Congratulations on your acceptance to University of Bridgeport and welcome to the Purple Knight family!🎉

New Student Check-In for Spring 2026 will be held on January 7, and mandatory in-person New Student Orientation will be held on January 8.

Be sure to bring the following items with you: 

• Acceptance letter
• Passport(s)
• I-20
  • Sign page 1 in blue ink
  • Do not write or modify page 2
• Final Official Transcripts
• Health documents (Health Form A and all vaccination documentation)
• Local U.S. address and local phone number
• I-94 (available at https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/i94/#/home by clicking Get Most Recent I-94)
• Entry Stamp (if available)
• Transfer students: provide all previous I-20s, EAD or change of status approval notice if applicable.

Please note: you will need to register with the email address used to submit your University of Bridgeport application.