Accepted Student Checklist
Congratulations on your acceptance to University of Bridgeport!
Once available, complete the FAFSA at studentaid.gov and use UB’s school code 001416.
Visit bridgeport.edu/ubnet and use your UB student ID number located in your acceptance letter to create your UBNet ID and access your myUB portal.
When available, view and accept your financial aid package in your myUB student portal.
Student loans will not be applied until you have completed your Entrance Loan Counseling and read and signed your Master Promissory Note (a legal document that you may sign electronically in which you promise to repay your student loans and any accrued interest and fees to your loan holder). This can be done by logging into studentaid.gov using your FSA ID. Find more information on how to complete your Master Promissory Note and Entrance Loan Counseling at studentaid.gov/mpn.
Commit to UB and pay your non-refundable tuition deposit at bridgeport.edu/deposit. If you are living on campus, pay your housing deposit at bridgeport.edu/deposit.
Email Admissions at admit@bridgeport.edu to connect with your Academic Advisor
Visit the Accepted Student Events Portal to register for an upcoming accepted student event or tour.
Join UB’s ZeeMee community to find your people and make friends before you even arrive on campus!
University of Bridgeport’s Health Insurance Policy is mandatory for full-time undergraduates and all residential students. Students are automatically enrolled in the health insurance plan provided by the University and are billed on their student account.
If a domestic student can show proof of comparable private health insurance, the University insurance may be waived by submitting a waiver form starting June 15.
Your bill must be paid in full or payment arrangements (payment plan/financial aid) must be made 2 weeks prior to the start of classes.
Please remember, if you have taken out loans to cover any portion of your tuition, you must complete your Entrance Counseling and sign your Master Promissory Note (MPN). For more information, visit studentaid.gov. Those interested in payment plan options should determine the cost of attending University of Bridgeport for the semester, subtract all net Financial aid received (not including Federal Work-Study), and budget the remaining balance through the interest free payment plan available through the myUB portal.
Please submit your required forms*, including any additional vaccination records as soon as possible via the student health portal.
While there is no deadline for submission, these forms must be submitted before the start of classes. Please write your student ID number on all documentation.
* Online students are not required to submit health forms.
This section does not apply to online students.
If you plan to live on campus, submit your $250 housing deposit and complete the housing license and meal contract forms available online through the myUB portal.
Note: Any student under the age of 21 or who has accumulated less than 90 college-level credits is required to live on campus unless they request and receive approval from the Office of Housing and Residential Life to live off-campus. Students who live within 30 miles of campus are eligible to commute. Read more about housing policies at UB.
University of Bridgeport’s orientation program provides new first year and transfer students a glimpse of what their life as a Purple Knight will be like. Orientation is designed to assist incoming students in making the transition to University of Bridgeport. Whether this is your first college experience directly from high school, or you are transferring from another institution, Orientation will help you feel like #UBelong at UB!
Online students are more than welcome to join us on campus for ASD/New Student Orientation.
Register online at bridgeport.edu/orientation
Submit final official high school or college transcripts to Admissions at admit@bridgeport.edu.
Make it official!
If you plan to live on campus, review our “What to Bring to Campus” list to make sure you don’t forget anything!
Pick up your student ID card and parking pass by visiting Security before the start of classes (not required for online students). Make sure to have a copy of your schedule and your student ID number handy when you visit. Some programs will give you time to complete this during new student orientation.