New Student Checklist
Before Orientation
- Register for Orientation
- Log into your Catawba email and CatLink account
- Complete the items in the Pre-Orientation Portal checklists, including health and immunization forms, residential information forms, and financial aid forms.
Item |
Required Students |
Directions/Description |
Link |
Deadline |
Pay Enrollment Deposit |
ALL Incoming Students |
Pay online or mail to: |
By May 1 or within Two Weeks of Acceptance |
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File FAFSA |
ALL Incoming Students |
If you have not done so, file the FAFSA for the opportunity to receive need-based aid. |
After October 1 |
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Accept Financial Aid |
ALL Incoming Students |
Log in to your CatLink account to accept/decline financial awards. |
After Award Notification (Spring) |
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Apply for Housing |
All Residential Students |
Submit the campus housing form to secure your spot in one of our campus residence halls. |
Immediately Upon Deposit |
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Summer Reading |
ALL Incoming Freshman & Transfers w/ Less Than 18 Semester Hours of College-Level Coursework |
Students will study Plato's Meno | Catawba.edu/reading | |
New Student Orientation |
All Incoming Students |
Move in to your residence hall and attend sessions such as: welcoming assembly, meet and greets, FYI parent sessions, major information meetings, campus employment workshop, club fair, convocation, etc. |
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Register for a Freshman |
ALL Incoming Freshmen (Summer Orientation Only) |
Sign up for a two-day retreat to the mountains or lake retreat center designed to orient you to your fellow classmates, faculty, and staff before the start of the year. |
View Dates |
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Insurance Requirement |
ALL Incoming Students |
If the student already has health insurance, s/he must submit an Insurance Waiver (available June 15) and a copy of the appropriate insurance card. Students that are not already insured must sign up for insurance with Catawba and will be billed by the business office accordingly. |
August 17 |
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Tuition, Room & |
ALL Incoming Students |
Bills are mailed in June. Review your statement and either pay your balance or sign up for a pay plan. Payment plans can be set up on student's Catlink account under the money tab. |
Help with your Statement |
First Payment Due by July 15 (If admitted or deposited after July 15, first payment is due upon arrival for First-Year Orientation.)
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Health History & |
ALL Incoming Students |
Complete and submit the health history form, immunization history forms (parts I-II), and physical examination form. |
July 21 |
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Athletic Health Forms |
All Athletes |
Refer to the link for directions and complete the Athletic Trainer System (ATS) Portal. |
Complete Athletic Health Forms |
Upon Arrival to Campus for Pre-Season Activity or Orientation |
Submit Final Transcripts |
All Incoming Students |
Freshman and Transfers with credits under 24 hours should have final transcripts sent to the Catawba College Admissions Office directly from your high school and college (if dual enrolled). Transfers should have final high school transcripts and final college transcripts sent directly from your institutions. Official test score should be sent to the Catawba College Admissions Office from College Board or ACT directly. (transfers with under 24 credit hours will need to send these as well) |
August 1 |
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Official AP/IB Exam |
All Entering Students |
Have scores sent from the testing center to our registrar's office. |
August 17 |
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Hold Codes |
ALL Students |
Check for hold codes on your student account that may prevent you from registering for classes if not cleared. Freshman students: Your Student Success Coach can help you. Don't know your Student Success Coach? Email the team at studentsuccess@catawba.edu |
August 1 |
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Register Your Vehicle |
ALL Students |
All residential and commuter students must register their vehicle and receive a parking decal. |
Upon Arrival |