Resources for Newly Admitted Students

Checklist for All Newly Admitted Students

Admission Decision

  • After receiving admission letter, return Acceptance/ Declination of Offer form.
  • Receive confirmation e-mail.

After Receiving Your Confirmation E-Mail

  • Activate your Notre Dame Net ID.
  • Make housing arrangements for the year after you receive your confirmation e-mail.
  • Complete Health History form.
  • Submit final transcript showing conferral of all previous post-secondary degrees.
  • Contact department and/or adviser.

After You Arrive

  • Contact department.
  • Complete I-9 Work Eligibility form (in department) immediately.
  • Register and enroll (after consultation with department).
  • Attend student orientations (departmental, Graduate Student Union, International Students’).

 

Additional Items for International Students

Before You Arrive

  • Complete information for visa documents section of the Acceptance/Declination of Offer form and submit to the Office of Graduate Admissions.
  • Receive I-20 or DS-2019 visa documents (IMPORTANT: Visa documents will not be issued until students (1) accept the offer and (2) submit all requested information (i.e., Information for Visa Documents section of the Acceptance/Declination of Offer form, proof of financial support, etc.).
  • Obtain visa, arrange transfer to “University of Notre Dame du Lac,” or file Change of Status request (as applicable).

After You Arrive

  • Register immediately with Notre Dame’s Immigration Services Office at 121 Main Building.
  • Apply for Social Security number at the Office of International Student Services and Activities (ISSA) at 204 LaFortune.