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Course access begins on 8/18/2025 and live classes begin on 9/1/2025
Important Contacts
Important Contacts
We strongly recommend saving these contacts to your phone because you will refer to them throughout your time in the Speech@Emerson program.
S@E Student Success Team
(877) 889-7647
studentsuccess@speech.emerson.edu
Contact for questions about:
Registration and curriculum planning
Creating developmental and organizational plans for the semester
Immersion or graduation planning
Addressing specific challenges
Digital Campus Tech Support
(833) 740-1273
TechSupport@digitalcampus.2U.com
Available 24/7
Contact if you are:
Unable to access Live Class via Zoom
Unable to log into the Digital Campus
Emerson IT
(617) 824-8080
Contact if you need help with:
myEmerson
Your Emerson student email
Within 1 Week after submitting your Enrollment Deposit:
❏ Activate your student accounts: myEmerson and your Emerson email. *Instructions will be emailed to you within 48-72 business hours after you deposit.
❏ Log into myEmerson using your account credentials.
❏ Confirm your home mailing address in myEmerson.
❏ Log into and familiarize yourself with your Emerson College email. Students are expected to check their email daily.
❏ Connect with a Student Success Specialist by scheduling an Introductory Call.
Forms to Complete Prior to Meeting with Student Success
❏ Placement Intake Form
❏ Placement Intake Form
Fill out the form that is emailed to you within 48 hours of your signing of the Intent to Enroll (ITE) form.
The information provided will assist in locating an appropriate site and supervisor that meet criteria for your clinical placement experience set by ASHA and Speech@Emerson.
The Placement Team will reach out 4-6 months prior to the start of your first placement term.
❏ Address Verification Form
❏ Address Verification Form
Make sure that the Student Success Team has your most current mailing address by filling out the Address Verification form.
We will be sending you a Packet of Test Protocol in the mail, so your address needs to be accurate.
Speech@Emerson students must reside in one of the 45 approved states and must participate in educational activities from within those 45 states.
Transferology and the Planning Completion of Your General Education Coursework Form (If Applicable)
Transferology and the Planning Completion of Your General Education Coursework Form (If Applicable)
❏ If you’re required to complete General Education courses (as noted in your Intent to Enroll Letter) and already have a plan for doing so, use the steps outlined under Approving ASHA General Education Coursework to navigate to Transferology and complete the Planning Completion of Your General Education Coursework form.
❏ If you wish to discuss your plan further or the requirements for completion, make a note to discuss with your Student Success Specialist during your Introductory Call.
During your Introductory Call with a Student Success Specialist:
The goal of this call is to help you understand what to expect during the entire onboarding process and support you in completing key tasks.
❏ Log into the Digital Campus - You will receive your account information via an automated email with the subject line: “Access Granted: Emerson’s Digital Campus,” as well as additional login instructions from the Student Success team.
❏ Make a plan for completion of the two-part Speech@Emerson Program Orientation. The asynchronous portion includes watching videos, reading resources, and completing short knowledge checks to demonstrate your awareness of policies, procedures, and resources. You will find this information very helpful prior to registration. At the end of the asynchronous program orientation materials, you will receive access to the registration link for the live Speech@Emerson Program Orientation, which you are required to attend.
❏ Check your Intent to Enroll Letter or confirm with your SSA if you have General Education courses to complete in compliance with ASHA's Prerequisite Course Content Areas Related to SLP Certification Standards. These courses must be completed before the end of Term 3 (5-term or 9-term) of Applied Graduate coursework in the Speech@Emerson program.
❏ Please submit your intended course(s) for review and approval by following the instructions under Approving ASHA General Education Coursework on the Petition Process page to ensure the course(s) satisfies ASHA’s requirements.
Forms to Complete Prior to New Student Registration
❏ Terms of Use Agreement
Newly admitted students will only be required to sign the agreement once, during their academic journey, for access to the Digital Protocol Library. If the agreement isn’t signed prior to registration, a registration hold will be placed on your account. Please refer to the website for a link to the Terms of Use Agreement.
❏ Student Agreement
Review and sign the Student Agreement. If the agreement isn’t signed prior to registration, a registration hold will be placed on your account. Typically, the Student Agreement becomes available to sign a few weeks before registration opens. If it's not accessible when you first check, return back to the page every few days.
Before New Student Registration:
❏ Complete your asynchronous Speech@Emerson Program Orientation in the Digital Campus.
❏ Upon completing your asynchronous Speech@Emerson Program Orientation in the Digital Campus, sign up for the second part of your Speech@Emerson Program Orientation - the live orientation meeting. The live orientation meeting is a 1-1.5 hour meeting with members of the advising team and other new students. You will find the registration link for the live session at the end of your asynchronous materials. The overall goal of this session is to begin networking with your peers, ask questions, and become better acquainted with the systems and people that are here to support you.
