Welcome to Viking Country!

Submit your $250 non-refundable enrollment deposit and your $300 non-refundable housing deposit (if you are living on campus) online at navigator.salemstate.edu. All day and transfer students must pay enrollment deposit in order to register for orientation. 

View instructions on how to submit a deposit online (PDF). 

• Create a Federal Student Aid ID at fsaid.ed.gov. 
• Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at fafsa.ed.gov. Salem State's school code is 002188. 
• We will notify you via email once we receive your FAFSA and if you are missing any documents. You can also check your Navigator account for any "to do" items.

Watch this video from FAFSA about how to apply for aid.

Questions? 
Contact the Student Navigation Center at 978.542.8000 or navcenter@salemstate.edu.

All first-year and transfer students are required to attend an orientation program. At orientation, you will register for classes, meet new classmates, become familiar with campus, and begin your adventure as a new student

Orientation (for fall 2018 enrollment)
Go to salemstate.edu/orientation for dates and information, and registration online through Navigator. 

Contact enrollment management with questions at 978.542.7455 or orientation@salemstate.edu.

All incoming first year and transfer students (with less than 15 credits) are required to take a First Year Seminar. These are innovative, exciting, three-credit courses designed and taught by professors who are passionate about the topic they have chosen.

Please select your First Year Seminar in Navigator by June 4. 

Completing this process will determine which writing class you will register for at orientation. Log in to writing self-placement (the username and password is the same as your Navigator account). Some students may have an exemption from first-year writing; please see our exemption policy.

Learn more about requirements for new students and access the immunization forms here. Make sure your documents have been received by checking the student health portal. A completed immunization form is required as part of our move-in policy.

Once you have paid your enrollment deposit, you can access your SSU email. Access your Salem State email through Outlook in Office 365. Log in here and use the same username and password as your Navigator account.

Email is the official method of communication at Salem State, therefore you are expected to check your account regularly. You can, however, forward your Salem State email to another account.

Join the Class of 2022 Facebook group to meet your classmates, ask questions and get connected!

Follow Salem State on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat to see all the latest.

Show off your SSU pride with downloadable posters, cover photos, pennants, and more.