Student Life

Freshman/Transfer Checklist

Click on the link following the checkmark for step-by-step instructions or on the video link for visual instructions. Some items are linked to forms that can be viewed/printed using the Adobe^® Acrobat^® Reader. You can download this free software at www.adobe.com. Please note that this checklist is a guideline and some students may need to complete items before suggested deadlines.

This checklist is also available for printing in PDF format. Click here for the step-by-step instructions or here for a condensed version. Both of these checklists require Adobe^® Acrobat^® Reader.

After attending orientation

• Login to Culver-Stockton Webmail and reset password   Video
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Webmail from the main page (located on the lower links bar)
3. Enter your username (given to you at orientation or by your counselor)
4. Password is last four digits of SSN
5. Click Login
6. Click the Option Icon (middle icon located to the left of the Red Novell N)
7. Click the Password tab
8. Enter your SSN without the dashes as the old password - press Tab
9. Enter your new password (minimum of 3 characters) - Press Tab
10. Re-enter your new password for confirmation - Click Save
11. Close the options screen
• Login to your Wildcat Window   Video
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students (located in the top links section)
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. On the login screen enter your email username - Press Tab
5. Enter your email password
6. Click Login
• Check your Biographical Information and submit additions/corrections   Video
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email email username and password
5. Scroll to the Biographical Info section
6. Click Biographical Information
7. Check the information shown here for additions or corrections and press Send Changes at the bottom of the form. Note that fields with an * are required information. (The changes submitted are sent via email to the Registrar's Office. The new information will not appear until entered into the system by the Registrar's Office.)

May

• Have final high school/college transcripts sent to the Admissions Office

June

• Check Class Schedule and begin ordering new/used textbooks and make payment via credit card   Video
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Class Schedules under the Registrar's Office section
6. Use the drop-down boxes to change the year to 2005-2006 and the term to Fall
7. Click View Schedule
8. Scroll through your schedule and note textbooks that are available. **Continue to check back through the summer for those classes that list No Textbook for updates.
9. Click the link, Click here to order Textbooks, if you wish to purchase any or all of the textbooks currently available.
10. Click Add to Cart for your 1st selection
11. Click Checkout or Continue Shopping to purchase additional books
12. Checkout - complete the checkout screen - all information is required. All online textbook orders must be paid for with a credit card. Click Submit to CSC.
13. Please note: All textbooks will be held in the bookstore for pickup at the beginning of school - no textbooks will be shipped.
• Check Roommate Information for housing assignment and roommate (continue to check back through the summer for updates)   Video
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Roommate Information under the Student Development/ResLife Section
6. When housing has been assigned, your residence hall room and phone number will appear. Your roommate name, Culver email address and home phone number will also appear when assigned.
• Sign and return Financial Aid Award letter, Dependent Housing Agreement, Athletic Agreement, and Fine Arts Agreement forms.
• Print, sign and return the F.E.R.P.A. Release Form (Financial Aid)   Video
  1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
  2. Click Current Students
  3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
  4. Login with your email username and password
  5. Click on the F.E.R.P.A. Release Form (Financial Aid) under the Financial Aid section.
  6. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, please download and install from the list provided.
  7. Click on F.E.R.P.A. Release Form to open.
  8. Print a copy of the form and instructions.
  9. Read the form and instructions - sign and date the form and send the completed form to the address on the F.E.R.P.A. Release screen.
  • Financial Aid F.E.R.P.A. Release Form (PDF)
• Print and fill out the Student Health Immunization Form (PDF). Return by August 1 to the Office of Student Development.
  • Student Health Immunization Form (PDF)

