New Students

About two business days after you make your enrollment deposit, you will receive an email requesting that you activate your NetID and enroll in Duo.

• NetID: your unique personal identifier for securely accessing a variety of online services, including your Rochester email address, UR Student, Blackboard, and the Virtual Private Network (VPN)
• Duo: the University's two-factor authentication tool to protect your and the University's data

Instructions

1. Navigate to the University Account Initialization page (link below).
2. Enter your eight-digit University ID number (included in the email you received from Admissions), the CAPTCHA, and your date of birth.
3. Tap Continue.
4. Follow the directions to create your NetID password. You will also be asked to set up password recovery questions in case you forget your password, as well as connect your phone number or mobile device to your account to enable Duo two-factor authentication.

Initialize your account

After activating your NetID and enrolling in Duo, you'll need to complete your onboarding tasks in UR Student, the University's student information system. UR Student is where you will register for your courses, manage your student financial account, and update your personal information.

Instructions

Navigate to UR Student (link below) and follow the prompts to:

1. Enable the WalkMe browser extension. This tool provides helpful guidance on key tasks within the UR Student system on your desktop or laptop, including tips during course registration.
2. Review your home contact information and update your address(es) and/or phone number(s) as needed.
3. Review your friend and family contacts listed and make any necessary updates, including their contact information. Make sure to have at least one contact labeled as your emergency contact.
4. Review your settings for AlertUR, the University's emergency notification system. As a new student, you are automatically enrolled in AlertUR with your Rochester email address. However, if you would like to receive alerts on your phone as well, make sure to update those settings during this step.
5. Review the Student Financial Responsibility Agreement and note that you consent to the agreement with your electronic signature.
6. Consent to receive your IRS Form 1098-T electronically. This is a tax form that the University generates each year for you, if you have qualifying financial activity on your student account.

Log into UR Student

As a student, you will be provided with a Gmail account to use during your time at Rochester (and beyond!). The format of your student email address is: netID@u.rochester.edu. Your email account is set up for you automatically—all you need to do is navigate to the login page and enter your NetID and password to access your account.

Log into your UR Gmail account

If you didn't update your parent and guardian's contact information when completing your onboarding tasks in UR Student (see Activate your student account and complete your onboarding tasks above), make sure to verify that all the information is correct. The University will be using the contact information provided in your UR Student account to send your parent(s) or guardian(s) important communications ahead of your arrival to campus.

Log into UR Student

This required form enables the Office of Alumni Relations and Constituent Engagement and the Parents Program to send them information on upcoming family events.

Instructions

1. Log into your MyROC account.
2. Click the Parents Program Information Form listed under Required Forms for Enrolling Students on your dashboard.
3. Complete all applicable sections of the form. You may need your parent or guardian to help in completing the parent/guardian information section(s).
4. Submit the form.

Log into MyROC

This placement exam is required for all incoming students and will help you discern which writing course best suits your experience. We strongly recommend that you complete the survey before you register for your spring classes, but you the final deadline is Monday, January 5.

Instructions

1. Log into your Blackboard account.
2. Navigate to the organization titled Rochester Ready: Spring 2026 under My Organizations.
3. Select Writing Self-Placement Survey in the menu.
4. Follow the prompts to read through the instructions and begin the survey.

Log into Blackboard

Questions: writingplacement@ur.rochester.edu

Choosing a career path or program of study can be difficult. Discover your purpose with PathwayU! PathwayU offers personalized insights into your interests, values, personality, and workplace preferences, allowing you to make informed decisions by identifying meaningful education and career paths supported by ongoing conversation with your college advisor.

Instructions

1. Log in using your University of Rochester email address.
2. Take the Interests, Values, Personality, and Workplace Preferences assessments.
3. View your individual assessment reports, career matches, favorite career pathways, and connections to University of Rochester majors.
4. On the Assessments tab, click download to save your report for your upcoming group meeting with your academic advisor(s).

Log into PathwayU

Questions: career.center@rochester.edu

You'll need to submit a final transcript from your previous institution (high school for first-year students and a college or university for transfer students) before you begin your studies at Rochester.