❏ Familiarize yourself with the Student Hub, where you can find resources like the Academic Calendar.
❏ Review Financial Aid options and Tuition & Fees.
❏ Complete FAFSA and Direct Graduate PLUS Application, if applicable.
❏ If you are interested in exploring potential ASHA or SLP scholarship opportunities, visit the Funding the Program page in the Student Hub.
❏ For any questions about funding your degree, please contact Emerson’s Financial Aid office by calling (617) 824-8655 or emailing finaid@emerson.edu. When communicating with the Financial Aid office, mention that you are a Speech@Emerson student, and have your student ID # ready.
❏ All Speech@Emerson students must have an active health insurance plan throughout their enrollment in the program. It is a Massachusetts state law that all college students enrolled in school in MA (regardless of your state of residence) have insurance while they are enrolled. You will be required to upload proof of health insurance to CastleBranch. If you have any questions, please contact your Student Success Advisor immediately.
* Emerson Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) is not available to Speech@Emerson students.
❏ Emerson College requires Official Transcripts to be on file for all matriculated graduate students or a hold will be placed on your account that will prevent registration. If you have not ordered an Official Transcript from your undergraduate institution(s), connect with your Admissions Counselor to complete this step. More information can be found here under ‘Sending Official Transcripts.’
❏ If you will be submitting a petition for a foundational course, review the process here and contact your Admissions Counselor for next steps.
❏ Explore which program of study (5-term vs. 9-term) you want to pursue with your Student Success Advisor.
❏ You will need to finalize your decision prior to registering for your first term of Applied Graduate coursework.
❏ If you have foundational courses to complete, it's recommended that you begin contemplating which path would work best for you now, but you have time to decide prior to registering for your first term of Applied Graduate coursework.
*Once a student’s program track is confirmed and we have passed the Add/Drop deadline of Semester 1 in Applied Graduate level work, students may not adjust the program track they are in for the full length of the program.
When New Student Registration Opens:
❏ Register for classes in myEmerson. If you are registering for foundational coursework, you should include both your Mini A and Mini B courses for your first semester in the program.
❏ Schedule your next meeting, a Success Planning meeting, with your Student Success Advisor. In this meeting we will explore what it takes to be successful in the Speech@Emerson program.
❏ Get in the habit of checking your Emerson email inbox daily for emails from Student Success and other departments regarding program information, deadlines, & reminders.
Two Weeks before the beginning of live classes:
This is when Course Access opens in the Digital Campus. At this time, you should:
❏ Review syllabi and announcements for all courses.
❏ Purchase textbooks and additional class materials.
❏ Complete Week 1 coursework in the Digital Campus prior to first live session. *See course syllabi for exact coursework due dates.
❏ Email your Course Facilitator if you have any questions about course content.
Other Emerson Requirements:
❏ Graduate Student Welcome:
You will be notified via email by Graduate Studies as to what the date will be. More information, when available, can also be found at the Grad Studies Orientation Schedule page. Once you RSVP with them, please mark your calendars so that you don't forget this event. You will receive an email from Grad Studies with a zoom link on the day off the event itself. Please do your best to attend, however, if you're unable to, the session will be recorded.
❏ OEO and Healing & Advocacy Training:
At the beginning of your time at Emerson, you will be introduced to these two important resources. The Office of Graduate Studies will email you instructions for how to register for a virtual, required training covering the Office of Equal Opportunity and the Healing & Advocacy Collective.
Health Clearances and In-Person courses:
Students are required to meet all Emerson College requirements for health clearances prior to attending any in-person coursework. This includes your Immersion and community placement courses.
CastleBranch is the third-party service used to review and store your health clearance documentation.
❏ Set up your account in CastleBranch to initiate the clearance review process. Instructions are laid out on the CastleBranch page of the Student Hub.
Once you have created your CastleBranch account:
❏ Authorize the background check through CastleBranch by completing the pre-filled Disclosure and Authorization form in your myCB inbox.
❏ Review clinical clearance requirements and acceptable documentation.
❏ Begin to upload documentation.
❏ Reach out to the program with questions around clearance requirements
❏ Reach out to the CastleBranch platform with questions around technology (uploads, error messages etc).
Technical Reminders:
❏ Download the newest version of Zoom every 3 months. *If you don't download the newest version, you won't be able to join your Live Class sessions. Follow these instructions to download the newest version of Zoom to minimize disruptions.
❏ Download Microsoft Word, Excel and other tools in Microsoft Office which will be essential for several of your courses. To install Office 365 for free, follow the instructions for Installing Microsoft Office for Student Personal Use.
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