Admitted Students: Enrollment Process
As a Carnegie Mellon Pre-College student, you are required to complete the following steps to finalize your enrollment. To complete your enrollment, it's important to understand each portal and their place in your process.
- Applicant Status Portal: Where APPLICANTS receive their admission decision. This portal will use the log-in information from your application.
- Pre-College Student Portal: Where ENROLLED STUDENTS complete their Pre-College enrollment requirements. This is the hub of information for Pre-College students. This portal is accessed using your officially issued CMU log-in information.
- Student Info Online (SIO): Where ENROLLED STUDENTS verify information and pay balances. Requires CMU log-in.
- HealthConnect Portal: Where ENROLLED STUDENTS complete the university's medical/health requirements and message University Health Services. Requires CMU log-in.
Securing Your Spot & Setting Up CMU Access
Step 1
Secure Your Spot
Once you've received an offer of acceptance, you have seven days to submit the enrollment reply form and pay the enrollment deposit (if applicable) to secure your spot in the program. Students admitted into AI Scholars, CS Scholars, EDG:E, and SAMS only need to submit the enrollment reply form and do not pay a deposit.
Steps to complete:
» Accept your offer on the enrollment reply form in your applicant portal
» Pay your enrollment deposit through your applicant portal, if applicable
Step 2
Set-up Your Access
Watch for an email from it-help@cmu.edu with the subject line: “Action Required: Your Andrew userID Has Been Created” (approx. 10 days after completing Step 1).
This email will instruct you on how to receive your Andrew userID, set your password, and enroll in Duo (CMU's two-factor authentication).
Steps to complete:
» Receive your Andrew userID
» Set up your password
» Enroll in Duo
Step 3
Verify Your Information
After completing Step 2, you will have access to Student Information Online (SIO). Here you need to verify important biographical information: permanent address, personal email, and mobile phone. This information is for our emergency alert system, so it must be the student’s information rather than that of the parent or guardian.
Steps to complete:
» Log on to SIO (with Andrew userID/password)
» Verify your student information (for emergency system)
Setting Up Email & Starting Enrollment
Step 4
Access Your CMU Email
Log in to your CMU email account after you have established an Andrew userID and password (Step 2).
In the spring, we will begin to communicate with you ONLY through your CMU email account, so it's important to establish it now. Check it regularly for emails from the Office of Pre-College Programs as well as from your Academic Program Directors.
Steps to complete:
» Log on to your CMU email (with Andrew userID/password)
» Begin checking it regularly, as it is the primary communication channel
Step 5
Access Your Portal & Complete Preliminary Paperwork
Several days after creating your CMU password (Step 3), you will receive an email entitled “Enrolling in Carnegie Mellon's Pre-College Programs" from precollege@andrew.cmu.edu with access to your Pre-College student portal. In your student portal, you will find preliminary enrollment paperwork (labeled 'Preliminary Paperwork') that must be completed within two weeks after receiving access to your student portal.
Steps to complete:
» Log on to your student portal (with Andrew userID/password)
» Complete your preliminary enrollment paperwork
Completing the Process (Final Deadline May 5)
Step 6
Submit a Photo
We need a photo for your CMU ID Card. Your ID Card will be used to access your housing, dining, Arts Pass, and other campus resources. Visit ID Card Services for instructions on photo submission. This photo submission is due by May 5.
Steps to complete:
» Submit photo
Step 7
Finish Enrollment
Any remaining enrollment paperwork MUST be completed and submitted through your student portal by May 5. This paperwork is necessary for us to make proper arrangements for your arrival on campus and it is vital that we receive it in a timely manner.
Steps to complete:
» Complete your enrollment paperwork
Step 8
Pay Remaining Balance
Pay your remaining account balance through SIO. If needed, verify the full program costs, noting that your paid deposit should be deducted from the program cost.
We recommend making payments through SIO. Navigate to the 'Finances' tab and link a bank account. Additional payment options may be found on CMU's Billing site.
IF YOU DO NOT PAY YOUR BALANCE IN FULL BY MAY 5, YOUR ENROLLMENT WILL BE CANCELED.
Steps to complete:
» Log on to SIO (with Andrew userID/password)
» Pay remaining balance
Step 9
Complete Medical Form
Pre-College students must complete Carnegie Mellon's immunization and health forms requirements through HealthConnect, the University Health Services' secure online portal.These requirements must be fulfilled by May 5. Incomplete immunization records/forms will delay or jeopardize your Pre-College enrollment.
Steps to complete:
» Log on HealthConnect (using Andrew userID/password)
» Select Medical Clearances to complete required immunization records/forms
» Select Messages to contact CMU's UHS staff members
Important Dates
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International Move-In Day: |
Friday, June 25, 2027 |
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Opening Day/Regular Move-In Day: |
Saturday, June 26, 2027 |
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Orientation Day: |
Sunday, June 27, 2027 |
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First Day of Classes: |
Monday, June 28, 2027 |
| End of 3-week Programs: |
Classes End - Friday, July 16, 2027 |
| End of 4-week Programs: |
Classes End - Friday, July 23, 2027 |
| End of 5-week Programs: |
Classes End - Friday, July 30, 2027 |
| End of 6-week Programs: |
Classes End - Friday, August 6, 2027 |