Summer 2026: First-Year Student To-Do List

May

• First week of May:  Activate your Username (NetID) through Okta and install Okta Verify or Okta FastPass on at least TWO devices

• Due May 19: Submit the Pre-Advising Academic Survey between May 5 and May 19

• Due May 22: Authorize payers in IRISHPAY (Questions? Check out the Office of Student Accounts FAQ page.)

• Due May 28: Take the ND Calculus Readiness Test if needed

June

• Due June 1:  Request accessibility support through Sara Bea Accessibility Program if needed. The priority deadline for first-year housing accommodation requests is June 1.

• First week of June: Schedule an appointment with your academic advisor beginning June 1

• Due June 9: Register to take a placement exam for Chinese, Japanese or Korean if needed

• Due June 15: This is the deadline to apply for a health insurance waiver.

• June 8-12: Attend an academic advising Q&A session via Zoom

• Due June 20: Request all AP and IB scores (even those taken before your senior year of high school) be sent to Notre Dame. (Questions? Check out Sending AP Scores and How to use your free score send from College Board and Requesting transcripts and certificates from the IB.)

• Due June 25: This is the priority deadline for the first-year student housing application.

• Last week of June: Check your assigned registration day and time

July

• Due July 6: Submit your immunization records to University Health Services between May 1 and July 6. (Note: It may take 2 - 3 weeks for your immunization information to be processed. As long as immunization records are submitted before July 6, this processing delay will not affect your registration. Students missing required immunizations may receive a registration hold on their account.)

• Due July 7: Verify that ND has received your AP scores or IB scores

• Due July 7: Take an ND language placement exam if needed

• July 6-10: Attend an academic advising Q&A session via Zoom

• Due July 10: Add a section of MOR 10101 in your residential neighborhood to your PATH plan and write down alternative sections in your neighborhood

• Due July 10: Meet with your academic advisor via Zoom between June 2 and July 11

• Due July 10: Make and save a plan for your courses in PATH and write down alternative courses and times of courses

• Due July 13: Submit a photo for your Irish1Card

• Day before you register: Check your PATH plan the day before registration

• Third week of July: Register for courses

• Last week of July: Check your course schedule

August

• Due August 1: Sign the Academic Code of Honor (required)

• Due August 3: Register for your preferred lecture in Welcome Weekend’s First Lecture Series between July 23 and August 4 (required)

• Due August 10: Complete the Summer Advising Experience Survey.

• Due August 14: Register for a ND Math Credit Exam if needed

• By August 21: Review the Minimum Recommended Laptop Specifications for Students. Download and run the Eduroam utility so you can connect to the Notre Dame wifi network.

• Due August 21: Complete the Active Violence and Emergency Planning Training (sent to your ND Gmail account in late July)

• Due August 21: Complete Binge Thinking between July 27 and August 21

• Due August 21: Complete Building Community the Notre Dame Way between July 27 and August 21

• Due August 21: Complete the Welcome Weekend Student Activities Waiver

• August 21-23: Learn "How to Print Using PrintND" and Install the print drivers to use printers on campus. Bookmark this article and the OIT Service Desk contact information for guidance year-round.

• Due August 24: Complete the ND First Year Welcome Survey.