July

• Check Account Balance for charges and financial aid (Paper statements will be mailed to student's home address the 2nd week of July)   Video
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Account Balance under the Business Office Section
6. Information includes current charges (Tuition, required fees, private lessons, parking registration, meal plans, board, etc.), and pending financial aid (scholarships, Federal Loans, institutional aid, etc.). Account Balance is the amount you currently owe Culver-Stockton (this amount could change pending additional Financial Aid).
7. Please note -- for parents to discuss student billing and financial aid information with the respective offices, the F.E.R.P.A. Release Form (FA) must be signed and returned. Parents can also access this information from the Parents Wildcat Window (setup instructions listed below).
• Make a payment with Online Credit Card Payment   Video
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Online Credit Card Payment under the Business Office Section
6. Enter all required information (noted by *) into the form
7. Enter amount of payment or click Pay Full Amount
8. Click Continue
9. Check the information on the following screen. If you need to make a correction, click the Back button on your browser to return to the previous screen. If the information is correct, click on the checkbox. By checking this box you certify that all the information [on the form] above is correct and you authorize Culver-Stockton College to charge the above amount [on the form] to the account provided above [on the form]. You also certify that you are an authorized user of this account. You also understand that any attempt at fraud will be reported to the proper authorities. This transaction will be logged along with your computer's I.P. address. Then click Make Payment.
10. You will now see a screen indicating your transaction completed properly (or did not complete). You will receive a message with the amount of the transaction plus a transaction number. You will also have the option of printing the transaction details. If your transaction did not complete, you will be given options to try and complete the process. Please allow 3 -5 business days for online transactions to be processed.
• Check your Loans & Awards Information for institutional aid and outside scholarships   Video
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Loans & Awards Information under the Financial Aid Section
6. Select the correct school year from the drop down box and click View Awards
7. The amount and type of awards, grants, scholarships and loans are listed. Also listed is the status indicating whether it pending, accepted, declined, or cancelled. Items listed as pending may require further information before being completed.
• Submit missing Required Documents for final financial aid packaging   Video
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Required Documents under the Financial Aid Section
6. Select the correct school year from the drop down box and click View Awards
7. Documents listed here are required for final packaging and/or disbursement of financial aid. Listed along with the documents is the status of the document and the date the document reached that status. Further action is required if the status is Incomplete, Not Received, Not Signed, or Not Reviewed.
• Submit your Computer Registration Form    Video
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Computer Registration under the Resnet and Online Services section
6. Enter the Type of Computer.
7. Enter the Operating System for your computer. If you are not sure, click on the What is my operating system? for help determining your operating system.
8. Enter your Computer M.A.C Address in the next series of boxes. Click on How to find your M.A.C. address for help in retrieving the M.A.C. address for your operating system.
9. Complete the form by agreeing to the four requirement listed below and click Submit Registration.
10. The information from this form will entered into the college network system and will be active (if submitted at least two weeks before arriving) when you arrive on campus.
11. Once on campus download and install all required anti-virus and anti-spyware software.
• Submit Hometown Newspapers
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Hometown Newspapers under the Biographical Info section
6. Enter the name and address (if known) of three newspapers you would like to have the Public Relation's Office send Press Release information. This includes Honor & Awards, Athletic activities, Music/Art/Theater activities, internships, etc.
7. Click Send Changes
8. Deletions/Updates/Additions can be made any time.
• Continue to check your Class Schedule for additional textbooks and make payment via credit card   Video
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Class Schedules under the Registrar's Office section
6. Use the drop-down boxes to change the year to 2005-2006 and the term to Fall
7. Click View Schedule
8. Scroll through your schedule and note textbooks that are available. **Continue to check back through the summer for those classes that list No Textbook for updates.
9. Click the link, Click here to order Textbooks, if you wish to purchase any or all of the textbooks currently available.
10. Click Add to Cart for your 1st selection
11. Click Checkout or Continue Shopping to purchase additional books
12. Checkout - complete the checkout screen - all information is required. All online textbook orders must be paid for with a credit card. Click Submit to CSC.
13. Please note: All textbooks will be held in the bookstore for pickup at the beginning of school - no textbooks will be shipped.
• Continue to sign and return Financial Aid Award letter, Dependent Housing Agreement, Athletic Agreement, and Fine Arts Agreement forms if not already completed.
• Print, sign and return the F.E.R.P.A. Release Form (Financial Aid) if not already completed   Video
  1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
  2. Click Current Students
  3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
  4. Login with your email username and password
  5. Click on the F.E.R.P.A. Release Form (Financial Aid) under the Financial Aid section.
  6. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, please download and install from the list provided.
  7. Click on F.E.R.P.A. Release Form to open.
  8. Print a copy of the form and instructions.
  9. Read the form and instructions - sign and date the form and send the completed form to the address on the F.E.R.P.A. Release screen.
  • Financial Aid F.E.R.P.A. Release Form
• Remember to print and fill out the Student Health Immunization Form (PDF). Return by August 1 to the Office of Student Development.
• Student Health Immunization Form (PDF)

