Here are 2025 dates you’ll want to acknowledge

We are incredibly excited you are Elon Bound! There are numerous tasks for you to complete so you are prepared to begin your Elon journey. Pay attention to these dates and be sure you’re fully prepared to be Elon Bound! Don’t forget to check your Elon email account regularly. All university communications will be sent to that address, including important information leading up to your arrival on Move-in Day!

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Your Checklist

  • Submit any housing accommodations requests and requests for an emotional support animal by November 1 (if applicable)
  • Complete your housing application by January 1
    • Students are assigned to spaces, using a random process. Roommates can be mutually requested on Self-Service or will be assgined by Residence Life using information submitted on the housing application.
      • Students will log onto the Self Service website using their Elon email username and password. Choose
        Applications on the top menu, then Winter/Spring Housing Application.
      • Students will complete the questions on the housing application.
      • Students will choose a food (meal) plan.
      • Students will indicate a roommate preference, if desired. After completing the housing application, students can match with a roommate by choosing Room Selection from the top menu, then Roommates/Suitemates. Students will then search for a roommate. The roommate will receive an email and must accept the request.
    • Please contact Residence Life at residencelife@elon.edu or
      (336) 278-7300 if you have any questions.
  • Sign up to take the World Language Assessment online by January 15
    • To take your first attempt at the language assessment online for French, German, Italian and/or Spanish, please click here and signup/log in with your @elon.edu email account.
      • Typically, the assessment takes about 30 minutes.
      • Since we need to assess what you currently know, based on your past experience, no external resources can be used to answer the assessment questions.
    • To take the assessment for Arabic, please contact selgamal@elon.edu. For Hebrew, please contact bkatz2@elon.edu. For Chinese, Latin and all other languages please contact languages@elon.edu.
    • Assessments must be completed by October 1 in order to place out of the world language requirement.
      Once your assessment responses and high school transcripts have been reviewed, your placement(s) will be posted in your Acorn account.
  • Take the Mathematics and Statistics Placement Assessment by January 15
    • Use the link provided in your Acorn account to take the Mathematics and Statistics Placement Assessment.
  • University Health Insurance Requirement enrollment or waiver by December 15
    • All full-time students are required to maintain adequate medical insurance during their enrollment at Elon University. Having adequate insurance to cover medical emergencies and routine visits is an important aspect of the health and well-being of Elon students. Students may fulfill the requirement in several ways:
      • Coverage as the primary subscriber on an employer plan
      • Coverage as a qualified dependent on a parent/guardian/partner employer plan
      • Coverage through a plan in the United States health insurance marketplace
      • Enrollment in the Student Blue Plan for Elon students through Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
        Elon offers a student health insurance policy for all full-time undergraduate, graduate and law students. Students may waive the Student Blue policy by providing proof of existing insurance coverage (including image of their insurance card) during the designated time frame each year (for spring enrollment the deadline to waive out of the Student Blue policy is December 1 or ten days after admission). International students on a “F” or “J” visa are required to enroll in the Student Blue plan.
      • Questions about the student health insurance requirement may be directed to the Student Health Insurance Project Manager at healthinsurance@elon.edu or (336) 278-7276 during regular business hours.
  • RSVP to Spring New Student Convocation: It is expected that all new students (first-years and transfers, including Global Start students) attend the entirety of New Student Orientation (January 28th-29th). To help us plan, let us know how many of your guests will be joining you for the spring New Student Convocation Luncheon on Wednesday, January 29th. You can RSVP on the New Student Orientation website by January 15. 
  • Complete the Elon Bound virtual pre-orientation program (completing this program allows you to sign up for your small group advising appointment) by January 17.
    • This required Elon Bound virtual pre-orientation program is for all new, first-year and transfer undergraduate students. Beginning in November students will access the program using their Elon username and password. Families can create a guest account and explore the virtual pre-orientation program for themselves. It includes a series of modules, videos, and quizzes to help prepare you for your Elon journey.
  • Sign up for and attend your Small Group Advising Session. Signups for virtual advising will be made available in late December/early January and will begin on January 7. Be sure to signup and attend by January 24 so you can be registered for classes.
    • Remember, in order to signup for a small group advising session, you must have completed the pre-orientation program.
  • Prepare for Virtual Advising and Class Registration. Before you attend your virtual advising session, prepare by researching class options using the Guidebooks by Major and Spring Course Offerings posted on the Office of Academic Advising website as well as OnTrack. Plan classes of interest in OnTrack at least 24 hours in advance of your virtual advising session. Due before your virtual advising session
  • Submit health and immunization forms by January 15
    • North Carolina law requires children and college students to receive certain vaccines and immunizations. To be fully protected from vaccine-preventable diseases, children should receive all age-appropriate immunizations unless there are viable medical or religious contraindications. Elon University may require additional immunizations and vaccines. Students are expected to comply with state and university requirements.
    • For the most up-to-date vaccination requirements and policies, email immunizations@elon.edu or visit the Campus Recreation and Wellness website. These are due January 15 (or 7 days after admission if after the due date). These due dates are for undergraduate students only. 
  • Read the Elon Common Reading by January 27
    • This year’s Common Reading is The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet. The author, Leah Thomas, is a celebrated environmentalist, founder of the non-profit, and Intersectional Environmentalist. She has been recognized for her work in outlets like Harper’s Bazaar, W Magazine, CNN, ABC News, and NBC, among others, and has been honored on lists including EBONY Power 100, TIME100 Next, and INSIDER’s Climate Action 30.

