Accepting our offer of admission
WE ARE PLEASED to offer you admission to Syracuse
University and look forward to welcoming you to our
campus community! We encourage you to read carefully the
important information contained in this booklet. International
students should turn to pages 22-26 for specific information.
Please use this chart as a guide to help you keep
track of items needed to accept our offer of admission. You
need to sign and submit all appropriate forms along with
the relevant payments in order to confirm your enrollment.
We recommend that you make copies of the materials you
send us. Required documents must be submitted by the
date indicated in your letter of admission. Once you have
submitted your Admission Acceptance Form (AAF) and the
appropriate payments, you will gain access to the online
Housing and Meal Plan Application.
For your convenience we have enclosed an orange
envelope you can use for any items you choose to mail to
Syracuse University. Refer to the list of addresses in the back
of this book when mailing items.
The AAF can be accessed from the electronic version of
your letter of admission or via the link indicated in the chart
on the right. There are several steps required to complete
the form, including an eSignature from your parent/
guardian, and options for making any applicable advance
payments. Other information you will need to complete the
form includes: parent/guardian occupational and contact
information, billing name and address, and emergency
contact name and address. If you will be using a Mac to
access and complete the AAF, we strongly suggest using the
Firefox web browser instead of Safari.
If you have any questions about the information
contained in this booklet, please visit our web site at
admissions.syr.edu, e-mail us at orange@syr.edu, or call
us at 1-800-388-1902, through May 1.
FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS CHECKLIST (Regular Decision)
❏ ADMISSION ACCEPTANCE FORM (AAF)
This online form is accessible at http://myslice.syr.edu. If you have not
activated your NetID, you will need to do so to access your AAF. Go to
http://netid.syr.edu, click on "Activate Your NetID” and follow the instructions.
❏ */**ADVANCE TUITION PAYMENT OF $450
This payment tells us that you plan to attend SU. Please make this and the advance housing payment together, utilizing the payment options available in the Admission Acceptance Form. A record of your payments will be kept to show you have paid part of your first semester.
❏ **ADVANCE HOUSING PAYMENT OF $400
This payment reserves a room for you and can be returned if you request a refund before June 1 (see page 18). Please make this and the advance tuition payment together, utilizing the payment options available in the Admission Acceptance Form. A record of your payments will be kept to show you have paid part of your first semester.
❏ MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN APPLICATION, (page 29), if desired. Mail to the Bursar address listed in the back of this book.
❏ FINAL OFFICIAL HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT
The transcript must be sent to us directly by your high school
and must indicate proof of graduation. Mail the transcript to:
Syracuse University, Undergraduate Admissions Processing
Center, 621 Skytop Road, Suite 160, Syracuse NY 13244-5290.
❏ HEALTH FORM
The form, found on page 31, must be completed and returned
to Health Services before you register for classes.
EARLY DECISION STUDENTS
If you are an Early Decision student, you already
received your letter of admission and access to
your Admission Acceptance Form (AAF). Be sure to
submit the AAF and applicable advance payments
by the date specified in your letter of admission. You
may have already completed the online Housing
and Meal Plan Application. If not, you should
complete the online form as soon as possible. If you
intend to enroll in the Monthly Payment Plan option,
you must complete and return the Monthly Payment
Plan Application (page 29). You must return the
Health Form (page 31) before you register.
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* This advance tuition payment is not required of admitted students who
are dependents of SU employees.
** Higher Education Opportunity Program students admitted to
SU do not have to pay the advance tuition payment and advance
housing payment.
TRANSFER STUDENTS CHECKLIST
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CHECKLIST
❏ ADMISSION ACCEPTANCE FORM (AAF)
❏ ADMISSION ACCEPTANCE FORM (AAF)
This online form is accessible at http://myslice.syr.edu. If you have not
activated your NetID, you will need to do so to access your AAF. Go to
http://netid.syr.edu, click on “Activate Your NetID” and follow the instructions.
(First year and transfer students)
This online form is accessible at http://myslice.syr.edu. If you have not
activated your NetID, you will need to do so to access your AAF. Go to
http://netid.syr.edu, click on “Activate Your NetID” and follow the instructions.
❏ *ADVANCE TUITION PAYMENT OF $450
❏ ***ADVANCE TUITION PAYMENT OF $450 IN AMERICAN CURRENCY
This payment tells us that you plan to attend SU. Please make this and the advance housing payment together, utilizing the payment options available in the Admission Acceptance Form. A record of your payments will be kept to show you have paid part of your first semester.
This payment tells us that you plan to attend SU. Please make this and the advance housing payment together, utilizing the payment options available in the Admission Acceptance Form. A record of your payments will be kept to show you have paid part of your first semester.
❏ ADVANCE HOUSING PAYMENT OF $400
❏ ***ADVANCE HOUSING PAYMENT OF $400 IN AMERICAN CURRENCY
This payment reserves a room for you and can be returned if you
request a refund before June 1 (see page 18). Please make this and
the advance tuition payment together, utilizing the payment options available
in the Admission Acceptance Form. A record of your payments will be kept to
show you have paid part of your first semester. If housing is unavailable when
you apply, your advance payment will be refunded to you.
❏MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN APPLICATION, (page 29), if desired. Mail to
❏ MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN APPLICATION, (page 29), if desired. Mail to
the Bursar address listed in the back of this book.
This payment reserves a room for you and can be returned if you
request a refund before June 1 (see page 18). Please make this and
the advance tuition payment together, utilizing the payment options available
in the Admission Acceptance Form. A record of your payments will be kept to
show you have paid part of your first semester. If housing is unavailable when
you apply, your advance payment will be refunded to you.
the Bursar address listed in the back of this book.
❏ OFFICIAL COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT
❏ OFFICIAL PROOF OF SECONDARY SCHOOL COMPLETION
The transcripts that list your final collegiate grades should be
sent to the recorder in the SU college to which you’ve been
admitted. (See inside back cover for addresses.)
(first-year students only) This could be a final secondary school
transcript or a Leaving Certificate. The document must be sent
directly by your school to: Syracuse University, Undergraduate
Admissions Processing Center, 621 Skytop Road, Suite 160,
Syracuse NY 13244-5290. International transfer students:
Please refer to information regarding “Official College
Transcript” in the transfer students column to the left.
❏ HEALTH FORM
❏ HEALTH FORM
The form, found on page 31, must be completed and returned to
Health Services before you register for classes.
The form, found on page 31, must be completed and returned to
Health Services before you register for classes. Proof of enrollment in a health insurance plan must be provided to the Lillian and Emanuel Slutzker Center
for International Services. (See inside back cover for address.)
❏ SPONSORSHIP LETTERS, if required.
***If you cannot get funds for these payments because currency is
restricted in your country, you must still send all the forms.
Please send a letter explaining why your payment is delayed.
If you are being sponsored by a scholarship agency or by
government funds, you should also send a copy of your letter
of sponsorship and instructions on how bills are to be paid.
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