August

• Submit your Parking Registration
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Parking Registration under the Student Development/Reslife Section
6. Enter a Vehicle Description
7. Enter the License Number of your vehicle
8. Choose the state the vehicle is licensed from the drop down box
9. Click Send Vehicle Information
10. The following statement will appear: By submitting this form I agree to abide by the rules and regulations set forth by the College and as stated in the Student Handbook governing the operation of motor vehicles on and around Campus. I will notify Parking Control within three days of any changes in my vehicle registration. If you agree to the terms, click on OK If you do not agree or do not wish to send your vehicle registration, click on CANCEL - Click OK or Cancel
11. You will receive a screen indicating your parking registration has been sent and that payment must be submitted before the sticker is issued.
• Make a payment for Parking Registration with Online Credit Card Payment   Video
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Online Credit Card Payment under the Business Office Section
6. Enter all required information (noted by *) into the form
7. Enter amount of payment - $25.00 (Parking Sticker Tag cost)
8. Click Continue
9. Check the information on the following screen. If you need to make a correction, click the Back button on your browser to return to the previous screen. If the information is correct, click on the checkbox. By checking this box you certify that all the information [on the form] above is correct and you authorize Culver-Stockton College to charge the above amount [on the form] to the account provided above [on the form]. You also certify that you are an authorized user of this account. You also understand that any attempt at fraud will be reported to the proper authorities. This transaction will be logged along with your computer's I.P. address. Then click Make Payment.
10. You will now see a screen indicating your transaction completed properly (or did not complete). You will receive a message with the amount of the transaction plus a transaction number. You will also have the option of printing the transaction details. If your transaction did not complete, you will be given options to try and complete the process. Please allow 3 -5 business days for online transactions to be processed.
11. Parking stickers must be paid before being picked up.
• Check your Account Balance for additional aid and charges and make final payment by August 15   Video
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Account Balance under the Business Office Section
6. Information includes current charges (Tuition, required fees, private lessons, parking registration, meal plans, board, etc.), and pending financial aid (scholarships, Federal Loans, institutional aid, etc.). Account Balance is the amount you currently owe Culver-Stockton (this amount could change pending additional Financial Aid).
• Make final payment for current semester with Online Credit Card Payment by August 15   Video
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Online Credit Card Payment under the Business Office Section
6. Enter all required information (noted by *) into the form
7. Enter amount of payment or click Pay Full Amount
8. Click Continue
9. Check the information on the following screen. If you need to make a correction, click the Back button on your browser to return to the previous screen. If the information is correct, click on the checkbox. By checking this box you certify that all the information [on the form] above is correct and you authorize Culver-Stockton College to charge the above amount [on the form] to the account provided above [on the form]. You also certify that you are an authorized user of this account. You also understand that any attempt at fraud will be reported to the proper authorities. This transaction will be logged along with your computer's I.P. address. Then click Make Payment.
10. You will now see a screen indicating your transaction completed properly (or did not complete). You will receive a message with the amount of the transaction plus a transaction number. You will also have the option of printing the transaction details. If your transaction did not complete, you will be given options to try and complete the process. Please allow 3 -5 business days for online transactions to be processed.