Beginning January 1, 2025

  • Submit a photo for your Phoenix Card by January 17
    • Submit a photo for your Phoenix Card! Submitting your photo by January 17 will ensure you receive your Phoenix Card on move-in day.
  • View your fall tuition bills via Elon’s ebill website and submit your payment by January 3
  • Complete the Wellness Information Form by January 15. This short information form is used to provide you with additional resources and support as needed throughout your time at Elon. The information you share is maintained by the Office ofthe Dean of Students and can only be disclosed according to federal FERPA privacy regulations. In most cases, we use this information to provide you with important Elon resources related to some of the needs you share.
  • Register your vehicle and purchase a parking permit (if applicable) by January 17
    • If you plan to bring a vehicle to campus, register it and purchase a parking permit. Complete by August 4th to ensure your permit is included in your new student packet on move-in day.
  • Order textbooks by January 14
    • Order textbooks from the Elon Campus Shop and either ship them home or pick them up on Move-in Day.
  • Register to vote! Check out the New Student Resources from Elon Votes! by January 28
    • Be ready to cast your ballot in the next election. Elon Votes! is a nonpartisan campus initiative created to provide students with the necessary resources to register to vote and cast their ballots in upcoming elections.
  • Request final high school transcripts be sent to the Office of Admissions by January 10
    • Request final high school, college, or community college transcripts be sent to the Office of Admissions.
    • Send any transfer credit, dual enrollment credit, Advanced Placement scores and/or International Baccalaureate scores to Elon University by January 10

Beginning January 10

  • Update/Confirm Your Emergency Contact by January 27.
    • Step 1: Navigate to OnTrack using the link below.
    • Step 2: Click on “Add new contact” and complete all fields.
    • Step 3: Click the blue “Confirm” button to update your student record. (Note: Your Acorn Account will not show completion until you have updated information and clicked the “Confirm” button.)
  • Check your housing and roommate assignment in OnTrack
    • On January 10, 2025, log into the housing self-service portal through OnTrack to find your housing location and roommate information.
  • Set up an account on PhoenixConnect and explore Elon’s student organization by January 28
  • Complete three online programs: Alcohol Edu, Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates, and Diversity Edu (instructions will be emailed to your Elon email account) by January 31
    • You will be emailed information regarding completing the three required online education programs:
      • Alcohol education
      • Sexual assault prevention education
      • Diversity, inclusion, and belonging for student

Beginning January 28

  • A benefit for Elon students is access to the on campus Student Health Services. In order to visit Student Health Services students MUST have a physical health insurance card (copies will not suffice). So don’t forget to bring your health insurance card to campus with you! *For any physical or travel preparation visit, you will also need your immunization record.
  • For students interested in campus employment, once hired by the university you will need to complete an I-9 form.Below is a quick list of what you need to bring to campus for the I-9 form process:
    • List A: U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport Card
    • OR List B + List C
      • List B (choose one): Driver’s license/ID card | School ID card with photograph
      • List C (choose one): Social Security Account Number card | Original birth certificate

These are common examples of documents for this form, but other forms of identification may be accepted.

  • Move to Elon January 28! For many new students, this is a two-step process.
    • Step One: For students moving into on-campus housing, you will check-in, beginning at 10am, at your neighborhood area office. To learn more about each residential neighborhood visit the living and learning site. Be sure to bring a campus map so you can easily find your neighborhood.
    • Step Two: (If you live off campus, this is your one and only step) Orientation check-in will begin in the early afternoon on January 28, 2025 in the Moseley Student Center. New Student Orientation runs from the afternoon on January 28-the afternoon of January 29. It is required for all new students, both first-years and transfers.
  • Pickup your textbook order from Barnes and Noble at Elon
  • First day of classes January 30.

Beginning January 30

  • Check OnTrack to be sure AP and IB scores you sent to Elon are posted. Transcripts will be evaluated on a rolling basis. A Transfer Credit Evaluation will be sent to students after transcripts have been reviewed.