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

New Student Check-In for Fall 2025 will be held on September 3, and mandatory in-person New Student Orientation will be held on September 4.

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 From 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.