ORIENTATION CHECKLIST
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
WHAT’S NEXT, COLONEL?
Ready to be a game changer? Use the checklist below to keep track of your next steps for enrolling at EKU in the Summer or Fall term.
Please visit go.eku.edu/nextsteps or contact the Admissions Office if you have questions on how to complete any item:
859-622-2106 | admissions@eku.edu
DURING THE SPRING
______ Set up your myEKU and student email accounts
______ Pay Colonel Commitment Fee
______ Register for New Student Orientation
______ Sign up for Housing or complete housing exemption form
______ Review financial aid options and complete any remaining or incomplete paperwork (check verification with KHEAA; provide any missing signatures; check other scholarship applications for missing information)
______ Submit test scores or sign up for placement testing
______ Accept your scholarships in myEKU
______ Apply for services with the Center for Student Accessibility (optional)
______ Submit a photo for your Colonel Card
______ Submit AP test scores and/or college transcripts for dual credit courses (no need to submit EKU transcript)
______ Complete Pre-Advising Survey (one month before Orientation)
DURING THE SUMMER
______ Submit your final high school transcript with a graduation date (June)
______ Choose your campus housing room if living on campus or submit your commuter form. (check go.eku.edu/housing)
______ Choose a meal plan (July or at Orientation)
______ Order a parking pass if you will have a vehicle on campus (July or at Orientation)
______ Review your financial aid information (July)
______ Review the EKU BookSmart program and order optional items and campus gear
______ Pay your tuition and fees in myEKU or set up an installment plan (August)
______ Allow your parent or guardian to pay bills online (optional)—log into myEKU, go to the My Profile card and complete the Authorize Proxy User Access form
______ Move into campus housing (August)
______ Attend the Big E Welcome (August) — mandatory for all new students. We can’t wait to see you here at EKU!
CONTACTS
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
ACADEMIC TESTING
Whitlock, Room 340 (859) 622-1281
go.eku.edu/testreg
ADMISSIONS
Whitlock, Room 112 859-622-2106
go.eku.edu/admissions
BIG E CENTRAL (FINANCIAL AID, STUDENT ACCOUNTING & REGISTRAR CUSTOMER SERVICE)
Whitlock 210 859-622-2361
go.eku.edu/bec
CAMPUS BOOKSTORE
Powell Student Center 859-622-2696
shopeku.com
CENTER FOR STUDENT ACCESSIBILITY
Whitlock, Room 361 859-622-2933
go.eku.edu/csa
COLONEL CARD AND DINING
Powell Student Center
EKU Card Services, 859-622-2179
go.eku.edu/mealplans
HOUSING
Whitlock, Room 552 859-622-1515
go.eku.edu/housing
IT (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)
Keen Johnson Basement 859-622-3000
it.eku.edu
PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Commonwealth, 2nd Floor, Suite A 859-622-PARK (7275) go.eku.edu/park
STUDENT LIFE
Powell Student Center, Room 152 859-622-3855
go.eku.edu/life
VETERAN AFFAIRS
Powell Student Center 137 859-622-2345 eku.edu/va
NEED MORE INFORMATION?
We’re Here to Help! Call us at 1-800-465-9191 or visit go.eku/edu/admissions
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