Admissions will send you a reminder email if you have not yet submitted the final transcript from your secondary school or previous higher education institution to the University. If you have questions about how to submit your transcript, contact Admissions at admit@admissions.rochester.edu.

Please note: if you are unable to submit your final transcript by the deadline listed, please do so as soon as possible. Failure to submit a final transcript will prohibit you from registering for classes for your second semester.

The University allows you to use Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Program exam scores for placement in more advanced courses in a subject area. If you're interested in submitting your scores to the University, contact your secondary school's counselor or IB program coordinator. You can also use the buttons below to view the processes for submitting these scores through the official organizations.

Submit your AP exam scores

Submit your IB program scores

Please note: if you are unable to submit your scores by the deadline listed, please do so as soon as possible.

Your academic advisor(s) will email you directly at your University of Rochester email address to begin your advising discussion. Depending on who your academic advisor(s) are, they may request that you set up a virtual face-to-face meeting, or they may communicate with you back and forth through email.

Your discussions with your academic advisor(s) will include your academic goals, first semester course options, course placement, and transfer credit (if applicable). After your course schedule has been approved, your advisor will lift the Advisor Hold on your UR Student account so you can register for your spring classes.

You'll register for your classes in UR Student, the University's student information system. Once you've met with your advisor, had your first-semester schedule approved, and had the Advising Hold removed from your UR Student account, you'll be able to log in and register for your spring classes. Use the links below to view tutorials for common registration-related tasks in UR Student.

• Find a course section: PDF
• Create a saved schedule: PDF | Video
• View your saved schedule: PDF
• Register from your saved schedule: PDF | Video
• Troubleshoot your registration: PDF | Video
• Register for a course: PDF
• Drop, swap, or add a class: PDF

You will be billed each semester and charges are due on the tenth of the month unless otherwise specified. Spring 2026 semester tuition bills will begin posting to your account shortly after you officially enroll at the University. You (and your authorized family or friends) will receive an email notification to view your bill in your UR Student account before it is due.

You will be billed each semester and charges are due on the tenth of the month unless otherwise specified. If you are a student from the U.S., your first tuition bill will be due on Wednesday, December 10. You (and your authorized family or friends) will receive an email notification to view your bill in your UR Student account before it is due.

You will be billed each semester and charges are due on the tenth of the month unless otherwise specified. If you are an international student, your first tuition bill will be due on Saturday, January 10. You (and your authorized family or friends) will receive an email notification to view your bill in your UR Student account before it is due.

UHSConnect is a secure web portal that gives you easy access to your University health records and allows you to securely message your healthcare team at the University Health Service and University Counseling Center.

You will be able to complete this task beginning Tuesday, November 18.

You are required to complete the Health History & Immunization Form and Allergy & Medication Form as part of the University's health requirements for all full-time students. You will complete and submit these forms to the University Health Service via your UHSConnect account.

You will be able to complete this task beginning Tuesday, November 18.

IMPORTANT: Submitting your required health forms after December 31 may result in a late fee of $50 USD applied to your student account.

Every year you are enrolled at the University, you must document your health insurance coverage during the appropriate open enrollment period by either enrolling in the UR Student Health Insurance Plan or waiving the plan if you are already enrolled in a qualifying healthcare plan.

You will be able to complete this task beginning Tuesday, November 11.

Please note: If you are planning to waive the UR Student Health Insurance Plan because you are already enrolled in a qualifying healthcare plan, we encourage you to complete this process as soon it opens to avoid having the health insurance plan fee added to your tuition bill. If you do not waive the plan, the fee will show on your spring tuition billing statement until you complete the waiver process.

This form is required for all new students (including those living in off-campus housing, as you will need to make your required dining meal plan selections).

Follow the instructions listed on the Residential Life and Housing Services website to ccomplete your contract form in the StarRez portal. Please note that there are separate instructions for first-year students and transfer and exchange students. You will need your Active Directory credentials (which you should have set up during your enrollment tasks) in order to complete the contract form.

Housing and dining contract form instructions

Helpful resources: As you complete the contract form, make sure to review the undergraduate housing contract, housing and meal plan research tool, and River Campus meal plan options.

