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Fall Enrollment & Next Steps

You’re almost a Miamian! Pack your bags and get ready to join our community of leaders, scholars, colleagues, and friends! As a student accepted to begin in the fall semester, below are your next steps to enroll at Miami.

Confirm Enrollment

Establish your myMiami online student account. Set-up details are sent via email to admitted students.
Learn how to activate DUO two-factor authentication process.

After You Confirm

After accepting admission to Miami and paying your deposit, take the next steps.

Step 1. Choose Your Housing and Dining Plans

Most first- and second-year students are required to live in University housing (see exceptions below). You'll be able to start working on your housing contract roughly 24 hours after confirming your enrollment. On the online housing contract, you will identify residence hall, dining, roommate, and other preferences. First-year students may also choose a living learning community through the housing contract process.

First-year students admitted for fall should submit the contract for University housing by May 3.

Transfer students should complete the contract for University housing and select their meal plan options as soon as possible after confirming their enrollment.

Students are not required to live on campus if they:

  • Are at least 21 years old by the first day of classes
  • Live with a parent, legal guardian, spouse, or dependent child(ren)
  • Have been a full-time student at another college, university, or Miami Regional campus for two years or more

Students who are not required to live in University housing may use Miami’s Off-Campus Outreach website for help finding off-campus housing.

University Housing Details

Step 2. Register for and Attend Student Orientation

A requirement for enrollment, student orientation provides a solid foundation for success at Miami. Through orientation, new students will:

  • Build important connections with student leaders, faculty and staff, and the Miami community
  • Learn about their academic curriculum and important resources and opportunities
  • Set goals
  • Register for fall classes

Registration for fall freshman orientation opens in mid-March; registration for fall transfer orientation opens in mid-April. Please visit your MyMiami portal to sign up for orientation once you've confirmed your enrollment with Miami. 

International student orientation details are available on the International Student and Scholar Services website.

Register for Orientation

Step 3. Provide Medical, Immunization Records

Before attending orientation, all students must provide immunization records through Miami’s online medical portal.

You gain access to the portal two weeks after confirming your enrollment.

More information about required immunizations and record submission is available on the Student Health Service website.

Next Steps

Apply for and Accept Financial Aid

Applying for Financial Aid

To be considered for need-based aid, you must submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online using Miami's federal school code 003077. If you have questions about need-based financial aid or merit-based scholarships, please visit the One Stop or call 513-529-0001.

First-year students who file a FAFSA by February 1 will have their financial aid offer by late March.

Although international students are considered for merit scholarships, most are not eligible for need-based aid and should not file a FAFSA.

Accepting Financial Aid

If you have received a financial aid offer, you will need to accept or decline your aid online. Visit the One Stop for more information on finalizing your financial aid, including where to accept or decline your aid offer and completing Entrance Counseling and the Master Promissory Note (MPN) for first-time loan borrowers. 

Submit Final Transcripts and Test Scores

Prior to enrolling at Miami, you must provide final, official transcripts.

First-Year College Student Transcripts*

Ask your school counselor to submit your final transcript (with graduation date included) as soon as possible after graduation. Final high school transcripts are a requirement for enrollment. Students who, during high school, took courses from a college or university also must provide transcripts(s) from the institution that administered the coursework. This includes coursework that served as credit for high school curricula requirements, including Ohio’s College Credit Plus (CCP) program.

Transfer Student Transcripts*

Provide final transcripts for all college coursework no later than August 15.

*If necessary, international students may provide required documents upon arrival to campus.

Submit Official Test Scores

First-year college students who chose to have ACT and/or SAT scores included in the admission review process should ensure official test scores have been sent to Miami by the testing agency.

Take Placement Tests

Miami uses placement tests to inform academic advising and course registration.

ACT or SAT math sub-scores are used for course placement in academic areas such as chemistry, computer science and software engineering, information systems and analytics, mathematics, physics, and statistics, among others. If these test scores are not provided, students must complete Miami's math assessment at least one week before their academic advising appointment at orientation. Students receive information about the Miami math assessment via email. The test is timed (90 minutes) and students may not use a calculator. The test does not award academic credit.

Domestic Students

Domestic students for whom foreign language coursework is included in their Miami curriculum are required to take foreign language placement tests and should complete the testing no later than one week before their scheduled orientation session. More information about foreign language testing is available on the Orientation & Transition Programs website.

International Students

Most international students are required to take English writing and speaking placement tests and may be required to take a Miami-specific math placement assessment. More information about placement testing for international students is available on the International Students and Scholars Services website. International students receive specific placement test information via email prior to their campus arrival.

First-Year Student English 111 Credit

In addition to receiving credit with placement tests, first-year students can submit a portfolio of work they have done in high school or as part of other life experiences to earn credit for English 111.

Submit Material for College Credit Consideration

To be considered for Miami credit for courses taken at another college or university, students must provide final, official transcripts from the college or university that administered the coursework. This includes college coursework taken as a high school student, such as in dual-enrollment programs like Ohio’s College Credit Plus.

  • Domestic transfer students will receive a credit evaluation report before they register for courses.
  • For most international transfer students, assessment of previous coursework for possible Miami credit will occur during their first semester. Course descriptions and other supplemental information may be required for coursework completed outside the United States.
  • For first-year college students, previous college coursework will be evaluated and added to their academic records in myMiami before they are scheduled to register for courses.

Students also may earn credit through examinations such as Advance Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). If you have taken or will take any exams offered through these programs, be sure to have your official scores sent to Miami.

For more information about transferring credit to Miami, including how to send transcripts, visit the One Stop website.

Watch for Billing Statements

You will receive billing notifications electronically beginning in July and can manage payments through myMiami.

Miami does not send paper bills.
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