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Freshman and Transfers with less than 12 Credit Hours
Transfer Students

Transfer Students with 12-59 Credit Hours

Screaming Eagles Orientation

All students will be advised and registered for courses prior to attending Screaming Eagles Orientation. Students will make a reservation for an appointment through the Admitted Student Task List. At this appointment, you will develop a schedule for your first semester of classes. This appointment will be about 30 minutes and conducted by Zoom or you may come to campus. Advising appointments will begin in mid-April.

Prepare for this appointment by completing the following:

  • Submit transcripts for all college credit earned.
  • Have information for all college credit currently enrolled, including AP credit, available at appointment.
  • Complete all required placement tests. 

Screaming Eagles Orientation will provide an on-campus experience for new students and their families. This one-day event will provide opportunities for you to:

  • Learn information that will be important to you as you begin your academic career at USI.
  • Learn more about specific areas of campus by attending the resource fair and information
    sessions.
  • Participate in workshops to prepare you for college.
  • Meet with an advisor to register for courses if needed.
  • Meet with faculty from your college.
  • Meet students, faculty and staff that will help USI feel like home.
  • Visit campus offices, tour housing and campus facilities, get student ID and visit the Campus Store.

Students and families should plan to be on campus from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (Central time). Lunch will be provided as part of the program. Students are limited to 2 guests.

Please check-in at the Performance Center Lobby between 8-8:30 a.m.

Fall 2025 Orientation Dates

Friday, May 16, 2025

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Thursday, July 24, 2025

Screaming Eagles Orientation Reservations

Make sure to take care of these items prior to Orientation

  1. Complete any required placement tests.
  2. Submit final transcripts from high school and/or college. 
  3. Request AP Test Scores be sent to USI. 

Don't Leave Home Without: 

  • Government Issued ID: Students will need to get their USI Student ID. 
  • myUSI Username and Password: Students will need to register for classes. 
  • Immunization Records: This is a great time to turn in the required immunization records. 
  • Spending Money: Never too early to add USI apparel from our campus store to your wardrobe!
  • Unofficial Transcripts: Bring the current college course list in which you are enrolled. This will assist with advising. 


The Admitted Student Task List provides a comprehensive list of tasks a new student needs to complete prior to beginning classes at USI. We have compiled them in one location to help you keep track.  Use this task list to track your progress through the steps.

Access Task List

You will access your personalized Task List on myUSI. 

Go to my.USI.edu.
Log in with your myUSI username and password.
Click on the Admitted Student capsule and then Admitted Student Task List from drop down menu. 

Completing Tasks

Tasks will become available between admission and classes starting based upon when those tasks should be completed. You will see a date next to some tasks which indicates when that task will become available to complete. Other tasks may not be able to be completed unless an earlier task is completed.

Each task list item will provide you instructions on how to complete. If you need help, click on the question mark. It will provide you contact information for the department on campus that can assist with that specific task. 

It may seem that there are a lot of tasks to complete, but it’s important that you complete each one. The task list is personalized to you, so other students may have a different list.