Enrolling Early Career/Career Change MBA, 1 Year MBA, and MS Accounting and Finance Students

Please review your enrolling student checklist and make sure all required items are complete before Compass Week. You may have already completed several steps, but it is important to double-check that everything is squared away before orientation and the start of classes.

Your checklist may include items related to:

• Setting up your Willamette email account
• Confirming your intent to enroll and submitting any required enrollment deposit
• Submitting official transcripts
• Providing or updating emergency contact information
• Uploading your student ID card photo
• Completing health, insurance, vaccine and waiver requirements
• Reviewing housing information, including on-campus housing options if needed

If you have not already done so, set up your Willamette email account. You should have received an email titled “Enrolling Students: Set up Willamette Email,” which includes your student ID number. Please begin checking your Willamette email periodically throughout the summer. Important enrollment, orientation and class information will be sent there.

Karen Arthur, Director of Academic Administration, will contact you with information about your Fall 2026 schedule. Please contact Karen directly for questions about class registration or your class schedule.

Before Compass Week, you will receive information about student health insurance, waiver options and vaccine requirements. Please watch your Willamette email for instructions and complete all required health and wellness forms before orientation.

You will receive information about housing options, including on-campus housing information, before Compass Week.

If you have questions about housing, relocation or preparing for life in Salem, please contact Rachael Reiter at rreiter@willamette.edu.

Compass Week is Willamette’s orientation for incoming students. Attendance is mandatory. Compass Week will take place August 18, 19 and 20, 2026. Please mark your calendar now. A complete Compass Week schedule, including times, dress codes and daily details, will be emailed to you a few weeks before orientation.

Before Compass Week, you may have the opportunity to introduce yourself to your classmates through an optional shared spreadsheet. Participation is not required, but it is a great way to begin forming connections before you arrive on campus. You will need to be signed in with your Willamette email address to access the spreadsheet.

When you arrive for orientation, you will receive a program-branded backpack and a few other welcome items. We hope they come in handy as you begin your experience at Willamette.

Fall 2026 classes begin on August 24, 2026. We look forward to welcoming you to campus and supporting you as you begin this next chapter at Willamette University.