NEW STUDENT & LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS | TULANE UNIVERSITY | DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS
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Student Resources & Support Services:
Review the Code of Student Conduct and familiarize yourself with the student responsibilities in the Code. REQUIRED
View the first-year support video from Case Management & Victim Support Services before your arrival to campus. REQUIRED
View the behavioral expectations and hazing videos from the Office of Student Conduct before your arrival to campus
(available in June). REQUIRED
Campus Health:
JULY 15: Deadline to submit your immunization forms and records to The Health Center via Tulane’s Patient Portal. REQUIRED
AUGUST 15: Deadline to enroll in or opt out of the Tulane-sponsored Health Insurance Plan (T-SHIP). Students must enroll in
or begin the waiver process once registered for classes. Enrollment and waiver process opens late June. REQUIRED
AUGUST 18: Deadline to complete the mandatory online health promotion courses. Check your Tulane email for instructions in
mid-July. REQUIRED
Housing and Residence Life:
MAY 8: Deadline to complete the housing application to request housing on campus. You will be notified of your housing
assignment via your Tulane email by mid-July. Apply as soon as possible starting MARCH 2! Questions? Contact Housing and
Residence Life. REQUIRED
JUNE 4 - 15: Request a roommate through the Housing Portal.
Review the Housing and Residence Life Community Living Standards. REQUIRED
Review the Fall Move-In Guide on the HRL website. REQUIRED
Campus Services:
JUNE 30: Sign up for your dining plan. Review the dining plan options here. First-year residential students are able to select the
Unlimited, TU 15, or Kosher dining plan. REQUIRED
AUGUST 3: Upload a photograph for your Splash Card. Check your Tulane email mid-May for instructions. REQUIRED
Check your email in August for instructions to sign your mail contract. All residential students are assigned a campus mail code.
REQUIRED
Transfer Students: Purchase a parking permit through Tulane Parking Services Office if you will have a car on campus. [Only
applies to transfer students classified as upperclassmen]
Orientation & Campus Involvement:
JULY 15: Deadline to submit your information and class photo for the 2020 New Student Book.
JULY 15: Deadline to complete your Student Evacuation Plan in Gibson Online so you are prepared in the event of a weather
emergency. REQUIRED
AUGUST 14: Deadline to complete the online learning modules: Alcohol-Wise, Consent & Respect, Emergency Preparedness,
Safety and Crime Prevention, and All-In: Tulane’s Commitment to Stop All Sexual Violence. REQUIRED
Check out the list student organizations and browse campus events on WaveSync.
Visit our First-Year Involvement Opportunities web page to learn about Tulane’s many peer mentor programs available for new
students.
International Students: Attend mandatory International Student Orientation on August 18 if you are starting at Tulane this fall
on a student visa, including all first-year and transfer students. Other international undergraduate students (F-1/J-1) and U.S.
citizens or permanent residents who grew up abroad are invited, but not required, to attend.