Fall enrollment timeline
JANUARY:
Begin your housing application
You will receive the Residence Life Living Guide in
your cmich.edu email inbox beginning January 11. The guide contains residence hall information and instructions on beginning the online housing application.
Part one of the two-part housing application opens on January 11, 2021 at 9 a.m. (ET). Find more details at
reslife.cmich.edu.
JANUARY:
Choose your orientation date
Registration opens January 11 for your required summer
academic orientation session. During orientation, you will meet advisors and other students, explore majors and minors, register for classes, and get your campus ID card.
FEBRUARY:
Financial aid packages
Personalized financial aid award packages are expected to be mailed to your home and emailed to
your cmich.edu account in February.
You must have a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file with CMU to receive your award package.
MAY:
Finish your housing application
The first Fall housing installment of $350 will appear on your May statement due June 1. If you wish to defer the payment until after classes start, please email reslife@cmich.edu. Visit here for more instructions.
You will receive an email in your CMU inbox by June 1, confirming your roommate and housing preferences. The Office of Residence Life will assign you based on your roommate and housing preferences. If you do not select roommate preferences, you will be assigned based on your housing preferences.
Housing assignments will be emailed the last week of June.
JUNE:
Register for Leadership Safari
Look for an invitation in your mailbox and your inbox with instructions on how to register for
Leadership Safari, a three-day guided experience designed to welcome new students to CMU at the beginning of the semester.
Students who attend Safari say this is the best start possible to their college careers! Registration is limited so sign up early.