Your MHC Account is your key to accessing the rich resources and powerful software tools available to the MHC community.

Once you receive notice that your MHC Account has been created (mid May for fall entrants, mid October for spring entrants):

1. Complete your MHC Account setup:

• Need help? Open an MHC Account access support ticket

2. Log into and familiarize yourself with the following systems:

• Email: Monitor your Mount Holyoke email account at least weekly. Important information about things like housing and registration will be sent to this email.

• my.mtholyoke: Log into your my.mtholyoke account using your MHC credentials and explore the site. This is where you will access course registration and other resources.

• Workday: Log into Workday to set up your account preferences and explore the site. This is where you will access all campus job-related functions.

3. Review the LITS guide Get started at MHC

• Once you've been able to log into your MHC email account, enroll your MHC Account in Duo, a multi-factor authentication system using the Duo Mobile app.

• Complete the Personal Data Form to provide updated family information. (Please note, the Personal Data Form has been moved on the students Self Service menu.)
• Submit your name recording, cell phone number and both emergency and missing-persons contacts via my.mtholyoke (see Demographics & Contact Info on the self-service menu for students) between May 15 and August 1 for students starting classes in the fall semester; between late-October and early-January for students starting classes in the spring semester.
• Share your Chosen name and/or nickname and your pronouns.
• Upload a photo for your MHC OneCard, the ID that you'll use on campus, by August 1 (January 3 for spring entrants).
• Learn how mail should be addressed and when you can start shipping items to campus.

• Review the Academic Calendar.  If needed, switch to the tab for the academic year you’ll be attending! Please note that further additions and revisions to the academic calendar may be made if needed.

• Review the Academic Guide for New Students (requires login to my.mtholyoke) to prepare for advising and registration.
• Complete all applicable placement exams (requires login to my.mtholyoke). Please note: not everyone will have to complete a placement exam; it depends on course selection.
• Complete your online advisor questionnaire from May 15 -June 30 for students starting classes in the fall and between late-October and by December 1 for students starting classes in the spring. Spring admits should answer both the "New Student's Initial Info for Advisor" questionnaire and the "Summer Activities" questionnaire available in the my.mtholyoke Inform Your Advisor self-service function.
• Participate in (optional) advising video chats in the summer for students starting classes in the fall and email advising at the end of October for students starting classes in the spring.
• If you are considering a career in a health profession (Medicine, Veterinary, Nursing, Physician Assistant, Public Health, Physical Therapy, Optometry, etc.), please review this web page and contact our pre-health office at pre-health@mtholyoke.edu to discuss which classes you should register for.
• Submit your First Year Seminar preferences! Students starting classes in the fall will receive more information via email on May 15; your preferences will be due May 27. Students starting classes in the spring will receive instructions in mid-October via email for submitting their preferences.
• Register for classes during the June registration period for students starting classes in the fall and in November for students starting classes in the spring. New students should check "Approvals, Holds, and Registration Access times" in my.mtholyoke in mid-June (students starting classes in the fall) or early November (students starting classes in the spring) to get the exact date and time range during which you can register.

• The Counseling Service provides brief, relational, strengths-based counseling, urgent care appointments, therapy/support groups, a 24/7 Care and Support Line, and prescribing services at no additional cost for enrolled students during the academic year. Students who would benefit from longer-term counseling, specialized or intensive treatment, or psychological testing will be referred to appropriate campus or community resources.

• Students who are interested in regular, weekly meetings with a counselor should consider arranging for off-campus care before arriving on campus, as off-campus providers tend to fill their schedules quickly. Contact your insurance for a list of local providers or contact the Counseling Service for a referral.
• All incoming students are encouraged to review their health insurance coverage for mental health treatment in the state of Massachusetts, and to consider purchasing the student health insurance plan if making copays, meeting deductibles, or using out-of-state plans will interfere with obtaining adequate support.

• Mark your calendars regarding billing deadlines. Tuition bills are sent via email to each student's Mount Holyoke email account.
• Students will be emailed about how to via billing information online, and how to create Authorized User Accounts:
  • Students starting in fall emailed in mid-JuneStudents starting in spring emailed early November
  • Students starting in spring emailed early November
    • Authorized Users would also receive billing notices via email, have access to their student's billing information, have the ability to make payments online, create payment plans, and more.
• Notify Student Financial Services of any outside scholarships you may be receiving.
• Check Financial Aid Online and submit all missing financial aid documents if you haven't done so already (Financial Aid Online will be available to incoming students May 15).
  • Domestic students can complete federal loan counseling and loan promissory notes online at studentaid.gov.
  • International students will be emailed to complete loan documents before arriving on campus. Check your Mount Holyoke email address regularly once you are able.
• Consider protecting your investment by reviewing Tuition Insurance information by GradGuard. Should the student withdraw during a term of enrollment for a covered reason, tuition insurance would increase your tuition refund. Enrollment deadlines are the first day of classes each term.
• Review health insurance waiver information as noted in the Health Section above.
• TUITION AND FEES are billed by term with the following due dates:
  • Fall Term (issued in early July). Due Date: July 31.
  • Spring Term (issued in early December). Due Date: January 5.
• Questions? Schedule an appointment with your dedicated SFS Counselor.

