Complete your placement exams before attending Orientation

Be sure to complete your placement exams in Canvas prior to Orientation. All students must complete the math placement exam, and any student interested in studying language should take the language placement exam (note that all students in the College of Arts & Sciences must complete six credits of language). Please submit your placement exams as soon as possible, and ideally two weeks prior to your Orientation date so the scores can be processed.

‘The best years of your life’: a rising senior’s advice to incoming Bobcats

Congratulations! As a rising senior at Quinnipiac, I am so excited for each of you to begin this new journey as a Bobcat!

Over the past few years, I have made so many incredible memories and grown in ways I could never have imagined!

The summer before my first year at Quinnipiac, I had a lot of fears and worries: Will I be able to manage my classes? Will I make friends? Who is going to tell my dog that I love him? Despite these worries, I kept hearing the same phrase all summer: “College will be the best years of your life.” I didn’t know it then, but this was absolutely true.

Read the letter Eve Behrens ’27, DPT ’30 wrote to the Class of 2030

Apply to be in a Living-Learning Community (LLC)

It's not too late to apply to live in a Living-Learning Community. The deadline has been extended until Friday, June 19.

As you prepare to begin your journey at Quinnipiac, consider living in one of our Living-Learning Communities, where students build friendships early, take part in programming and faculty interaction, and feel more connected to campus. Once the housing application is complete, students will be eligible to apply to live in an LLC here.

Students who have already been accepted into The Grove or an LLC must officially accept or decline their placement offer to secure their spot by Friday, May 29. Please log in to the portal at qu.erezlife.com as soon as possible to submit your decision.

If we do not receive your response by this date, your placement will be forfeited, and the space may be offered to another student on the waitlist.

All communications about LLCs are sent to students' Quinnipiac email addresses, so check inboxes regularly and apply as soon as the follow-up email arrives since spaces are limited.

Once you complete the LLC application, the system will send a confirmation email to your Quinnipiac email account.

Students living in one of our LLCs are more likely to have a higher GPA at the end of their first year and in every semester afterward. These students are also 10% more likely to remain enrolled in college compared to their peers not living in LLCs. 95% of students say they would recommend LLCs to others.

Applications for LLCs are due on Friday, June 19.

The Grove has reached its capacity, and we are unable to accept any additional applications at this time.

Make your insurance selection ASAP

Quinnipiac is a hard waiver school, meaning that all students must provide proof of and maintain medical insurance throughout their time as a Quinnipiac student.

• Enroll: The university offers a health insurance plan designated for students through Gallagher Student Health & Wellfleet which provides coverage for illnesses and injuries that occur on and off campus. It also includes dental and eye coverage up to age 26.

• Waive: Students may waive the Gallagher health insurance coverage if they present evidence of other health insurance, including coverage under a parent’s or guardian’s plan. The plan must provide equal or greater benefit coverage to that of the Gallagher student plan.

Here is the process for waiving or enrolling:

Go to the Gallagher Website – www.gallagherstudent.com/quinnipiac

• Log in using your Quinnipiac email and password

• Scroll down and click on the Yellow Waive button if you have health insurance OR click on the Green Enroll button if you need health insurance.

• Complete the required fields, click the box that says, “all the information is true and accurate” and then hit submit.

• Once submitted, you will immediately receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive the confirmation, please re-submit maybe you missed filling in a field.

If you have insurance, but you want to know whether your insurance will be in- or out-of network when visiting the Hartford HealthCare on-campus clinic, you can call your insurance carrier and provide them with the following information. Hartford HealthCare’s TIN is 37-191194; their NPI # is 1073580833 and the provider’s name is Marcy Carrera.

Health insurance charges appear on all invoices by default. Students have until August 31 to waive the health insurance; if no action is taken by August 31 they will be enrolled in the plan. Students who opt out of the Gallagher student plan will find the charge removed from their invoice within seven business days.

Please act now: If you have questions, please contact QUShip@quinnipiac.edu or 203-582-8934.

We have the support services you will need to succeed

Starting college can be stressful, but we have resources specifically designed to help you thrive.

Hartford HealthCare is Quinnipiac's partner to operate our on-campus Student Health Services. HHC offers a collaborative and coordinated healthcare model and the ability to provide expert consultation to the university on a wide range of campus health issues including student wellness, mental health, athletic training and infection prevention strategies.

