Be sure to complete the following action items to ensure you are prepared for move-in and the start of classes. 

Register for class

Check your WashU email account at least twice a week the summer before move-in as your academic division will send you important updates about course registration and other timely to do items.

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Packing list

Check out this list of items you should bring with you to campus.

Placement exams

Students interested in taking math, language classes, College Writing, dance, music, computer science or general chemistry at WashU may be required to take placement exams. Most of these exams can and should be taken online during the summer. 

What to expect over the summer

Student Transitions & Family Programs communicates with students often throughout their first year at Washington University in St. Louis. This communication begins the summer before your first year.