Undergraduate Admission
Fall Freshmen Timeline
Now that you've submitted your Enrollment Deposit, here's what to expect.
Create your ECnet Account
Once you have submitted your enrollment deposit, you’ll receive an email inviting you to sign up for an ECnet account. Please do so as soon as possible.
If you forget your ECnet password »
Watch for Updates
Your ECmail account is the primary way in which Emerson College will communicate with you. We recommend you check it regularly throughout the summer.
Review Financial Information
deadlineS: MAY 1 (SCHOLARSHIP REPLIES), MId-June (SIGN AND ACCEPT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE STATEMENT)
Financial packages for Early Action accepted students who apply for financial aid by February 1 will post in the Application Portal mid-March. Financial packages for students who apply for financial aid by March 1 will post in the Application Portal in early April. Make sure you apply by the appropriate deadline.
Please sign and accept your Financial Assistance Statement in the Application Portal once you receive instructions for doing so. We will email you instructions by mid-June. You are welcome to contact the Student Service Center at 617-824-8655 (option 3) with any questions about your financial package.
Merit Scholarship Reply Forms (if applicable) should be submitted via the Application Portal by May 1. Please direct all questions and concerns regarding the Merit Scholarship process to the Admission Office.
Sign Up for Housing
Deadline: june 30
After submitting your Enrollment Deposit, visit eCommon and login with your ECnet username and password. Freshmen will see an option to complete the online Housing Application Form. Please do so as soon as possible. Housing assignments are sent by mail in late July. Move-in dates are posted in late June.
Learn about the residency requirements »
Submit Health Forms
DEADLINE: JULY 1
Full-time students should carefully read the Pre-Entrance Health Requirements Policy. In order to begin classes and/or take residency, students must download and complete the Entrance Health Form and provide documentation of compliance with all health requirements by July 1. We encourage you to start this process as soon as possible.
Learn about the Pre-Entrance Health Requirements Policy »
Submit Proof of Graduation
Deadline: July 15
All students are required to have an official final secondary school transcript (or GED) on file at Emerson before they will be allowed to matriculate. The final transcript deadline is July 15.
The final transcript must be signed, stamped, or sealed by a school official and include a graduation date.
Please mail transcripts to:
Emerson College Undergraduate Admission Processing Center
PO Box 880
Randolph, MA 02368-0880
We will also accept electronic final transcripts from your high school that are submitted by a recognized third-party vendor.
Proof of Graduation requirements for Home-Schooled students »
Advising and Registration Information
DEADLINE: MID-JULY
Academic Advising will mail you registration instructions in mid-June. Please return all materials as instructed by the deadline indicated in the instructions.
Transferring Credits
- First-year students may be awarded transfer credit for college coursework taken prior to enrolling at Emerson or for taking Advanced Placement or IB exams.
- If you would like to receive a credit and/or exam score evaluation, submit official final college transcripts to Emerson College Undergraduate Admission Processing Center, PO Box 880, Randolph, MA 02368-0880 by July 15. You can submit a transcript for any Summer 2013 college coursework by August 15. Evaluations are usually complete within a few weeks.
Major Changes
If you are considering a major change prior to May 3, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission at admission@emerson.edu. You will hear from an admission counselor within one week as to whether your request can be approved.
If you are considering a major change after May 3, please contact the Academic Advising Center at advising@emerson.edu. Advising will note that you would like to change your major, and then will consider requests according to program space availability in mid to late summer.
Please note that incoming students may not request to change majors into the Department of Visual and Media Arts or the Department of Performing Arts.
Once you matriculate in the fall, we will ask you to wait until your second semester at the College to request a change of major. All changes require approval of the department Chair. Information regarding the major change process and qualifications required for specific programs is available from the Academic Advising Center.
Pay Tuition Bill
Deadline: August 1
Tuition bills will be sent in mid-June and are due by August 1.
Learn about the billing process »
Orientation and Moving to Boston
You can learn about move-in, computer purchasing information, and what to bring to college on the Orientation page.
Meet incoming freshmen Jessica and Daniel as they journey to Emerson in this four-part video series.
Submit your enrollment deposit
First-year students accepted for Fall 2013 have until Wednesday, May 1 to submit a nonrefundable $500 enrollment deposit to reserve a spot in the incoming class.
