New Student Step-By-Step

Paying your admissions acceptance deposit secures your place in our incoming class. You can pay online through your GullNet account. Visit the Cashiers Office Payment Web site for more information.

If you have applied for financial aid, you will receive information once your FAFSA form has been processed. To secure your aid, make sure that you have accepted it online. For instructions on how to accept your aid online through GullNet, visit the Financial Aid Notification Guide.

Students planning to live in campus housing must pay their housing deposit and fill out a housing contract by the published deadline.

• Visit the Housing Assignments Web site

Students planning to live off-campus are encouraged to use the Office of Off-Campus Housing as a resource to identify opportunities in the local area.

• Visit the Off-campus Housing Web site

Students who wish to claim in-state tuition must complete a residency form through their GullNet account. To read the Board of Regents' policy on residency, click here. The staff of the Residency Office is available daily to assist in understanding the policy as well as to assist students in preparing the petition for submission. If you have specific questions, please contact the Residency Office at 410-543-6547 or e-mail us at tuitionresidency@salisbury.edu.

• Visit the Residency Information Web site

All incoming students are required to complete a Medical History on line and submit the required immunization records to the office of Student Health Services before enrolling. This form may also be used to fulfill some of the health form requirements for SU’s athletic programs and New Student Experience trips. Visit Student Health Services where you will find links to complete this requirement through your Gullnet account.

First Year Students Only

Salisbury University is committed to the academic success of our students. Accuplacer (a diagnostic assessment), is designed to enhance students academic experience by more accurately placing student in courses that best match their readiness level. Students will take this placement tool during the Preview program.

Accuplacer FAQs

Students register for courses at SU’s Preview Program held in late June for Fall students and January for Spring students.

After you pay your acceptance deposit, you will receive an invitation and the opportunity to register for a specific day through your GullNet account.

• For more information on Preview go to the New Student Experience Web site

New Students should register for the University’s emergency text message alert system through GullNet. Click "Emergency Notification System".

• Visit the Emergency Notification Web site

SU offers a variety of exciting summer trips for new students. Check out the list at the New Student Experience Web site and register online through GullNet.

Outdoor program priority is given to first year students. 

Many offices within Student Affairs offer special services to students with individual needs. Learn more here:

• Career Services
• Center for Student Achievement
• Commuter Services
• Counseling Services
• Disability Services
• Guerrieri University Center
• Multicultural Student Services
• Parent Programs
• Veteran Affairs

Bills are mailed by the cashier’s office in mid-July (for fall semester) and mid-December (for spring semester). Bills can be paid online through GullNet. Students may also sign up for Electronic Refunds of financial aid through GullNet.

More information is available at the Cashier's Office eRefund Web site

If students wish to give parental access to their educational information they may log in to GullNet to access the FERPA Tutorial.

Incoming students may register vehicles online and apply for a parking permit at the University Police Parking Web site

Students typically order books once their schedules are set. To order books for pick up, visit the Salisbury University Bookstore Web site

To find out more information about satisfying your requirements in the New Student Reader program please visit the New Student Reader Web site

First Year Students Only

First-year students arrive on campus early to participate in the Orientation Program. Check the Student Activities Web site for the latest dates.