Graduate & Online Student Enrollment Checklist

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Not an incoming graduate or online student?

Check out the enrollment process for on-campus undergraduate student and international students.

Congratulations on your acceptance to 探花社区 as a graduate or online student!

We鈥檙e excited to support you as you prepare to begin your program at Franciscan. Use the checklist below to complete the steps needed before
classes begin.

1. Set up your Port account

This gives you single sign-on access to your student email, your financial aid awards and bill, helpful groups and information, and eventually your class schedule and housing assignment and more.

Your preset username and password can be found in an email sent to you when you were accepted, or by contacting your admissions counselor.

For graduate students, be sure to check out the once you have set up your account.

2. Register for classes

When course registration opens, your admissions counselor will work with you to choose and register your first-semester courses.

If you have any questions in the meantime, don鈥檛 hesitate to reach out to your admissions counselor or email [email protected].

3. Send your FAFSA

The 2026-27 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA庐) form is available to complete for students starting college in fall 2026.

The financial aid office will use your FAFSA information to put together your financial aid award package with any grants, scholarships, and other aid that you qualify for. We are here to help make Franciscan affordable for you!

Contact [email protected] or your admissions counselor with any questions or needs.

4. Accept your Financial Aid Awards

If you submitted a FASFA and have received your award letter, visit the tab on your Port account to confirm that you have completed all required forms, including the Master Promissory Note and Entrance Counseling if you are accepting any federal aid.

Then, accept your awards by clicking on the Accept My Awards button on that page. This is non-binding, and you can adjust this anytime before you pay the bill.

Contact [email protected] with any questions.

5. Send your final official transcripts

If we haven鈥檛 received all of your final, official transcripts from a previous institution, please have them sent by mail to the Admissions Office, or electronically to [email protected].

6. Pay your bill

You can pay your balance, set up a payment plan, or send a payee invite through your Online Payment Center on the page in your Port account.

Franciscan offers a monthly payment plan option, which allows you to spread your semester over several payments instead of paying one lump sum.
Fall bill due: July 15
Spring bill due: December 15
Summer bill due: First day of class

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

7. Order your textbooks

You can order your textbooks starting 1鈥2 months prior to the start of each semester and have them shipped directly to your home address.
Please note:

  • Graduate students are automatically opted out of . If you would like to use their services, you must opt-in through your account. If not, you can view your required textbooks in your account and order them independently.
  • Undergraduate Online students are automatically opted in to . If you prefer to purchase your textbooks on your own, you may opt out through your .

8. Attend Online Orientation

All new online students are automatically registered for UNV 800, our online orientation course.

This is a no-credit, optional course designed to help you confidently navigate the Port and Canvas, connect with other new online students, and prepare for a successful start to your first semester.

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Questions? We鈥檙e here to help.

We want to make securing your enrollment as stress-free as possible, so please reach out with any remaining questions.