Monthly Reminders & Deadlines
Changes and date additions will happen during the Summer so be sure to check back regularly!
Please make sure to put all dates and deadlines on your calendar to ensure you fill out forms in a timely manner. Failure to fill out forms or waivers could result in potential delays.
MAY:
- Activate Scripps Student Email/Network Account:
- Students will receive their Scripps credentials during the last week in May.
- Your Scripps Student Email is a vital form of communication between you and the school. You will receive an email from IT with a link to set your Scripps credentials and student email. Once you receive those instructions, please set up your student email so you can gain access to Inside Scripps. Please see Scripps IT for more details.
- Housing Accommodations:
- Application deadline is June 13th, 2025 at 11:59PM PST.
- If you are in need of a housing accommodation due to health conditions, you will need to get in contact with Academic Resources and Services (ARS). In order for the Residential Life Office to place you based off of a housing accommodation, ARS will need to approve your request for the accommodation, and you will need to have a housing application on file. You can fill out the Housing Accommodation form via the AIM Portal by clicking here: AIM Portal
- Housing Application:
- Application opens on May 30th, 2025 at 8:00AM PST – Application deadline is June 20th, 2025 at 11:59PM PST.
- Students will receive an email from NSPO in early June, with the link to the housing portal where the application can be found and filled out. The Housing Application is available via the Housing Portal. You can find more information about the Housing Application process by clicking here. You can navigate to the Housing Portal by clicking here.
JUNE:
- Activate Scripps Student Email/Network Account:
- Your Scripps Student Email is a vital form of communication between you and the school. If you haven’t set up your student email, please do so as soon as possible, this is how the college will reach out to you with applications, deadlines, and general information. If you are having difficulties with this process, please contact Scripps IT for more details.
- Office of the Registrar Important Memo:
- Please read this important memo from the Office of the Registrar, it contains important information to help you prepare for course registration in August. To read this memo, click here (coming soon).
- Academic Registration Info Session:
- Zoom Info Sessions will feature faculty from across the academic disciplines (Arts, Letters, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences), Academic Affairs staff, and our Pre-Health advisor. These sessions will cover registration nuts and bolts, provide advice for developing your fall semester course schedule, share specific details about math and language placement exams, and offer suggestions for courses to fulfill general education requirements. The first session will take place on Wednesday, June 11th at 5:30 pm PDT. To join the zoom, click here.
- Housing Accommodations:
- Application deadline is June 13th, 2025 at 11:59PM PST.
- You can fill out the Housing Accommodation form via the AIM Portal by clicking here: AIM Portal. All housing accommodation paperwork is processed through the Academic Resources and Services office (ARS). If you have any questions regarding the form or the status of the form, please reach out to ARS via email ars@scrippscollege.edu or phone 909-621-8921.
- Housing Application:
- Application deadline is June 20th, 2025 at 11:59PM PST.
- Students will receive an email from NSPO in early June, with the link to the housing portal where the application can be found and filled out. The Housing Application is available via the Housing Portal. You can find more information about the Housing Application process by clicking here. You can navigate to the Housing Portal by clicking here.
- Review the Scripps Move-In Day and Orientation Schedule:
- New schedule underway TBD (coming soon).
- Get familiar with the Inside Scripps Student Page:
- The Inside Scripps page is the Scripps website that only students, staff and faculty have access to. This is a vital resource that offices utilize to provide current information to students. Start to familiarize yourself with how to navigate the website along with finding the vital office web pages. You can access it by clicking here.
- Meet the Scripps Student Affairs Staff:
- Meet them here.
- Tuition Payment Agreement:
- Entrance Health Forms:
- Student Health Services (SHS) deadline for Immunization Records and Entrance Health forms is July 15th, 2025.
- We encourage all students to submit their records by the Scripps deadline of July 1, 2025.
