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 within 30 days of the date on your acceptance letter. All day and transfer students must pay enrollment deposit in order to register for orientation. View instructions on submitting a deposit online. 

1. Create a Federal Student Aid ID at fsaid.ed.gov. 
2. Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at fafsa.ed.gov. 
Salem State's school code is 002188.
3. Check your Navigator account for any "to do" items. Once your aid package is complete, we will notify you via email and mail.

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 in June or August. Orientation is your chance to learn about the university, ask questions, register for classes, get to know your fellow classmates, and begin your adventure as a new student! 

Learn more about our summer 2017 programs and register via navigator.salemstate.edu.

Please note: the $250 enrollment deposit is required to register for orientation. Please allow 48 hours after you submit your deposit to register.

Evening and Continuing Education students: register for the Thursday, August 17 orientation here. Contact the School of Continuing and Professional Studies with questions at 978.542.6324.

Under Massachusetts state law, comprehensive health insurance is required for all students registered for nine or more credits. Learn more.

Access requirements and health forms. Make sure your documents have been received by checking the student health portal.

A completed health form is required as part of our move-in policy. 

Prior to move-in day, you must pay your bill in full, be on an approved payment plan and/or have sufficient financial resources to cover your balance (includes completing all aid related items on your to-do list in your Navigator account). You can confirm your total aid and account balance in Navigator. 

Learn more about how to pay your bill. 

Learn about our move-in policy.  

Join the SSU Class of 2021 Facebook group! Meet your classmates, ask questions and get connected. Follow Salem State on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to see all the latest. Share your excitement by using #SSUGotIn.