Our Office of Counseling Services provides a range of clinical services and mental health support at no cost to undergraduate and graduate students — including evaluations, individual counseling and group therapy. Our counselors are licensed to diagnose and treat a variety of mental health concerns, such as anxiety, depression, relationship problems, sexual violence, eating disorders, grief and substance abuse. Services are offered through Hartford HealthCare on our campuses.

We put an emphasis on offering amazing opportunities for being active, having fun and living a healthy lifestyle. Our fitness centers offer the right equipment and classes to keep your body and mind operating at peak performance throughout the school year. We also offer team athletics at the intramural, club and Division I levels.

Discover what sets Quinnipiac apart – our Learning Commons. Here, we ensure our students achieve success in every sense of the word, not just in terms of their grades and GPAs. We offer a wealth of academic support services that cater to the diverse needs of all students. With our commitment to your success at the forefront, we provide an immersive learning experience that empowers you to reach your full potential.

Be sure to visit Q-Start often

The next couple of months will be busy and a little bit stressful — but that is where Q-Start comes in. It is carefully designed with you in mind. It takes the uncertainty away from the on-boarding process and will let you know what you will need to complete and when. Email qstart@qu.edu with any questions.

Register for June Orientation

We will host six Orientation sessions throughout June to ease your transition to college. They are critical to your success — which is why we require you to attend one of them. The deadline to register is June 2. The sessions are filling up quickly; register today on Q-Start. 

Sign your housing contract

The first step in joining the residential community is to complete the housing application. The housing application is available to you on MyHousing, and all residents must have a completed application to receive a room assignment. You can access MyHousing through Q-Start or directly at https://qu.edu/myhousing.  

• From the MyHousing homepage, click the menu on the top left.

• Then click "Housing Contracts and Requests" then click "New Student Housing 2026-2027."

• Then the contract will appear. You will know that you are on the correct page when you see "Welcome Bobcats" with a beautiful picture of Sleeping Giant behind our DOME academic building.

• Then scroll down while you read the housing contract.

• Either type your name or use the signature tool at the bottom of that page

• Click "continue" on bottom.

• Answer each of the lifestyle questions about your name, contact information and what kind of college experience you would like. Be sure to answer these questions honestly as they will play a key role in determining your roommate match.

• Please be sure to answer all the questions, even if you plan to choose your own roommate.  

• Click "continue" again.

• Then provide your emergency contact information. Click on the pencil and enter at least one emergency contact.

• This is where Yahoo!, OptOnline, MSN, Hotmail and iCloud email accounts often reject the email confirmation. We recommend Gmail or a work email address.

• Then click "save."

• You will see the emergency contact information that you entered.

• Click "continue."

• Then you will see a graphic indicating that your housing contract has been submitted.

If you are under 18, parent verification of the contract is required. Your parent will receive an email with a code to enter to verify the contract. The verification email is sent immediately after you submit the application.

Once the confirmation has been entered by your parent, the housing contract is done. If you are 18 years or older, no parental verification is needed.

Please email housing@quinnipiac.edu with any questions. 

The roommate selection process will begin on June 1. Students will be receiving information to their Quinnipiac email addresses about the process as the date approaches.

When you sign off on the contract, you will be directed to the lifestyle questions that we use to match roommates.

Roommate request portal opens June 1

Incoming first-year students may select one or three roommates. Students choosing three roommates will be assigned as a group in Commons or Ledges.

Students are encouraged to discuss their answers to the lifestyle questions on the housing application with their potential roommate(s) to help determine if they are compatible and can create a positive living experience.

Roommate requests will be accepted from June 1 through June 28.

All roommate requests must be mutual, which means requested roommate(s) must confirm the request to be assigned together by June 28.

Selecting one roommate does not guarantee assignment in a double room. Roommate pairs may be assigned in quads with another matched roommate pair.

Students participating in The Grove experience or an LLC must choose a roommate from other participants in their program.

There will be separate roommate selection processes for students in these groups. The Grove and LLC requests will supersede roommate requests.

Students who sign up for The Grove or an LLC and plan to pick a roommate that is not in the same program will be matched and assigned with another participant.

Housing assignment and roommate information will be available on MyHousing by August 1.

Email housing@qu.edu or call 203-582-8667 with any questions. 

Check your email often

There are a lot of exciting opportunities headed your way this summer — most of which will come through your Quinnipiac email. Be sure to set it up and check it often. We also recommend adding it to your phone.

Join the conversation

Connect with @bobcatbound for timely updates and information.