Bear-y Important Newsletter | May 15, 2026

! Top Tasks!

• Course Registration Prep
• Workday Onboarding
• Gap Year Deadline Extension
• Immunizations
• Tuition Payment Sharing

Find all the details below!

ACADEMICS 
 

Mark Your Calendars!

Explore the Academics and Course Registration pages to prepare for summer registration!
Key Dates:

• June 10 - 29: Complete required placement surveys
• June 19: Academic Interest Form and Advising Survey due
• July 27 - August 7: Zoom help sessions offered

Registration in Workday opens July 30 for transfer students and August 6 for first-year students.


Next Deadline: June 19

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Update Your Personal Information
Students must complete Onboarding in Workday each semester before registering for classes to ensure that personal information and preferences are accurate. If this isn't completed by June 30, you may miss important updates and information. Students will be unable to register for classes until their Onboarding tasks are completed.

→  Workday
→  How To: New Student Onboarding


Deadline: ASAP

ADMISSIONS 

Gap Year? Look Here!

Gap Year request deadline is May 15th at 11:59pm EDT. You may still be exploring your options. If you’d like to discuss any plans you may be considering, Melissa DeRan, assistant dean of admissions, would be happy to set up a time to talk and provide an extension if needed.

→  Submit Gap Year Request Here

Deadline: May 15

HEALTH AND WELLNESS 

Got Shots?

Now is the time to gather your immunization records. These can be obtained form your healthcare provider, healthcare portal, or from your high school records. Many states have vaccine registries, such as the California Immunization Registry. Please review our immunization requirements linked below.

→  Bowdoin College Immunization Requirements

Next Deadline: June 26

STUDENT ACCOUNTS 

Will Someone Help You Pay Tuition?

You are the only person who will be able to see, pay, or ask questions about your tuition bill unless you expressly authorize Friends and Family in Workday. Spend some time now talking to your friends and family about these expectations.

More information at the Bursar's webpage

Top Tips

• Check Newsletter #1 to double check your oustanding to do's
• TRIVIA: Win a $5 café coupon by emailing Orientation your best guess to this question: "How many pounds of cheese do we order for all our Orientation Trips?" We'll draw names in a week and let the winner know! (The answer to the previous newsletter's trivia was: Joan Benoit Samuelson '79)
• Stay current on all things Orientation and visit the First-Year Experience website and follow us on Instagram @welcometobowdoin