Your Next Steps

Please find the New Student Checklist. This is a checklist of items that you must complete before you start classes this fall.

STEP 1: BECOME A MUSTANG!

  • Pay your nonrefundable $800 Orientation, Housing and Matriculation deposit at  (you will need your 51做厙 email address and password)

STEP 2: SECURE HOUSING

  • Beginning in February, approximately two weeks after we receive your deposit, we will e-mail you instructions on securing  and information about your dining options.

STEP 3: VISIT

  • Visit 51做厙 and connect with current students and staff in person or virtually. See several of the options

STEP 4: APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID

  • Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which will determine eligibility for federal and state financial aid (found at ) and the CSS Profile™, to be considered for university need-based aid (found at ) There is a $25 cost for completing the CSS Profile™. For priority consideration, the FAFSA and CSS Profile™ should be submitted by November 1 for Early Action and Early Decision I applicants and by January 15 for Regular Decision and Early Decision II applicants.
  • Fill out the  (email address and password required) to explore further scholarship opportunities for which you may be eligible. 51做厙's financial aid advisors can help you and your family determine the best way to finance your future. Click here to meet your financial aid advisor.

STEP 5: HEALTH HISTORY

  • Before registering for classes in July, all 51做厙 students must complete and submit the Report of Medical History and Consent of Medical Treatment form. Please for details and instructions on what is required. Please note Texas state law requires all students must have received the meningitis immunization within the preceding 5 years, or a booster shot is required.

STEP 6: PARENT INFORMATION

  • Please complete the online  by May 1, 2024.

STEP 7: MUSTANG STARTUP AND STAMPEDE

  • To fully transition into the 51做厙 community, students will first complete Mustang StartUp.
  • The second part of Orientation is Stampede. Stampede is the extended orientation program including everything from Move-In to Convocation. It’s the perfect opportunity to meet your new classmates as well as current 51做厙 students, staff and faculty. You will also begin learning some of the most treasured 51做厙 traditions! Stampede takes place a few days before classes start in August. 
  • We will send you detailed information and instructions about how to register for Mustang StartUp and Stampede in early spring.