As you begin preparing your travel to Savannah, remember to share this information with us on theArrival Notification form. This information helps us make your arrival to campus as smooth as possible.
- Arrival Date
- Eagle ID and Account Login
- Housing Application
- Meal Plan and Dining
- Orientation
- Health Insurance
- Bedding
- Arrival Segments
Arrival Date
It is extremely important that you plan to arrive in time to attend orientation.For Fall students, this means you need to arrive by August 8thso you can check into your residence hall and be ready to attend orientation on August 9th. Keep the time and date change in mind when you book your flight. You want the arrival date in Savannah, GA to be August 8th.
As you begin preparing your travel to Savannah, remember to share this information with us on theArrival Notification form. This information helps us make your arrival to campus as smooth as possible.
Eagle ID and Account Login
Students will receive information on how to access their student account (student email, tuition & fees, etc.) after they register for SOAR.Students will receive their student ID number (Eagle ID) on their acceptance letter.
Housing Application Process
Housing is sending out a new email everyday to newly admitted students (to their personal emails) with log-in credentials. Look for an email with the subject line “Housing Application Login Credentials”.This will be the log on screenthat you will use the log-in credentials to access.
As you know, international students are automatically placed in Compass Point residence hall. This is apartment style living rather than the “typical American freshman dorm experience”. If you would prefer to live in theresidence hall that is specifically for first-year students, Windward Hall, you can request to do that. You will need to emailGeorgia Southern University Housing at housing@georgiasouthern.edu and copy the Director of Business and Administration at rheins@georgiasouthern.edu to request this change.
Meal Plan & Dining
Dining is handling all aspects of the meal plan;it is not part of the housing application.Any new First-Year student with less than 30 creditsis required to have have a meal plan.Returning students (or transfer students with more than 30 credits) will NOT be required to have a meal plan. Learn about thedining planshere. International students will be able to select their dining plan on the day they attend SOAR.Rotarystudents should choose the Eagle Unlimited Gold plan.
Orientation (SOAR)
The dates for SOAR (Southern’s Orientation, Advisem*nt, and Registration) are as follows:
Fall 2018
Undergraduate, first-time students: August 9-10, 2018**NOTE: Some students have reported that the registration is not working. We are aware of this issue and working to resolve it. Please let us know if you are unable to register for the correct SOAR session. DO NOT register for a different session.
If you are a Rotary, ISEP, or an exchange student, do not register for SOAR; you will be registered by Admissions. If you are not a Rotary, ISEP, or an exchange student, you may register for freshman SOARhere. You may only register for the Aug. 9-10 option. Please note that your registration is not complete until you have submitted the fee.
Undergraduate, transfer students: August 11, 2018
All transfer students may register for transfer SOARhere. You may only register for the Aug. 11 option. (If it is not posted yet, do not register for a different date; check back later.) Please note that your registration is not complete until you have submitted the fee.
Graduate level students: August 11, 2018
You do NOT need to sign up for SOAR; you will not attend the SOAR program. Instead you will go through a brief SEVIS check-in and immigration regulations workshop.
Health Insurance
Students will be automatically enrolled in the student health insurance. At SOAR, students can submit a waiver if they havetheir own insurance and they will receive the decisionif they are eligible for the health insurance waiver or not.
Bedding (SOAR)
If you would like to order bedding, pillows, towels, kitchen supplies/utensils, hamper, etc. for your on or off-campus dorm room/apartment, and have it delivered to our office, so it will be ready for you when you arrive to campus, you may do so by visiting the following recommended websites:Dormifyor Our Campus Market.We will notify you via email when your package arrives so you can stop by our office and pick it up. Please use the following shipping address to have delivered to our office: YOUR NAME, International Education, 11935 Abercorn St., Savannah, GA 31419
