Admitted Student Checklist

Congratulations on your admission to the University of Utah!

This guide will help you with the next steps before you begin your classes.

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✔Create your CIS account at cis.utah.edu using your student ID and password that was provided in your admissions letter. 

✔ Activate your university e-mail account (UMail). at www.umail.utah.edu. All university communications are sent to your UMail account, so be sure to check it often and submit requested information in a timely manner.

✔ Complete the FAFSA at fafsa.gov if you are interested in need based scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study.

✔ Check your financial aid status status in cis.utah.edu if you completed the FAFSA. Follow up on any requests from the University Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid in a timely manner. Make sure your financial aid file is complete by the Feb. 1 Financial Aid Priority Date for consideration for all available aid options, including need based scholarships, grants, and work study.

✔ Apply for additonal funding, if needed. 

• Department and Outside Scholarships
• Parent PLUS Loans
• Alternative Loans

✔ Accept financial aid through the Financial Aid Tile and the Financial Aid Offer Letter link in cis.utah.edu.  

✔ Confirm your intent to enroll and pay the enrollment deposit with the Office of Admissions.  Merit scholarships are automatically accepted when you commit to the University of Utah. 

✔ If you are planning on deferring admissions, please visit the Office of Admissions website.  If your deferment is approved, our office will hold your merit scholarship. If you have a department scholarship, please check with that department for deferment information. 

✔ If you received a scholarship outside of the University of Utah please mail scholarship checks to: University Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid,  201 South 1460 East Rm 135 Salt Lake City, UT 84112.

✔ Register for New Student Orientation at orientation.utah.edu. Orientation is mandatory for new students. Registration spots fill up quickly, so sign up ASAP! 

✔ Pay any outstanding balance on tuition, by the deadline. Fall 2026 tuition deadline is Friday, September 4, 2026.