New Student Checklist

Congratulations on your recent admission to Arizona State University. Please carefully review the information below for the steps to complete prior to starting the program. Contact your academic advising team if you have any questions at MLFTCInnovate@asu.edu or 602-543-9419.

Step 1: Set up your ASU account and ASU email

MyASU is an important tool for your learning at ASU. Explore more.

Step 2: Watch the recorded New Student Orientation

Click here for the PowerPoint slide deck to access live links


Step 3: Get ready for classes

Navigate to the Required Courses section of your specific program page linked below. Find your course sequence according to your start semester and year. 


Curriculum and Instruction (Gifted Education), MEd 

Education (Educating Multilingual Learners), MA 

Education (Literacy Education), MA

Education for Planetary Futures, MA

Global Education, MEd

Higher & Postsecondary Education, MEd (Online) 

Learning Design and Technologies, MEd

Special Education (Autism Spectrum Disorders), MA 


*Note, if your program is not listed here, please click on your program from the New Student Checklists page. 


Add the current semester classes listed on your course sequence at My ASU > My Classes box > Registration > Add/Shopping Cart. Input the five-digit class registration numbers from your course sequence and continue through the steps to add the classes to your schedule.


You will see Session A and Session B classes on your schedule; less often a Session C class. Learn more about the Session dates on the academic calendar.



Here is a step-by-step video on how to enroll in courses. 


View payment deadlines at https://students.asu.edu/tuitiondeadlines.

For financial aid, please fill out the FAFSA at www.fafsa.ed.gov and follow the steps under the Finances tab of your MyASU.


After you register, as it gets closer to the start of the term you can find your required books by going to My ASU > My Classes box > Books.

IMPORTANT: Some books may be shown as "provided at a negotiated rate and auto-delivered to you prior to class start." Please do not purchase these books without first reviewing text information in the course syllabus - available a few days before the class begins.
Charges for these auto-delivered books will show up on your account after the drop/add deadline. 

Then you’re ready to get started!


Login to MyASU

Learn more at the Canvas Course Tour

Questions?  Reach out to your academic advising team, Team Innovate: MLFTCInnovate@asu.edu or 602-543-6358