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Back to School Checklist

Back to School Checklist

Check on your financing/ student account balance

An important part of preparing for the semester is to make sure your financials are in line. Make sure your tuition is paid or that your financial aid is taken care of at the enrollment services center

Complete attendance confirmation

On your MyState dashboard there is an attendance confirmation form that you need to fill out before starting classes. It only takes a couple of minutes. 

Get all of your plans and permits in order

Get your parking permit through your MyState dashboard, set up your meal plan and load your MyJacks card with hobo dough.

Buy required textbooks

Being prepared is a common theme in this list. You can see all of your required textbooks and materials before you even get to class. Check out the Jackrabbit Central’s website where you can enter the term, class number and section number to find what materials are required for each class. You can even purchase/rent textbooks right from that page.

Look up your class instructors

Take a look at your class schedule and get familiar with the names of your professors. It may seem like a small detail but the more you know about your classes the more comfortable the first couple of days will be.

Familiarize yourself with campus

This is a great thing to do once you get moved in on campus. Take the couple of days before classes start to familiarize yourself with campus. Take a copy of your class list and a campus map and walk around campus and find the buildings that you have classes in. This will prevent you from scrambling from class to class on the first day and make campus feel more like home.

Update Your Information

Make sure all your contact and address information is updated and correct on your account through MyState.

Pack up your things!

You’re ready to take on your first semester at South Dakota State University!