PhD Educational Policy and Evaluation - New Student Checklist

Congratulations on your recent admission to the PhD in Educational Policy and Evaluation at Arizona State University. Please follow the steps and links below to enroll and register for your courses. Please contact your academic advisor at doctoraleducation@asu.edu. 

Step 1:  Activate your ASU Student Account (MyASU and ASURITE)

• Once you receive your official notification from ASU Graduate Education to activate your ASURITE User ID, please click here. You will need to wait until you receive your official notification from ASU Graduate Education to complete this step. 

Step 2:  Set up your ASU Student Email

• • Email will be the primary means of communication (ASU Email Policy).  It is required that you use and check your ASU Email on a daily basis.  Click here for ASU Student Email Instructions including how to make sure your email is forwarding properly.

  • CHECK ASU EMAIL DAILY - even before courses begin, you will receive information from your instructors and advisor via email.

Step 3: Verify Immunizations

• • Complete immunization paperwork. See your MyASU page under Priority Tasks for more information. 

    • If you fail to submit proof of 2 MMR immunizations or a blood test showing immunity to Rubella, you will NOT be able to register for classes

    • The MMR vaccine is available for a fee at any of ASU's health services locations.

    • If you are having difficulty finding a physician  to provide you with the MMR (only pediatricians typically keep the vaccine on hand), please call your local university or community college. They may be able to assist you.

Step 4: Register for Classes 

  PhD Educational Policy and Evaluation (you will find a list of your fall classes at this site.)

• Log in to MyASU to register for classes. When searching for a course to add, please use the class number, which is a unique 5 digit identifier. You will notice that we have several classes that use the omnibus course code EPA 691, which is why it is important to pay attention to the class number when registering.

• NOTE: You will receive your faculty advisor assignment when you receive your Research Assistantship contract.

Step 5: Enroll in, or Decline, Health Insurance Coverage

http://www.asu.edu/studentaffairs/health/insurance

• • In order to receive this benefit, students must sign in at My ASU (http://asu.edu/myasu). Under Campus Services, click on Health Insurance, then click Enroll/Cancel Student Health Insurance. If you need a policy to cover you between now and August 15, click on Bridge to view the Bridge policy info.

Step 6:  Explore/Apply for Financial Aid

• • It is best to contact financial aid directly. Your academic advisor does not have the best, most up to date information related to financial issues.

  • For help with financial aid: https://students.asu.edu/financialaid

  • Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Financial Coaching for assistance with planning your financial aid.

  • Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Scholarship/Fellowship information

Step 7: Pay Tuition and Fees

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

  • If your tuition is funded by ASU (in the form of an assistantship or scholarship, etc., you will see a payment(s) post to your account around mid-August. Until then, you may see a 'balance due'; this is OK.

Step 8: Purchase Text Books

• • Go online to http://sundevilbookstores.com 

    • Search for the course you registered for (some courses may not have required textbooks) 

    • Or click the Books link in the My Classes area on MyASU

  • Consider other sources for textbooks, such as Amazon or eBay or Chegg.

Step 9: Review the Current Student Resources Section (left hand side menu)

• • • ASU Academic Calendar (Know Applicable Dates and Deadlines)

    • Resources and Services

    • Resources for Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College

      • Student Responsibilities (Policy)

      • Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Policy

      • Graduate Policies and Procedures Handbook

      • Teaching/Research Assistant/Associate (TA/RA)  Policies and Procedures Handbook 

Step 10: Attend the Mandatory New Doctoral Student Orientation TBA. 

• • Where: TBA

  • When: Friday, August 18, 2023

 Step 11: BEGIN your Doctoral Studies!!!

Login to MyASU

• • Under the "My Classes" tab, you will see the courses in which you are enrolled.  

    • When the course is "Open" in Canvas the course will be underlined.

    • Click on that course and it will bring you into the actual course for you to begin.