Spring Enrollment Next Steps
As a student admitted for the spring term, below are your next steps to accept your offer and enroll at Purdue. Click on each step for more details.
Student Career Account
To activate your student career account, log in to your application portal. There, you will find a button to activate your account. Click the button and follow the prompts to set up your password.
Once you’ve completed the process, you can use your login information to access the myPurdue portal. This portal is where you will conduct all your business with the university from now on, including accepting your offer and viewing your financial aid notification. So, bookmark it, log in and get familiar with it!
Purdue Email
When you set up your student career account, you’ll also set up your @purdue.edu email account. We’ll send important information to this address, so get in the habit of checking this inbox regularly.
The first time you log in to your email, you'll be prompted to set up Microsoft's Multi-Factor Authentication, a tool Purdue uses to protect users by requiring a second form of authentication and a password when signing into Office 365 applications. Authentication options include text messages, an audio phone call or the Microsoft Authenticator app. When you set up the authentication method, sign up with a device you plan to use on campus. If you need to change your device or want to learn more, review the FAQ's.
Additionally, we recommend not forwarding your @purdue.edu email to your personal email. Emails from important Purdue offices may get caught in your personal email spam filters.
Explore and sign up for our Admitted Student Visit Opportunities to see what life at Purdue is all about! Whether you were admitted to West Lafayette or Indianapolis, we also offer information sessions and virtual opportunities for those that can't make it to campus.
Now that you are admitted, be sure to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to qualify for financial aid. The FAFSA automatically considers you for all types of need-based financial aid.
- To apply for scholarships, visit Scholarship Universe, located in your application portal. Scholarship Universe can be used to find and apply for college-level and private scholarships.
- Check out Purdue's Tuition Calculator, designed to help families plan for educational costs. By entering personal financial information, you can receive a financial aid package estimate that includes an estimated "net price" figure (estimated costs of attendance minus your anticipated need-based scholarship and grant aid).
- Please note, in general, international undergraduate students are not eligible for financial aid and scholarships.
University Residences provide on-campus housing options for students in West Lafayette and Indianapolis. Additionally, Purdue students have a variety of housing options available both on- and off-campus freshman year and beyond.
After you accept your offer of admission, log in to myPurdue to access the housing portal to apply. There is a short delay of approximately 2 days between the time you accept your offer of admission and when you can access the housing portal in myPurdue. The University Residences housing application, which guarantees a space for new beginners, opens October 1 for the spring term.
Please accept your offer of admission as soon as possible, but no later than the following deadlines:
- New beginners: December 15
- Transfer students: December 20
Please note that students admitted after December 1 have 21 days or until the start of the spring semester to accept.
A nonrefundable $500 deposit will be required to accept your offer. The deposit will be applied toward first-semester fees and the housing contract fee (if you contract with University Residences).
You will accept your offer in the New Student Task List in your myPurdue portal. Once you've accepted your offer, you will continue to access your New Student Task List to view announcements and check off tasks to ensure a smooth transition to Purdue.
A student visa is required for most international students who study in the United States. After accepting your admission offer, the Office of International Students and Scholars (ISS) will provide more information about the process to receive your visa eligibility documents (i.e. I-20 or DS 2019). Starting in mid-October and on a rolling basis thereafter, ISS will send the visa process instructions to your @purdue.edu email account 3-5 days after you accept your admission offer.
Purdue's Orientation Programs help introduce and connect all new undergraduate students for their university experience. Students admitted to the spring semester complete orientation through the following programs:
Purdue 101
Purdue 101 is step one in transitioning to Purdue. Purdue 101 is our required online orientation program for all incoming students that must be completed through Purdue's learning management system, Brightspace. Purdue 101 guides students through campus resources and provides information on the course planning process to help you make a strong start at Purdue! You can complete the online module at any pace, but you must complete it before you can meet with your academic advisor. Students are automatically enrolled in Purdue 101 in May after they accept their offer of admission.
Boiler Cold Rush
Boiler Cold Rush is Purdue's welcome weekend orientation program for new undergraduate students admitted for the spring term. We encourage all incoming spring students to attend. Boiler Cold Rush takes place the weekend before spring classes begin, and you’ll learn need-to-know information about university resources, campus culture, and Purdue traditions. It’s also a great chance to make lasting friendships and learn how to be a successful Boilermaker.
Before course registration, you will be required to demonstrate your ability to succeed in math. SAT and ACT math scores as well as Purdue's ALEKS math assessment are among the resources your academic advisor can use to determine whether you are academically prepared to succeed in the first math course required for your major's plan of study. The Math Department Placement Information provides information about the ACT, SAT, or ALEKS scores necessary for placement in various math courses.
You can refer to the University Catalog to find your major's plan of study. If your ACT or SAT math score is not high enough for placement in your required math course, you may take the free, online ALEKS assessment (accessible via myPurdue prior to your registration period). Alternatively, you may take a Purdue math course for which your ACT or SAT score qualifies you and that serves as a prerequisite for your required math course.
Fee statements will be sent to your @purdue.edu email address and accessible through myPurdue. No paper fee statements will be mailed.
