to personal information.

Please note the Spring housing priority deadline is December 1, 2024.

If you have submitted your deposit and accessed your Loyola email but have not received Residency Intent information, please reach out to residencelife@loyola.edu.

ASAP Complete online math and language placement tests

Unless you received Loyola transfer credit for math or world language, all students should take the placement exams—even if you have AP/IB/College Credit that will satisfy core requirement. The results from these placement tests will be used during the course registration process.

First-Year Students 
Transfer Students

ASAP Register for classes

Our academic advising and support center will work with you to select your courses for your first term at Loyola. They will schedule an advising appointment with you to help with your registration.

(Transfer Students: Visit the Transfer Students page as soon as you have submitted your deposit.)

First-Year Students 
Transfer Students
ASAP Submit your final transcript

First-Year Students

As part of the enrollment process, all incoming students are required to submit a final high school transcript. Please arrange to have your school counseling office send us your final high school transcript as soon as it is available. The transcript should come directly from your school counseling office and include your high school graduation date. It should be submitted electronically through the Common Application or by email to admission@loyola.edu

Transfer Students

As part of the enrollment process, all incoming students must submit a final transcript for any current coursework. The transcript should be sent directly from the Registrar’s office of your current institution to Loyola. It should be submitted by email to aasc@loyola.edu

International First-Year Students

In order to complete your admission file you must submit your final, official high school academic records, and evidence of graduation as soon as possible. Students in exam-based systems must also submit their final, official boards-issued results (for example, WASSCE results, A Levels, or Standard XII certificates). The final, official academic records must be sent directly by a school official.

They should be submitted electronically through the Common Application or by email to intladmission@loyola.edu from a school-branded email address.

International Transfer Students

As part of the enrollment process, all incoming students must submit a final, official transcript for any current coursework. If the coursework was taken at an institution outside the U.S., then the final transcript must be accompanied by an updated, course-by-course international credential evaluation from a NACES member organization. The transcript should be sent directly from the Registrar's office of your current institution to Loyola. It should be submitted by email to aasc@loyola.edu.

Transcripts by Mail

If the transcript must be sent by mail, please submit to:

Loyola University Maryland 
Academic Advising & Support Center - MH 138 
Attn: Victoria Gue 
4501 N. Charles Street 
Baltimore, MD 21210

Complete the Student Family Profile

In an effort to maintain connection with our students’ families, we ask for your cooperation in providing information that will allow us to keep your family informed about campus life. Please ask your parents or guardian to complete the Student Family Profile.

Student Family Profile

Fulfill health requirements

Students are required to complete the Student Health Profile Requirements, including submitting immunization records and providing proof of insurance. This profile is to be completed entirely on the Secure Patient Portal.

International Students

All international students are required to have U.S.-based health insurance for the duration of their studies. You are required to enroll online in the Loyola-sponsored Student Health Insurance plan, unless you meet specific waiver criteria. Additional information regarding the school sponsored health insurance plan and how to either enroll or waive will be sent to your Loyola email.

Students living on campus will be prohibited from checking into the residence halls until the health profile is complete.

Health Profile Requirements

Jan 28 Complete online educational training

As a new member of the Loyola community, there are several online programs that you are required to complete prior to your arrival at Loyola. The online training programs will help prepare you to build, and be a part of, a safe and respectful community. Topics include alcohol and drug education, sexual assault prevention, mental well-being, as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion. Information and instructions will be sent to your Loyola email address in December.

Vector Course Information

Submit photo for Evergreen Card

The Evergreen card is your campus ID as well as access to your residence hall, meal plan, printing, and laundry services. You will receive an email in December with the subject “Loyola University Maryland ID Photo Submission” with instructions on how to upload your photo. You will continue to receive emails until you have completed this step in the process.

Online Photo Submission

Action Required Enroll in or waive the student health insurance plan

Loyola University requires all full-time students to have U.S.-based health insurance during the academic year. You are required to either enroll in or waive the insurance coverage offered by the University. Action must be taken. Additional information on the plan and instructions on how to either enroll or waive will be sent to your Loyola email.

International Students

All international students are required to have U.S.-based health insurance for the duration of their studies. You are required to enroll online in the Loyola-sponsored Student Health Insurance plan, unless you meet specific waiver criteria. Additional information regarding the school sponsored health insurance plan and how to either enroll or waive will be sent to your Loyola email.

Student Health Insurance Plan

If applicable Register with Disability & Accessibility Services (DAS)

Incoming students with disabilities who want accommodations to live or learn at Loyola should register with Disability & Accessibility Services as soon as possible. Students are required to provide current and comprehensive documentation of their disabilities, which meets DAS guidelines.

Disability & Accessibility Services 
Register With DAS 
Housing Accommodations

Submit final tuition payment

Submit your final tuition payment online.

Student Administrative Services

Access your Loyola student account and email

Most of the official communication you receive from Loyola will be delivered electronically to your Loyola email. Within three to five business days of your deposit to Loyola, you’ll receive an ID number, username, and official Loyola email address. It is important to check your account frequently for news and information.

If you have trouble finding these emails (remember to check your junk folder) or have questions about your email account or ID number, please contact the office of technology services at 410-617-5555.

Access Loyola Email

Additional Enrollment Steps

Loyola awards credit for AP, IB, A-Level, and college courses if they meet the standards and requirements set by the University and its academic departments. In order to qualify for credit, students must have official scores and transcripts sent to Loyola.
If you plan to play intercollegiate varsity athletics, you must complete the additional health forms and information as soon as possible. The forms will be sent to you electronically from the athletics department.

 

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