First-Year Student Checklist
To officially join the Horned Frog family, there are a few tasks you’ll need to complete.
Admitted First-Year Student Checklist
Placing your $500 nonrefundable commitment deposit lets us know you’re planning to join us. You must do this before you can complete the other items.
Obtain your meningitis and MMR vaccination records and submit it using the instructions at healthcenter.tcu.edu/new. Make sure you meet TCU's insurance requirements.
Sign up for classes and learn about student life while staying in the residence halls during orientation. Registration opens on Tuesday, March 25 in the myTCU portal.
Meet your new best friends in a number of different locations. Texas Frog Camps are free! Registration opens on Tuesday, March 25 in the myTCU portal.
- Housing Application — Available May 1 - June 1. Submit via your my.tcu.edu account.
- Housing Selection —We will release incoming first-year assignments on the housing portal.
- Post-Selection Assignments & Waitlist — Students who are not assigned in June will automatically be placed on the waitlist. Students who receive an assignment but wish to submit a change may submit a Change Request Form on the housing portal.
- Select Your Meal Plan - Learn more about our Meal plan and submit via your my.tcu.edu account.
There are several opportunities for admitted students to learn more about TCU on our campus. Visit the myTCU Portal to register for any of our in-person or virtual visit opportunities for admitted students. If your schedule won’t allow you to attend, we offer daily campus tours twice a day, Monday through Friday.
Whether you’re coming to TCU from down the street or around the world, we want to help make your first year successful. That’s why we offer Academic Orientation, Frog Camp and the Connections program.
TCU is a welcoming community that embraces diversity in all of its forms. Our truly global campus is home to students from 71 countries, and 17 student organizations are dedicated to multicultural and social justice causes.
Our 400+ student organizations give you more to do than you'll have time for. Lead in student government, worship your own way, work for the school paper, play on an intramural team, cheer with the HyperFrogs or sing in the choir. Or do all of the above. Interest categories include:
- Academic
- Business
- Cultural
- Housing & Residential Life
- Military
- Performing Arts
- Religious
- Service
- Social Justice
- Special Interest
- Spiritual
- Student Governance