{"id":35535,"date":"2022-05-18T09:27:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T16:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/newadvising\/?page_id=35535"},"modified":"2026-03-26T08:27:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:27:14","slug":"newstudents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/advising\/newstudents\/","title":{"rendered":"New Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9fa1287e\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-cebd7bc0\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-33c5cbe4\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-33c5cbe4\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-0306ab86\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-864a546f\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-864a546f\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-494896f9\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/newstudentadvising-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2023\/02\/imgpsh_mobile_save-819x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1029\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-e050efc4\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e050efc4\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Welcome to Eastern! <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We are thrilled to see you here! Now that you have <strong>confirmed your intent<\/strong> to enroll at Eastern, it&#8217;s time to talk about <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\">classes<\/mark><\/strong>. Whether you are taking college level course work for the first time or fortieth, we are here to help.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-af45f919\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-59fd1fc4\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-a1182657\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a1182657\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-42b28b6f gb-headline-text\" id=\"start-here\"><strong>Let&#8217;s Get Started!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\"><strong>Activate your EWU Account<\/strong><\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Using official EWU online systems requires students to log in with an EWU account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your Eagles email is the primary way that EWU will communicate with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have not set up your EWU online Account already, please do so now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ewu.edu\/accounts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ewu.edu\/accounts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the \u201cActivate Account\u201d button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow the posted directions to activate your EWU account<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\"><strong>How to Get your First Quarter Courses<\/strong><\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\">FALL 2026 STUDENTS:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">You will be receiving an invitation to attend the 2026 New Student Orientation where you will connect with a variety of campus partners, including the <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\">Center for Academic Advising and Retention (CAAR) <\/mark>which provides <strong>academic advising and course registration support, <\/strong>as well as<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\"> Financial Aid<\/mark>, <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\">campus leadership<\/mark>, and <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\">many other important resources<\/mark>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-7ab8ff3c\">\n\n<p>Sign up for a <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\">New Student Orientation<\/mark><\/strong> to save your seat today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-d9997f12 smooth-scroll width-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/apply\/admitted\/nstfp\/orientation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Sign up for New Student Orientation<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M440 6.5L24 246.4c-34.4 19.9-31.1 70.8 5.7 85.9L144 379.6V464c0 46.4 59.2 65.5 86.6 28.6l43.8-59.1 111.9 46.2c5.9 2.4 12.1 3.6 18.3 3.6 8.2 0 16.3-2.1 23.6-6.2 12.8-7.2 21.6-20 23.9-34.5l59.4-387.2c6.1-40.1-36.9-68.8-71.5-48.9zM192 464v-64.6l36.6 15.1L192 464zm212.6-28.7l-153.8-63.5L391 169.5c10.7-15.5-9.5-33.5-23.7-21.2L155.8 332.6 48 288 464 48l-59.4 387.3z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\"><strong>WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER<\/strong><\/mark> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\">START STUDENTS<\/mark><\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\"><strong>:<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\">Students starting in Winter, Spring, or Summer<\/mark> <\/strong>terms, please contact our office to schedule a <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\">New to EWU appointment<\/mark><\/strong>. During the appointment an academic advisor will help build your schedule and answer questions about becoming an Eagle!<strong> <\/strong>Call our office at <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\">509.359.2345<\/mark> to schedule an appointment to discuss registration!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\">Math Placement<\/mark><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Fear not, this is <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\"><em>not <\/em><\/mark><\/strong>a test! Before you can register for math courses at Eastern, we need to determine your math placement. The goal is to recommend a placement that considers your past experience with mathematics as well as other factors that indicate student success, such as your cumulative GPA.&nbsp; This placement may also be used by other courses in other subjects that have a math prerequisites (such as Chemistry).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here to complete <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/math-placement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Math Placement Survey<\/strong><\/a>, where you will use your high school transcript and AP, IB, or CLEP test scores (if applicable) to submit requested information. 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