Welcome Class of 2013!

• Discover CLA. Curious about what it's like to study, work, and play as a CLA student? Meet our student bloggers.

• Students with disabilities at the University of Minnesota get involved in all aspects of student life. Visit the Disability Services website for more information.

• Confirm your enrollment by paying your confirmation fee. After you pay your confirmation fee, you'll receive information about attending your required orientation program.

• ** Initiate your University of Minnesota Internet account. You'll need your Internet ID and password to sign up for orientation, register for classes, and access the University's online resources.
  

• Checklist for new international students. This checklist outlines the special steps you need to take as an international student both before and after you arrive on campus.
  

• ** Reserve your orientation dates using your New Student Checklist online at mycla.umn.edu. After you complete a brief questionnaire, you will be assigned an advising student community and offered orientation dates to choose from. Orientation dates for new students are in January. Orientation is a full -day introduction to the University of Minnesota and the College of Liberal Arts. You will meet other first-year students with interests similar to yours and learn about degree requirements and opportunities in CLA and at the University, and you'll meet individually with your academic adviser and register for classes.

• ** Send transcripts of any college-level work you have done, scores for Advanced Placement exams, or International Baccalaureate course awards to the Office of Admissions.

• Scholarships and Financial Aid. Learn about scholarships and financial aid, including some scholarships available only to First-year CLA students.

• ** Check your U or M e-mail regularly: it's the official means of communication at the University.

• ** Take placement tests online. All first year students are required to take a math placement test. Depending on your goals and skill level, you may also need to take placement tests in chemistry, French, German, or Spanish. Placement tests help you avoid wasting time and money on classes that are too easy or too hard.

• ** Complete your New Student Checklist. Explore classes (step 5) and majors (step 6) so you'll be prepared to meet with your academic adviser at orientation.

• International students: complete your Document Check, and International Student Orientation, before attending your CLA orientation program and registering for classes.

• ** Attend orientation. Orientation & First-Year Programs has the details, including directions to campus, parking information, and a checklist of what to bring with you.

• Parent orientation. Parents and guests of first-year students are invited to attend the Parent Orientation Program. Get answers to your questions about University resources and opportunities and what to expect the first year.

• Consider Freshman Seminars, taught by award winning faculty on a broad variety of fascinating topics.

• ** Spring semester classes start Tuesday, January 19.