First-Year Checklist

Dates and deadlines you'll need to know before your start at Oxford College. If you are partaking in the Oxford Launch: London program, please refer to the London Launch Checklist.

May
May

Getting Started

  1. Retrieve NetID and password
  2. Set up DUO authentication
  3. Update personal and family/supporter information in OPUS
  4. Log into and begin regularly checking Emory email
May 11
  1. Register for Ignite Oxford Pre-Orientation if you would like to attend. Participation is optional and applicants will be accepted on a rolling basis till the program reaches capacity at 90 participants. 
May 15
  1. Oxford First Year Experience (FYE) Canvas course opens (learning modules that need to be completed throughout the summer)
June
June 1
  1. Deadline to submit housing application via MyHousing portal 
  2. Deadline to submit gap year request
  3. Deadline for students with diagnosed disabilities to submit housing accommodation requests
  4. Deadline to submit EmoryCard photo
  5. All placement exams (math, chemistry, first-year writing, and global languages) open in Canvas
June 5
  1. Deadline for International Students to complete I-20 Request (students who need additional time should contact globaloxford@emory.edu)
June 6
  1. Health Insurance Verification opens in OPUS
June 15

  1. Deadline to register for a parking permit if you plan to bring a vehicle to campus ($25 late fee will be charged if registration is completed after this date)
  2. Complete the 5-minute Enrolled Student + Supporter Survey:
    Student Survey
    Parents/Supporters Survey
July
July 1
  1. Deadline to submit required student health and immunization forms
  2. Deadline to submit preferences for your required Discovery Seminar course 
  3. Deadline to submit AP/IB test scores and the Request for Approval of Test Credits form to the Oxford Registrar’s Office
    • We understand some test scores will not be released to students until after July 1, so we ask that students request for the testing organization to send scores to Oxford College as soon as their scores have been released. AP/IB credits will continue to be accepted after July 1. However, we cannot guarantee that requests submitted after July 1 will be processed prior to fall course registration in August. Be sure to send the scores directly to Oxford College (not Emory College/Emory University) for quicker processing.
  4. Deadline for International Students to RSVP to International Student Welcome program
  5. Download Emory Welcome App
July 2
  1. OPUS course shopping cart opens
  2. Review fall 2025 Oxford courses in Course Atlas
July 15
  1. Housing assignments released through MyHousing portal
  2. Add parent/sponsor as bill payer in OPUS, if applicable
  3. Activate Handshake profile
July 28
  1. Deadline to complete all placement exams (chemistry, math, first-year writing, and global languages) in Canvas
  2. Deadline to register for New Student Orientation
  3. Deadline for students with diagnosed disabilities to submit academic accommodations request to Accessibility Services, if applicable
July 30
  1. Deadline to register for the free airport shuttle service for the International Student Welcome
August
August 1
    1. Deadline to submit your final high school transcript and college transcripts for classes taken before summer 2025
    2. Deadline to submit Request for Approval of Transfer Credit to the Oxford Registrar's Office
    3. Deadline to schedule academic advising appointments
    4. Deadline to submit Letter of Consent (FERPA) form 
    5. Deadline to submit the mandatory health insurance verification online via OPUS
August 5-8
  1. Course registration for first-year students
August 15
  1. Deadline to enroll in direct deposit in OPUS
  2. Deadline to create guest access in OPUS, if applicable
  3. Deadline to submit tuition insurance application in OPUS
  4. Deadline to submit Financial Responsibility Agreement in OPUS
August 17-22
  1. International Student Welcome
August 18-21
  1. Ignite Oxford Pre-Orientation Program 
August 22
  1. Move-in day!
  2. New Student Orientation begins (international students join the first-year program) and runs from August 22-26
August 23
  1. Deadline for completing Part 1 of Alcohol Edu and Sexual Assault Prevention modules (Instructions will be sent to your Emory email account when these modules open) 
August 27
  1. First day of classes!
September
September 3
  1. Fall payment due to Student Accounts and Billing via OPUS