Welcome to IU Bloomington! We're looking forward to helping you have a great first semester. Use this to-do list to get started!
And don't forget to declare your intent to enroll so you can be invited to New Student Orientation and register for classes.
To create your computing account you'll need your University ID number.
Your University ID number was included in the email that notified you of your acceptance.
You must set up your computing account to:
The computing account and email account are different than the account you created to apply. If you already created your IU computing account to check your application status, you still need to set up your IU email account.
If you have lost or forgotten your University ID number, contact the Office of the Registrar at (812) 855-6500.
If you did not set up your IU computing account to check your admission status, follow all the steps listed below. If you have already been admitted and just need to set up your email account, follow steps 1, 2, and 4.
If you have lost or forgotten your University ID number, you’ll need to contact the Office of the Registrar at (812) 855-6500. If you have forgotten your IU username, contact the UITS Support Center.
Declare your intent to enroll so we know you'll be attending IU.
If you are beginning your studies in fall 2016, you must indicate your intent to enroll by July 15, 2016.
In order to declare your intent to enroll, you must first set up your IU computing account. It will take up to two hours for your account to be activated.
If it's your first semester at IU Bloomington, you are required to live on campus, which is good news because it's the best way to plug into a community of people and start making friends.
There are some exceptions to this requirement.
Learn more about the residency requirement »
We recommend that all new students apply for housing as soon as the housing contract and application form are available on the RPS website — this is typically in February for the upcoming fall semester. Your housing preferences will be given priority based on the date your application is received.
If you have a preference for a specific learning community, neighborhood, roommate, or room type, you need to indicate this on the housing contract and application form.
If you would like a specific roommate, you each should request the other as a roommate and list your housing preferences in identical order.
If your roommate request is not identical to that of your requested roommate's, or if the applications are submitted on different dates, the Division of Residential Programs and Services honors the date of the first housing form received when making housing assignments.
The housing application fee is $200.
Please read all contract terms and conditions carefully, especially in relation to cancellation.
Apply for housing at Residential Programs & Services (RPS) »
All new students are required to attend orientation, which is where you will register for your first semester classes. Starting in mid-March, the Office of First Year Experience Programs (FYE) will begin sending out invitations to New Student Orientation (NSO) to students who have declared their intent to enroll for the fall semester. Students who have been admitted to IU for the spring semester will receive an invitation in November.
Make your reservation as soon as you receive your official invitation!
Ready to meet your classmates? Start by joining the official, private Facebook community for IU Bloomington students and new admits. Visit often to:
Also, check out our social icons at the top right of this website, and make sure you let your parents know that we have a Facebook page just for them.
Official tuition rates and fees are always available for you at the Office of the Bursar. That includes complete billing and payment information and details on how to set up a personal deferment—or installment—plan.
To apply, you’ll need to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The application will be available beginning October 1. Student Central on Union (SCU) will walk you through the process to make sure you’re covering all your bases.
If you have work in progress, we need an official transcript.
To maintain your status as an admitted student, you'll need to:
SCU exists to make registering for classes and applying for financial aid easy.
Although you'll register for your first semester of classes during New Student Orientation, you'll use Student Central on Union for the rest of your college career. It's your resource for staying on top of important class registration and financial aid deadlines.
It will show you how to do things like:
We suggest bookmarking the home page. It's a calendar you'll want to keep referring back to.
If someone is helping you fund your college education, make it easy for him or her to do it.
Let your parents (and whomever else you choose) set up e-bill notifications, pay bills electronically, and view bursar account details. The Office of the Bursar has easy instructions for you to set up an authorized payer.
Gain access to a number of online IU Health Center services.
Once you set up your MyHealth Portal, you can also complete your required Health History Questionnaire, which will save you about 15 minutes of paperwork at your first IU Health Center visit.
Indiana state law requires all new students to submit immunization information. Before your first day of classes, you must complete and submit the Online Immunization Compliance form. It will ask that you provide dates of immunizations for the following diseases:
Religious exemptions and proof of disease history (rubella/German measles and mumps only) are accepted.
Let us know if you need special accommodations to help you perform at your best. Register with the Office of Disability Services for Students (DSS) as soon as you've been accepted at IU Bloomington.
Whether your condition is physical, medical, learning related, psychiatric, or a temporary disability, DSS will help you achieve your academic goals. Note that services do not automatically transfer from your previous school; you must apply for services at IU. Approval for accommodations on placement tests does not automatically qualify you for services during the academic year.
Contact DSS at your earliest convenience. They'll meet with you during New Student Orientation to ensure that services will be in place when the academic year starts.
If your plans change, you can defer your acceptance for one semester.
Here are our policies for deferring your acceptance:
To defer, fill out the online deferral form for domestic freshman and transfer students at least two weeks before the start of the term for which you originally applied.
If you'd like to cancel your application, you can do that on the Intent to Enroll page.