• Review the new student information provided by Residential Life.

• Complete your housing form in Residence. You will receive an email when the application opens for students starting in the Spring and the due date is December 1st.
• Incoming students will not be allowed to select their own roommates. The Office of Residential Life assigns roommate(s) based on their responses to their roommate profiles. Review the recommended packing checklist.
• Please review all of the information and refer to our guide to applying for accommodations for additional details.
  • To request housing accommodations, please register with Disability Services. To be placed in housing with approved accommodations before the Spring semester starts, students must complete the three-step accommodation request process, including their initial intake meeting with Disability Services by November 28. If you are approved, you will fill out a form (in addition to the "New Student Housing Request -Spring 2026 ") letting us know you would like your approved housing accommodations to be implemented for Spring 2026. There is no guarantee of placement due to space(s) available.
• Accommodation Approval:
  • While students may request housing accommodations at any time, any incoming student who is approved for housing accommodations after December 1 will be housed through the standard housing process for incoming students and Residential Life will look at adjusting their placement, based on availability of space.
• More information about disability-related housing needs and accommodations are on Disability Service's my.mtholyoke page.

FOR ORIENTATION

If you would like to request disability-related accommodations in order to participate in Orientation activities, please email the Orientation team. In order to ensure your access and accommodation needs are met for Orientation, please submit your request by August 2; January 3 for spring entrants.

DURING THE SEMESTER

If you anticipate needing academic, dining, housing, and/or student employment accommodations due to a disability, you'll need to complete Disability Services' three-step accommodation request process.

• Please see this handout explaining the accommodation process for Mount Holyoke College: How Do I Get Accommodations at MHC? The three steps are: filling out an application form with your basic information, having a provider submit documentation, and meeting with an accommodation coordinator for an intake.
• Beginning this process early is highly encouraged, and you can also apply for academic accommodations at any point during your time at the College. While students may request accommodations at any time, any incoming student who is approved for housing accommodations after June 24th for the Fall or November 28 for the Spring will be housed through the standard housing process for incoming students and Residential Life will look at adjusting their placement, based on availability of space.
• For more information about requesting housing accommodations related to a disability, please view the Housing tab above. Contact Disability Services if you have any questions about the accommodations process - we're happy to help! Please do not hesitate to call 413-538-2634 or email disability-services@mtholyoke.edu.

• Students will be given access to Workday where they can search and apply for student jobs that start in September.
• Either upon being hired, or during an Student Employment Campus Event, students will be directed to complete employment onboarding. This includes setting up direct deposit for future wages, payroll tax withholding elections, and the completion of federal form I-9.
• IMPORTANT: Federal Form I-9 requires students to provide original forms of identification with them on campus for completion with Mount Holyoke Staff. So, please have these documents ready upon hire.
• All international students should attend a work clearance session during International Student Pre-Orientation which will provide information on any documents required for working on campus, and visa restrictions for employment during the academic year.

In addition to the items required on the 'Before Orientation: All Students list,' international students should also complete the following.

• Complete Visa Document Request by May 31 for students starting classes in the fall and September 30 for students starting classes in the spring.
• Complete your Declaration of Finance Form.
• The arrival form for airport pick up from Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks/Hartford, Connecticut is available here. If you have questions, please email the McCulloch Center for Global Initiatives.
• When setting up Google 2-step verification for your MHC Google account, make sure you set up verification method(s) that will remain available to you once you’re on campus and don’t necessarily have the same phone number/ability to receive SMS text messages to your home country number. Some options include: Single-use Google backup codes, Google prompts, Google authenticator.

• Varsity student-athletes in the sports of cross country, field hockey, soccer, or volleyball must complete the Intent to Return Early form (sent by the Department of Physical Education and Athletics in the summer).
• All varsity student-athletes must submit the sports clearance packet and meet all medical and compliance requirements.
• Recruited varsity student-athletes in the sports of cross country, field hockey, soccer, or volleyball are expected to attend preseason practices and must submit pre-participatory requirements, sent to their MHC email by the shared deadlines, in order to be permitted to return early. Contact the head coach to confirm your move-in date and pre-move in requirements before making travel plans.

• Attend all scheduled sessions and regularly check the Orientation schedule for updates.

• Meet with your academic advisor.
• Sign the Honor Code.
• Expand your comfort zone by talking to the other brand new people sitting next to you, joining others sitting alone in the dining commons, and inviting people to walk to events with you!
• Meet at least one new staff member who can be a resource.
• Ask questions, have fun!