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Recommended Timeline for Success

Consider doing these things each month of the year while at Montclair State University

Pre-May

• Students apply to the university
• Review and follow one of the “Accepted Student Checklists”
  
• Submit a FAFSA application (or the NJ Alternative Application)
• Receive your “Shopping Sheet” as an email from the Financial Aid Office

May

• New Student Deposit should be paid
  
• Housing Deposit for new resident students should be paid
  
• Activate your NetID and begin to utilize your Montclair State email address
  
• Sign up for Orientation

June

• Class preferences survey is sent out by University College to collect information from students to assist in building fall and spring semester class schedules
• Housing preferences survey is sent out by the Office of Residence Life

July

• Immunization records are due to be uploaded via the MyHealth portal to the University Health Center
• The official fall bill is provided via email and through NEST at the end of the month (approximate date)

August

• The Health Insurance Waiver/Enrollment Portal opens
  
• Payment Plan enrollment options through TouchNet on NEST become available
• The fall semester bill is due
• The 5-month payment plan option enrollment deadline
• Move-in dates for resident students are establish and sent out to eligible students through the Office of Residence life.

September

• Add/Drop week takes place the first week of the semester
• Financial aid disburses, once professors have completed attendance verification to confirm students are attending their courses
• The deadline for full-time students to waive the health insurance fee
• The 4-month payment plan option enrollment deadline

October

• The FAFSA application for the following academic year becomes available to submit. We recommend completing the FAFSA between the October opening date and the February priority deadline.
• Spring class registration takes place
• The 3-month payment plan option enrollment deadline

November

• Late fees are assessed to students who have an outstanding Fall balance at this time and have not enrolled into a payment pla

December

• End of the fall semester
• Winter Sessions begin

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