• Continue to check your Class Schedule for final textbooks and make payment via credit card (Ordering of books online will discontinue the week before classes begin)   Video
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Class Schedules under the Registrar's Office section
6. Use the drop-down boxes to change the year to 2005-2006 and the term to Fall
7. Click View Schedule
8. Scroll through your schedule and note textbooks that are available. **Continue to check back through the summer for those classes that list No Textbook for updates.
9. Click the link, Click here to order Textbooks, if you wish to purchase any or all of the textbooks currently available.
10. Click Add to Cart for your 1st selection
11. Click Checkout or Continue Shopping to purchase additional books
12. Checkout - complete the checkout screen - all information is required. All online textbook orders must be paid for with a credit card. Click Submit to CSC.
13. Please note: All textbooks will be held in the bookstore for pickup at the beginning of school - no textbooks will be shipped.
• Apply for on campus job through Financial Aid Office
• Set up your Parents Wildcat Window by granting access and setting their password   Video
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Setup My Parent's Wildcat Window under the Resnet and Online Services section
6. Read all the information on the screen explaining your F.E.R.P.A. rights.
7. Make sure you have filled out and submitted the two F.E.R.P.A. forms for the Financial Aid Office/Business Office and the Registrar's Office. These must be on file before you grant/deny your parents access.
8. Enter a password for your parents to access their Wildcat Window - this password should not be the same password you use for your account. Press Tab
9. Confirm the password.
10. Click Grant My Parents Access to My Information
11. You will receive a screen confirming that your parents Wildcat Window has been successfully activated. In the event you wish to change their access, click Parents Wildcat Window under the Resnet and Online Services section and choose Denied, then Save.
12. You can also change the password set for your parents from this screen.
• Show your parents how to login and use their Parents Wildcat Window
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Parents Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link (If you have not completed the setup process, your parents will get a screen indicating they are not authorized to view the information.)
4. Parents will need your Student ID number and the password you set for them to login -- if you have not completed the setup process, your parents will get a screen indicating they are not authorized to view the information.
5. Have your parents enter your ID number and the password you give them - Click Login
6. Parents Wildcat Window is a condensed version of what is available to the students. Parents can view Account Balances, make online credit card payments (secure transaction), download and print 1098T Tax Information, view Class Schedules, Academic Summary Information, Mid-term and Final grade reports, and Financial Aid Information including the Required Documents section. Also available are links to email contacts in the Student Development Office, Business Office, Registrar's Office and Financial Aid Office.
Continue to sign and return Financial Aid Award letter, Dependent Housing Agreement, Athletic Agreement, and Fine Arts Agreement forms if not already completed. Must be completed before Financial Aid is disbursed.
Finalize loan arrangements
Print, sign and return the F.E.R.P.A. Release Form (Financial Aid) if not already completed. Must be completed before Financial Aid is disbursed.   Video
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click on the F.E.R.P.A. Release Form (Financial Aid) under the Financial Aid section.
6. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, please download and install from the list provided.
7. Click on F.E.R.P.A. Release Form to open.
8. Print a copy of the form and instructions.
9. Read the form and instructions - sign and date the form and send the completed form to the address on the F.E.R.P.A. Release screen.
• Financial Aid F.E.R.P.A. Release Form
Remember your Student Health Immunization Form must be on file with the Office of Student Development before you enter school.
• Student Health Immunization Form (PDF)

