If you are an international student, please visit the International Student Checklist.
Pre-Arrival Checklist
- Claim your ID and set your password in TrueYou
- Activate your email account
- Sign into MyRed
- MyRed is where you'll manage your enrollment, bills, contact information, and more. You can access MyRed only after you have claimed your ID. (see above)
- Apply for your N card, which serves as your campus-wide student identification and access card. Distance students are not required to have an NCard.
- Connect with your department to inquire about your first semester courses
- Enroll in MyRed
- Sign into and bookmark Canvas
- Canvas is where your coursework is managed.
- Sign up for UNL Alert
- Add the University Police Department phone number into contacts (402-472-2222).
- File your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Form if you haven't already done so.
- Download the Nebraska App.
- This contains maps, your class schedule, events on or around campus, news, campus notifications and more. Go to the app store on your mobile device and search “Nebraska.”
- Review the Student Accounts Guide, which includes details about payment plans, bills and direct deposit. Set up your direct deposit before the first bill is due.
- Watch UBT Housing Video to learn more about housing in Lincoln. UBT Housing Slides
- Review the UBT Apartment Shopping Checklist
- Review example of apartment lease agreement
- Know your address and forward your mail: USPS Mail Forwarding
Post-Arrival Checklist
- Connect to the eduroam Wi-Fi
- Purchase a parking pass and/or register your bike
- Order your textbooks online through the Campus Store or through your MyRED account
- Meet with your advisor
- Transfer your prescriptions to the Health Center by calling and bringing your medicine containers with the labels attached
- Pick Up Your NCard:
- Bring a government-issued photo ID (such as a driver's license, passport, or military ID) to the NCard Office located in Room 121 of the Nebraska Union at 14th & R Streets on city campus. Note that you cannot obtain your NCard without proper identification.
- Pay your student bill in MyRED by b>September 12. If you won't be paying your bill yourself, add an authorized payor to your account.
- Check out Big Red Welcome events, including the Street Festival and the Graduate Student Resource Fair! The schedule is available in the Nebraska App
- If you are employed on campus, connect with your Department HR for employment-related matters including direct deposits and signing paperwork.
- If you are an international student or a graduate assistant, ensure you are covered with a health insurance plan
- Attend the Graduate Student Resource fairs to learn more about campus resources and services
- Check out the Lincoln Farmer's Markets
- Register to vote in Nebraska