Summer Online Students

Welcome!

Congratulations and welcome to Cornell University!

Please complete all steps below. Forms must be complete, correct, and signed no later than one week prior to the start of your program; however, please note that some forms may be due even earlier.

In addition, be sure to check for additional items on your Accepted Student or Parent/Guardian Portal.

Families will receive email invitations to an online orientation to be held about a week before their session starts.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

First things first

Pay your remaining program balance

You must submit any remaining program balance by the relevant date on the summer academic calendar. You may lose your place if you do not meet your payment deadline.

Activate your NetID and Cornell email address

Your NetID is your key to secure online services at Cornell. Activate it along with setting up your Cornell email account (with security questions) as soon as you receive an email with instructions from Cornell Information Technologies (CIT). CIT will begin sending activation emails in late March. You'll receive your CIT email about a week after you've been admitted to the program.

If you have any questions about NetIDs or need help activating your NetID or setting up your Cornell email address, please contact the IT Support Desk during business hours.

Enroll in Cornell's emergency mass notification system (optional)

To ensure you receive critical information and alerts, after activating your NetID, visit the Student Center. Under the "Personal Information" category, enter your contact information under the links for "Emergency Contact Info" and "Emergency Mass Notification."

Submit important forms

You will not be officially enrolled in your class(es) until all your required forms are complete.

Again, please be sure to also check your Accepted Student or Parent/Guardian Portal for any additional forms.

1. Disability Self-Disclosure and Request for Access—Accommodations Form

• Required only for students requesting disability services
• Deadline: As soon as you receive your NetID
• Submit this form (available after March 1) if you have a disability and need disability services to participate fully in the Precollege Summer Program. Advance notice is needed to arrange the timely implementation of accommodations, thus it is best to submit the Disability Self Disclosure and Request for Access Accommodations and your supporting documentation at least three weeks before you arrive to campus.
• Questions about disability services? Contact Student Disability Services.

2. Photo Submission Form (NetID required)

• Required
• Deadline: As soon as your NetID is activated.
• You must upload your photo.
• This photo will be displayed in your student center and on your professor's class roster. (Online students do not receive printed ID cards.)