After arriving at school

• Perform all required Resnet Downloads
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Resnet Downloads from the Resnet and Online Services section
6. Students are required to install and run Symantec Anti-Virus Corporate Edition (choose the version that matches your computer operating system) on personal machines connected to the Culver-Stockton network. Students are also required to install and keep current SpyBot Search and Destroy 1.3 and Lavasoft AdAware Personal SE 1.05.
7. If any problems arise in downloading and installing the software, submit a request to the Culver-Stockton College HelpDesk http://www.culver.edu/services/helpdesk/
• For problems with phone line, cable TV, or resnet software, submit a request to the Culver-Stockton College HelpDesk
  1. Open an internet browser to http://www.culver.edu
  2. Click Current Students
  3. Click HelpDesk Technical Support under the Student Resources Link
  4. Enter your ID number and choose the problem type from the drop down
  5. Click Continue
  6. Enter information in the areas required by the *
  7. Click Submit Request
• Pick up textbooks from bookstore
• Pick up Parking Sticker
• Submit W-4 paperwork to Business Office for on campus employment (must be submitted before first check is written)

Throughout semester

• Check your CSC email and campus mailbox for important college communications
• Check your CSC email and Wildcat Window for student packages delivered to the Henderson Hall Mail Center
• Check your A.C.E. Attendance
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click A.C.E. Attendance under the Registrar's Office section
6. A screen will appear with the A.C.E. events you have been given credit.
7. Questions about these events should be directed to the Registrar's Office
• Midterm - Check your Mid-Term Grade Report and inform your parents when it is available on their Parents Wildcat Window
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Mid-Term Reports under the Registrar's Office section
6. Mid-term grades for the current semester will appear
• Check your Class Schedule and begin ordering textbooks for next semester   Video
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Class Schedules under the Registrar's Office section
6. Use the drop-down boxes to change the year to 2005-2006 and the term to Fall
7. Click View Schedule
8. Scroll through your schedule and note textbooks that are available. **Continue to check back through the summer for those classes that list No Textbook for updates.
9. Click the link, Click here to order Textbooks, if you wish to purchase any or all of the textbooks currently available.
10. Click Add to Cart for your 1st selection
11. Click Checkout or Continue Shopping to purchase additional books
12. Checkout - complete the checkout screen - all information is required. All online textbook orders must be paid for with a credit card. Click Submit to CSC.
13. Please note: All textbooks will be held in the bookstore for pickup at the beginning of school - no textbooks will be shipped.
• Check Account Balance for miscellaneous charges (Add/Drop fees, parking fines, etc.) and additional financial aid   Video
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Account Balance under the Business Office Section
6. Information includes current charges (Tuition, required fees, private lessons, parking registration, meal plans, board, etc.), and pending financial aid (scholarships, Federal Loans, institutional aid, etc.). Account Balance is the amount you currently owe Culver-Stockton (this amount could change pending additional Financial Aid).
• Make a payment with Online Credit Card Payment   Video
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Online Credit Card Payment under the Business Office Section
6. Enter all required information (noted by *) into the form
7. Enter amount of payment or click Pay Full Amount
8. Click Continue
9. Check the information on the following screen. If you need to make a correction, click the Back button on your browser to return to the previous screen. If the information is correct, click on the checkbox. By checking this box you certify that all the information [on the form] above is correct and you authorize Culver-Stockton College to charge the above amount [on the form] to the account provided above [on the form]. You also certify that you are an authorized user of this account. You also understand that any attempt at fraud will be reported to the proper authorities. This transaction will be logged along with your computer's I.P. address. Then click Make Payment.
10. You will now see a screen indicating your transaction completed properly (or did not complete). You will receive a message with the amount of the transaction plus a transaction number. You will also have the option of printing the transaction details. If your transaction did not complete, you will be given options to try and complete the process. Please allow 3 -5 business days for online transactions to be processed.
• Check your Loans & Awards Information for institutional aid and outside scholarships   Video
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Loans & Awards Information under the Financial Aid Section
6. Select the correct school year from the drop down box and click View Awards
7. The amount and type of awards, grants, scholarships and loans are listed. Also listed is the status indicating whether it pending, accepted, declined, or cancelled. Items listed as pending may require further information before being completed.
• Make changes to your current Meal Plan
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Meal Plan under the Student Developoment/ResLife Section
6. Listed in the drop down box will be the current meal plan. Use the arrow to drop down the selection list and make a new meal plan selection.
7. Click Send Changes
8. Meal plan changes can be made without a $25.00 charge during the first two weeks of the semester and during the change period at the end of the semester. Changes to meal plans outside these time frames will be accessed a $25.00 change fee.
• Check your Grade Reports
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Grade Reports under the Registrar's Office section
6. Select the year and term and click View Grades
• Check your Academic Career Summary
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click Academic Career Summary under the Registrar's Office section
• Download 1098-T Tax Summary document
1. Open an internet browser to www.culver.edu
2. Click Current Students
3. Click Wildcat Window under the Student Resources Link
4. Login with your email username and password
5. Click XXXX 1098-T Tax Documents under the Business Office section (XXXX stands for the previous tax year).
6. Read the instructions on how to download and print the 1098-T form along with the information about downloading and installing Adobe Acrobat Reader.
7. Click View your XXXX 1098-T Tax Form
8. Once the tax form appears on the screen, it can be printed to any available printer.
• Check Hometown Newspapers, Biographical Information, Parking Registration, Computer Registration for corrections/updates

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