- Each student must upload a completed entrance physical and immunization record obtained from their home doctor, prior school, or military to the Online Health Portal (Please note that the portal uses your new Scripps Student credentials). Each student must complete a series of Online Health Forms, including a TB screening form, accessed through the Health Service student portal.
- Any student who will be under the age of 18 on August 15, 2025, must complete the Minor Consent to Treat Form that can be accessed through the Student Health Portal. Not having these forms completed and turned in can hinder your move in process.
- Please allow 7-21 days for your forms to be processed. Once your forms are processed you will receive a secure message through your Student Health Portal, advising you if you are compliant or if there are outstanding requirements. Correspondence regarding Athletic Clearance Requirements will come directly from your Athletics Team.
- If you have any questions, contact the Dean of Students office at: deanofstudentsoffice@scrippscollege.edu
- Student Health Services (SHS) deadline for Immunization Records and Entrance Health forms is July 15th, 2025.
- Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP):
- Get familiar with the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP). For more information from Gallager Student Health, and about the Scripps Aetna Policy click here.
- Core-A Book List:
- Music Auditions:
- The Claremont Colleges have a strong commitment to music and offer an array of music opportunities for students. To learn more, click here.
JULY:
- Entrance Health Forms:
- Student Health Services (SHS) deadline for Immunization Records and Entrance Health forms is July 15th, 2025
- We encourage all students to submit their records by the Scripps deadline of July 1, 2025
- Each student must upload a completed entrance physical and immunization record obtained from their home doctor, prior school, or military to the Online Health Portal (Please note that the portal uses your new Scripps Student credentials). Each student must complete a series of Online Health Forms, including a TB screening form, accessed through the Health Service student portal.
- Any student who will be under the age of 18 on August 15, 2025, must complete the Minor Consent to Treat Form that can be accessed through the Student Health Portal. Not having these forms completed and turned in can hinder your move in process.
- Please allow 7-21 days for your forms to be processed. Once your forms are processed you will receive a secure message through your Student Health Portal, advising you if you are compliant or if there are outstanding requirements. Correspondence regarding Athletic Clearance Requirements will come directly from your Athletics Team.
- If you have any questions, contact the Dean of Students office at: deanofstudentsoffice@scrippscollege.edu
- Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP):
Get familiar with the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP). For more information from Gallager Student Health, and about the Scripps Aetna Policy click here.
- Student Health Services (SHS) deadline for Immunization Records and Entrance Health forms is July 15th, 2025
- Complete Mental Health Recommendations:
- To provide optimum mental health services for Scripps students, please complete this optional brief survey Entrance Counseling Survey. Information provided in this survey is confidential and access to any information is strictly limited to healthcare professionals at Monsour Counseling and Psychological Services.
- Please note: Scripps College strongly recommends the COVID-19 vaccine. Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine is a safe and dependable way to build immunity to COVID-19. Studies have shown that the vaccine can reduce your risk of hospitalization or death from COVID-19 or developing long COVID. The CDC recommends that everyone 6 months and older stay up to date with the COVID-19 vaccine.
- Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP):
- Get familiar with the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP). For more information from Gallager Student Health and about the Scripps Aetna Policy, please click here.
- Review Immunization Guidelines:
- Immunization records deadline submission is July 1st, 2025.
- To see immunization guidelines, click here.
- New Student Information for Academic Advisors:
- Complete and submit this form: (Form will become available in early June) by TBD (coming soon). The information you provide will be shared with your Advisor and will help us prepare our programs and services.
- Summer Science Immersion Program (SSCIP):
- Submission deadline is July 6th, 2025.
- Students who are interested in this optional program can find more information by clicking here.
- Review Registration/Portal info page:
- Students can begin getting familiar with the Registration/Portal page and attend one of several portal demonstrations (via Zoom) offered starting in mid/late-July. Details will be sent to students from the Registrar’s office closer to that time frame. To access the page, click here.
- Music Auditions (Optional):
- The Claremont Colleges have a strong commitment to music and offer an array of music opportunities for students. To learn more, click here.
