First Semester Checklist

Know the name of your advisor and how to reach your advisor (hint: Student Planning – Plan & Schedule – Advising).

Find out what you will need to pay (tuition, fees, housing, meal plan, and parking permit) and when it is due (hint: day five of each semester). Statements are posted to Student Self Service in July (fall) or January (spring).

Touch base with the Financial Aid Office – Let them know you have registered for classes. Make sure you have submitted any necessary documents their office may need. 

Check your WarriorMail account regularly. You may receive messages from a variety of LC State offices, even before classes begin. Respond to messages you receive.

If you need to provide documentation of health insurance as a student athlete, be sure to take care of this early. Ask your coach if you have any questions. 

Arrange housing far in advance of the start of school. If you are on a waitlist, consider finding an alternative option as a backup plan.

Get Microsoft Office for free! Use your WarriorMail account to set up your account. 

Plan to attend Orientation. You don’t want to miss this event where you will meet your classmates, learn about LC State policies and processes, and acclimate to campus.

Purchase all required books and supplies before classes begin. Wait until you start classes to buy optional supplies… you will find out what you need once you attend each class.

Planning to work while in college? There are employment opportunities both off and on campus for students. Check with the Student Employment and Career Center for more information!

Print out your class schedule during the week before you start classes (up to that point, locations may still change). Student Planning – Plan & Schedule.

Once you arrive on campus, use the campus map and practice “walking your schedule”, so you know how to get from one point to the next.