Questions

• Housing and contract form questions: housing@reslife.rochester.edu
• Meal plan and dining services questions: mealplans@services.rochester.edu

If you need to apply for housing accommodations due to a disability, you will need to complete the following steps by the date listed above.

Instructions

1. Navigate to the Office of Disability Resources' website to find instructions for requesting residential accommodations.
2. If you would like to request a housing accommodation, follow the link listed under Complete an Application to fill out a request form.
   1. Please note: you must have a housing application and/or contract on file with the Office of Residential Life and Housing Services in order to request accommodations.
3. If you would like to submit documentation of a disability, but are not requesting accommodations at this time, follow the instructions for submission listed under To Request Disability Accommodations.

Learn more

Questions

disability@rochester.edu

Residential Life and Housing Services will notify you directly that you have received on-campus housing on a rolling basis. Make sure to check your Rochester email address regularly after submitting your housing and dining contract forms for this communication.

You will receive your on-campus housing assignment and information on your assigned roommate(s) in a separate communication, following the original email. Questions? Contact Residential Life and Housing Services at housing@reslife.rochester.edu.

Your University of Rochester campus ID card is not just your official student identification! It also offers you access to your on-campus residence hall (and other campus buildings) and links to your online accounts at a variety of different campus locations including libraries, dining centers, the bookstore, laundries, copiers, and vending machines.

In order to have your campus ID card available for pickup on your assigned arrival day, you will need to submit a photo of yourself to be printed on your card by the date listed above. 

Beginning November 20, the ID Office will send you an email with instructions for submitting a photo through the CloudCard system. (The email will be sent from id-photo-submissions@notices.rochester.edu.)

If you do not submit a photo, you will need to visit the ID Office on your assigned arrival day to have your photo taken and your ID card printed on-site, which may result in long wait times.

Questions: (585) 275-3975

You can begin having packages delivered to the University on the date listed above. To send a package to campus ahead of your arrival, simply put your name above the University's mailing address to ensure that the Campus Mail Center can correctly identify your package:

Student Name
500 Joseph C Wilson Blvd
Rochester, NY 14627

If you are living on campus, make sure to review your residential hall's policies, room information, and what items are not and not allowed to in your on-campus living space.

Review information

Questions

Reach out to Residential Life directly at housing@reslife.rochester.edu.

If you are a first-year student living at home in the Rochester area or an upperclass transfer student, you are eligible to purchase a student parking permit.

Use the button below to view the River Campus parking map and locate the commuter student parking lots in polka-dot purple and lime green and the residential student parking lots in purple and lime green.

View map

Contact the Department of Transportation and Parking Management directly to purchase your parking permit.

Review transportation options and area accommodations to book your travel to Rochester.

Explore resources

Registration for Welcome Week is required for all incoming students. If you are arriving to campus from a location outside of the U.S., you'll also be able to indicate your interest in purchasing a dorm pack on this form. Use the button below to complete the registration form to help us best prepare for your arrival to campus.

Complete registration form

All incoming first-year students are required to live on campus for both their first and sophomore years. If you are planning to live at home with family in the Rochester area and commute to campus, you must indicate so on your housing and dining contract form by the date listed above.

Instructions

Use the button below to view the instructions on Residential Life and Housing Services website to complete your contract form in the StarRez portal. Please note that there are separate instructions for first-year students and transfer and exchange students. You will need your Active Directory credentials (which you should have set up during your enrollment tasks) in order to complete the contract form.

Here are a few resources that will be helpful as you make complete the contract form:

1. Undergraduate housing contract
2. Transfer student housing information
3. Housing and meal plan research tool
4. River Campus meal plan options

Housing and dining contract form instructions

Questions

• Housing questions: housing@reslife.rochester.edu
• Dining questions: mealplans@services.rochester.edu
• StarRez help: housing@reslife.rochester.edu

If you are a first-year student living at home in the Rochester area or an upperclass transfer student living off campus, you are eligible to purchase a student parking permit.

Use the button below to view the River Campus parking map and locate the commuter student parking lots in polka-dot purple and lime green.

View map

Contact the Department of Transportation and Parking Management directly to purchase a parking permit.