- Foreign Languages (Optional):
- If you are planning to take a foreign language in the fall of 2025, you MUST take the online placement exam by July 15, 2025. There will be multiple Zoom sessions over the summer with Professor Jullin Everett, Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies, to go over your questions about language exams. To learn more, click here.
- Review the “What to bring to Scripps College” PDF:
- We want you to feel comfortable and cozy in your room at Scripps, please see the pdf to assist you with planning what to bring. You can see the PDF by clicking here.
- Confirm Travel Arrangements:
- Now is the time to start confirming travel arrangements and planning your arrival to campus on August 19th, 2025. Please note that the college cannot accommodate general early arrivals.
- Check Housing Portal:
- Room placements will be available for students to see starting late July. Please check the housing portal to see placements.
- Scripps Scrapps:
- Scripps Scrapps is a program where students can purchase gently used items at a discount. For more information, click here.
- Review the Scripps Move-In Day and Orientation Schedule:
- Schedule coming soon.
- Student Mailbox number:
- In late July students will be able to log into their housing portal to see their assigned mailbox number. The student’s mailbox number is important as it is needed to send letters and packages to campus. You can reach out to the Mail Room if you have further questions.
- Get familiar with how to utilize the mail room:
- Students can mail and receive packages from the Scripps Campus Mail room. Please click here to read the Mail Room PDF. The mail room can begin receiving packages from first year students on August 4th, 2025.
AUGUST:
- Core-A Book List:
- Arrive to campus prepared with the Core-1 books. For the Core-1 Book List, click here.
- Mail Room:
- Starting August 4th, 2025, the mail room can begin receiving packages. Students can send packages to campus to alleviate the stress of having to bring everything with them all at once. Click here for more information on how to send a package to campus.
- Scripps Course Catalog:
- The 205-2026 Scripps College Academic Catalog will be published to the College’s website in early August. When the catalog becomes available you will be able to access it by clicking here.
- Pre-Orientation Videos:
- Students should watch all pre-orientation videos located in their Canvas account.
- Virtual Information Technology Orientation:
- Join IT staff for a Zoom-based Information Technology Orientation where you can meet IT staff, learn about and set up the technology resources needed for your studies, such as Wi-Fi, printing, and academic software, and ask questions during or after the presentation. IT Orientation is held on Tuesday, August 12th – OR – Friday, August 15th. Information will be included in the IT credential letter or RSVP here or register here. Email help@scrippscollege.edu if you have any questions.
- Course registration:
- Course registration will take place online on August 7th and August 8th, 2025.
- Guidebook:
- Review Guidebook prior to arriving to campus. Details have been sent to students.
- Meet Roommate Virtually:
- Students can see who their roommates are through the housing portal. We encourage students to reach out to their roommates and introduce themselves and discuss their living arrangements.
- Academic Open House:
- Academic Open House will be held during our New Student Orientation week, on Wednesday, August 20th, 2025. This event provides an opportunity for you to meet with faculty from all departments and programs at Scripps College.
- Academic Advising:
- Academic Advising Sessions will also occur during New Student Orientation, on Thursday, August 21st, 2025. You will meet individually with your academic advisor and discuss your course schedule. Any changes to your schedule can then be made during add/drop on August 22.
- Complete the New Student Survey
- The survey link will be sent to your Scripps email address TBD (coming soon). You can find more information about the survey here. We ask that incoming students complete the survey by TBD (coming soon).
SEPTEMBER:
- Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP):
- Deadline to waive is TBD (coming soon). For more information from Gallager Student Health, and about Scripps Aetna policy, click here.
- Office of Student Events (OSE)
- Follow OSE on Instagram to stay up to date on upcoming events. @scrippscollegeose
- Meal Plan Change Request Form:
- Students can adjust their meal plan by filling out the meal plan change request form on the Housing Portal (a direct link to the Portal can be found on the Inside Scripps Residential Life website).
