New Student Registration
Fall 2025

Congratulations on choosing Gustavus!

The information on this page will help you learn more about new student registration and what to expect when attending a Gustie Gear-Up! event on June 17, 18, or 20, 2025.

WELCOME PACKET:

Beginning in late March, our Admission Office will mail a Welcome Packet to deposited students. The packet contains helpful information that highlights important upcoming dates and deadlines. More detailed information can be found on the Get Ready Gusties page.

REGISTRATION FORMS:

Beginning May 15, deposited students should go to the Enrollment Checklist in their portal to complete the Registration Preference form and the Gustie Gear-Up! RSVP form. We will use your answers on those two forms to create your initial class schedule and reserve your place to attend Gustie Gear-Up!. (Or to learn that you will not attend Gustie Gear-Up!.) Please complete these two forms prior to June 6.

PLACEMENT EXAMS:

Many incoming Gustavus students need to take at least one placement exam prior to class registration. Check the Should I Take a Placement Exam? page to help you decide which exam(s) to take.

AP, IB, CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT & OTHER COLLEGE CREDIT:

Have you earned any college credit prior to coming to Gustavus? If so, be sure to request that your official college transcript(s) and/or AP or IB test scores are sent directly to Gustavus from the institution(s) that granted the credit. It is not enough to have these classes listed on your high school transcript. You must request for the official college transcript(s) and/or test scores to be sent directly to Gustavus.

Have transcripts sent to:

admission@gustavus.edu or mailed to:

Gustavus Admission Office
800 W. College Ave
Saint Peter, MN, 56082

If your college courses are still in progress, you can wait until they are complete (and grades have been reported) before sending transcripts. Sending transcripts and scores as soon as possible upon completion will help us identify if/how your credits will transfer to Gustavus.

ATTEND GUSTIE GEAR-UP!:

Once you have submitted your Registration Preference and Gustie Gear-Up! RSVP forms, taken necessary placement exams, and requested to have your transcripts/scores sent to Gustavus, you will be ready to attend a Gustie Gear-Up! event on June 17, 18, or 20, 2025.

Gustie Gear-Up! is your opportunity to personally review and adjust your class schedule with an academic advisor, meet your fellow classmates, and get your final questions answered prior to moving in this fall. You can expect to spend a half day here on campus for Gustie Gear-Up!. Parents/guardians are welcome to attend the event with their student.

Unable to attend Gustie Gear-Up! due to distance or other reasons? Please tell us that on your Gustie Gear-Up! RSVP form. Even if you can’t attend Gustie Gear-Up!, please be sure to still complete your Registration Preference form so that we can create your class schedule.

Students who don’t attend Gustie Gear-Up! will receive an email (sent to their Gustavus email) in late June with instructions on how to access and review their class schedule. That email will also include information about an optional opportunity in July to virtually review and adjust their schedule with a Gustavus advisor.

NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION:

After attending Gustie Gear-Up! in June, your next step will be to move in and attend New Student Orientation this fall. Please contact the Campus Activities Office with any questions.

We look forward to welcoming you to Gustavus! Please visit the Get Ready Gusties page for more detailed information throughout the spring and summer.