transfer student orientation

2021 Summer and Fall Transfer Orientation: Register Now!

• All dates for Summer/Fall 2021 have passed. 
  • Students who still need to enroll for the fall semester can contact their assigned advisor directly. Review documentation from the Registrar's Office sent with your credit evaulation notice for more details. Contact New Student Programs for assistance. 
• All new transfer students will recieve access to an online orientation course with supplemental information once enrolled for fall. No separate registration required. 

If you have under 24 transferrable credit hours (at least one full semester post-high school), as determined by your credit evaluation, you must complete FirstSTEP Orientation. Register for that event here.

Enrollment Fee

All New Transfer Undergraduate Domestic Students (not exclusively at a regional campus or in a fully online degree program) will be charged a $100 enrollment fee on their first semester bill to Southeast. There is no separate charge for orientation. 

2022- Spring Transfer Orientation: Register Now!

• Wednesday, November 3, 2021
• All new transfer students will recieve access to an online orientation course with supplemental information once enrolled for Spring. No separate registration required.

If you have under 24 transferrable credit hours (at least one full semester post-high school), as determined by your credit evaluation, you must complete FirstSTEP Orientation. Register for that event here.

Enrollment Fee

All New Transfer Undergraduate Domestic Students (not exclusively at a regional campus or in a fully online degree program) will be charged a $100 enrollment fee on their first semester bill to Southeast. There is no separate charge for orientation. 

Parking

The Transfer Orientations are held in the University Center on the corner of Henderson Street and Normal Street. Please park in the visitor lot across from the University Center. A parking permit will be mailed with your confirmation, approximately two weeks prior to your session. 

Academic Advising

At Transfer Orientation, you have the option of having our office make your advising appointment for that day, or you may opt to call your advisor to make an appointment for a different date.  When you call our office, we will give you your advisor information, or you can refer to the information emailed with your credit evaluation from the Registrar's Office. 

Southeast Connection

Southeast values experiential learning and open communication among faculty, staff, and students. Through interactive sessions facilitated by Southeast faculty, staff and student Orientation Leaders, you will receive "nuts and bolts" information, meet other members of your class and begin your Southeast connection.

Orientation Handbook

As entering Southeast students, information about all the university resources can become overwhelming.  To help you along, we have created an Orientation Handbook which lists information on classes, advising and enrollment, campus living, financial aid, and other services.  (The Orientation Hanbook for Summer and Fall 2021 Enrollment will be available in early February.)

Click here to view the 2021 Orientation Handbook.

To Register

To register for Transfer Orientation, please refer to the instructions in the dates section above. Please note, all requests for reservations must be received no later than 3 business days prior to orientation. 

Transfer Student Orientation Schedule

Maps & Directions

Hotels and Lodging

If you are looking for a place to stay while you are here for Transfer Orientation, look no farther than the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitor's Bureau or the Jackson Chamber of Commerce for a listing of hotels, bed and breakfasts, and other lodging options.

www.visitcape.com (Select "Stay")

www.jacksonmochamber.org (Select "Directory" and "Hotels")

Please note that the Drury Suites – Cape & Jackson, Drury Lodge, or Pear Tree Inn all offer a Southeast family discount. Please provide the following promotional code if you will be staying with one of these hotels: 317573

Don't Forget to...

• Be on time! Checking in late will delay your enrollment process.
• Display parking permit as instructed.
• Bring an unofficial copy of any college credit that you have already received, have in progress, or plan to take prior to transferring from Southeast.   
  • Official transcripts from all institutions from which you have taken college-level credit must be one file by the time you begin classes at Southeast. 

Things to Remember

• Make sure your most current and highest test scores are on file with Admissions. You may wish to bring a copy of your most recent scores in case of any discrepancies.
• Be sure to check the deadline for all tuition fees, residence hall room and meal plan charges, and general fees, to be paid in full or to be enrolled in the installment payment plan. If the University does not receive payment by the deadline, you risk having your class schedule, residence hall room assignment, and meal plan canceled.
• If you are transferring with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5, you are eligible for Southeast's Honors Programs and should attend the Honors session held during the Transfer Orientation. 
• Every student must return his/her Residence Life Agreement (with $150 deposit) or a request for release from the on-campus residency requirement to the Office of Residence Life. This may also be turned in during Transfer Orientation.