New First-Year Student Steps

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New First Year* Student Steps

*You are considered a first year student if you graduated high school in the past year, even if you have earned college credit or have an associate's degree.

Your Steps to Enroll in Classes for Fall 2024:

Step 1: Establish your Pacific Email and Account

  • Purpose: All future communication will be to your Pacific student email, so keep checking it frequently! 

  • What you need to do:

    • Look for an email with this subject: “Your Pacific University Oregon Account”

    • Follow the steps within this email

  • Outcome: You are able to log into your pacific email account and access the following tools:

    • Boxer Mail - Student and employee email system hosted through Gmail.

    • BoxerOnline Self Service - future course plans, class registration, student account payments, financial aid, graduation applications. 

    • Moodle - Learning management system for Pacific University.

    • myAccount - Manage your PUNet account and your personal information (including addresses).

    • MyBoxer -  A customizable dashboard for students to navigate all things Pacific. 

  • Support for this step:

Step 2: Complete the Academic Interest Survey (AIS)

This will be sent to you after May 6th.

  • Purpose: Provides your academic advisors more information about your educational and career goals as well as your past educational history. This allows you to register for courses that align with your interests and goals!

  • What need to do you: Complete the Academic Interest Survey (this should take less than 30 minutes).

  • Outcome: Completing the AIS gets you one step closer to being able to sign up for your Advising and Registration Day! 

    • The AIS may prompt you to complete the World Language and/or Math Placements (check your student email for directions after you complete the AIS). 

  • Support: Please contact advisingcenter@pacificu.edu if you have any questions or would like to take the language or math placements even if not prompted by the AIS.

Step 3: Complete First Year Communities (FYC) Survey

This will be emailed to you after you have completed the AIS and the World Language and/or Math Placements (if applicable). The FYC survey is sent out once a week on Wednesdays.

  • Purpose: Completing the First Year Communities (FYC) Survey allows you to rank your top choices of topics for your FYC course in the fall semester. FYC introduces you to college academic life and helps you establish connection and belonging within Pacific’s community in your first semester. 

  • What you need to do: Check your Pacific email for a message with the subject “Complete the First Year Communities Survey“ with instructions and the link to rank your top choices for topics for FYC.

  • Outcome: Completing the FYC survey will allow you to receive an invite to sign up for your Advising and Registration Day!

  • Support: Please contact advisingcenter@pacificu.edu if you have any questions or concerns.

Step 4: Send final transcripts and score reports

Send transcripts from all schools you have attended as soon as your final grades are posted. Send score reports from any AP or IB tests you completed once they are available (usually mid-July).

  • Purpose: To have all your previously earned credits transferred into Pacific and applied to your overall degree.

  • What you need to do: 

    • Transcripts: Connect with your high school and/or previous college/university to have them send official transcripts to Pacific Directly

      • Visit the website of the school to look for directions on how to send an official transcript

      • Pacific’s preferred method: Send electronically to admissions@pacificu.edu

      • or if mail is your only option, please have your sealed transcripts sent to:

Pacific University Admissions
2043 College Way
Forest Grove, OR 97116

Step 5: Sign up for an Advising and Registration Day!

After completing steps 1-3 above, you will get an email invitation to sign up for an Advising and Registration Day. In-person and remote options available.

  • Purpose: By signing up, you are confirming your attendance at an Advising and Registration Day, which allows you to register for fall classes and connect with Pacific’s community.

  • What you need to do: 

  • Outcome: Once you’ve completed your sign up, you will receive a confirmation email from Eventbrite for your Advising & Registration Day with the event details.

  • Support: Please contact advisingcenter@pacificu.edu if you have any questions or concerns. 

Step 6: Attend your Advising and Registration Day

  • Purpose: Connect with the Pacific community and register for your first semester classes!

  • What you need to do:

    • Check your Pacific inbox for an email with the subject: “Your Schedule for your Advising and Day!” for all the details for the event - arrival time, locations, event activities, etc.

    • Arrive to campus or log into zoom on the day of your event 

    • Prepare for your Advising & Registration Day ahead of time

  • Outcome: After your Advising & Registration Day, you will be fully registered for fall semester.

  • Support: Please contact advisingcenter@pacificu.edu if you have any questions, concerns, or accommodation requests.

Contact Us

Academic & Career Advising 
advisingcenter@pacificu.edu
AuCoin Hall 129