Steps for Enrollment
2. Apply
3. Application fee, transcripts and scores
- If you did not submit your application fee with your admission application, mail a check or money order to ASU. You may also call Undergraduate Admissions (480-965-7788, option 5) and pay with a debit or credit card (Visa/Mastercard).
- Ask each high school and college you have attended to send your official transcripts directly to ASU. Hand-delivered transcripts are not official.
- If your ACT or SAT score does not appear on your high school transcript, ask ACT www.act.org or the College Board (SAT) www.collegeboard.com to send your scores directly to ASU.
- If you have taken AP, IB, and/or CLEP exams, request that your scores be sent directly to ASU.
- If you are an international applicant have your TOEFL score sent to ASU directly from testing agency.
- If you are concurrently enrolled in high school and college courses, or if you are dually enrolled in college courses taught on your high school campus, you must request official transcripts from both your high school and the college offering the dual credit to be sent to ASU. ASU will not award college credit that appears only on high school transcripts.
- Upon graduation from high school or completion of your current college semester, request that a final transcript be sent from your school to ASU.
Mail application fee, and have transcripts and test scores sent to:
Undergraduate Admissions
Arizona State University
PO Box 870112
Tempe, AZ 85287-0112
After you have applied for admission, you will be issued an ASURITE ID, which will give you access to online student services, including the ability to check your admission status.
5. Financial Aid and Scholarships
ASU encourages all students to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA becomes available in January. ASU's priority date for submission is March 1.
Search and apply for scholarships that may fit your profile, talents and academic interests.
Note that Arizona law requires verification of citizenship or other lawful presence in the United States for all students who are receiving in-state tuition and/or financial aid funded by state money.
All freshmen are pre-assigned housing and should live on the campus where their academic major is located. Students who live on campus for at least their fi rst year have higher GPAs and a more successful transition from high school to college. Visit asu.edu/housing or my.asu.edu to confirm your living and dining options. If you are living at home with your parents or have other special circumstances that prevent you from living on campus, you must notify the university by requesting an on-campus housing exemption.
7. Immunization
Your MMR verification must be submitted to ASU before Orientation so you can register for classes.
8. Orientation and Registration
Freshmen will receive information about making their reservation for an ASU Orientation program. During orientation, you will be able to meet with your academic advisor, determine courses and register for classes. You must have submitted an ACT or SAT score to ASU or have completed an appropriate placement exam before you will be able to register for classes at orientation. The university uses this information to guide you to the appropriate freshman English composition course and freshman math course. You will receive further information and instructions with your orientation reservation materials. In the meantime, to see if ASU has your scores on fi le, click on "Grades and Transcripts" in the "My Classes" box on My ASU.
Transfer students should contact their academic advisor as listed on My ASU.
9. Explore Summer School Options
Get a jump start on your ASU experience by enrolling in summer sessions. Admission to ASU for the fall semester allows you to register for summer classes without submitting another application.
Transfer students: consult with your academic advisor for course selection.
Freshmen: plan to attend an early orientation program to consult with your advisor on both fall and summer class selection.
ASU's summer course listing is available in February.
10. ASU Sun Card
The Sun Card is the official photo ID card of ASU. All in-person transactions require a photo ID. Get your Sun Card during orientation.
11. Parking Decals and Commuter Options
Students may purchase parking decals online. (Students living in the residence halls will receive information with their hall assignments.) ASU also offers a variety of commuter options including free public bus passes and free shuttles between the ASU campuses.
12. Tuition and Fees
Tuition is based on your residency for tuition purposes status. Note that Arizona law requires verification of citizenship or other lawful presence in the United States for all students who are receiving in-state tuition and/or financial aid funded by state money.
Tuition charges will be billed to your student account and may be viewed online through My ASU after registration. By registering for classes you agree to pay all applicable tuition and registration fees. If you decide not to attend, you must completely withdraw from all classes before the semester begins. If tuition is not paid by the applicable due date, or fi nancial aid is not awarded and accepted by the due date, you will automatically be enrolled in the tuition installment plan and charged a nonrefundable enrollment fee.
Access online billing at my.asu.edu, click Finances then Pay. Students are responsible for reviewing their ASU e-mail account for notification of billing statements and to review their student account on My ASU for current information. Billing statements are not mailed.
13. Final Transcripts
Upon graduation from high school or completion of your current college semester, request that a final official transcript be sent from your school directly to ASU.
Undergraduate Admissions
Arizona State University
PO Box 870112
Tempe, AZ 85287-0112