First Year Information
August 26, 2025
The Cleveland National Air Show returns this weekend, featuring vintage planes, aerobatic maneuvers and performances. Students interested in attending should visit the Cleveland Air Show website for ticket prices and directions. Please note: The show includes loud noises—including sonic…
August 26, 2025
CCEL Serves offers students a variety of structured opportunities to get involved in community service. Students can opt to serve one time or once in a while through Flex Serves, or on a weekly basis throughout a semester with Semester Serves. Check out available opportunities on the CCEL…
July 18, 2025
Help first-year students move into residence halls at APP on Sunday, Aug. 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Upon arrival, faculty and staff members will serve as greeters for new students and their families—both in residence halls and at car unloading stations.…
April 30, 2025
Your first year at Case Western Reserve was filled with new beginnings and experiences. You built new routines, explored new courses, made new friends, joined clubs and organizations, participated in university traditions and so much more. As your first year ends you may already be thinking…
April 23, 2025
As the spring semester draws to a close, you may be thinking ahead to how you can continue your academic and social journey during the summer months. Case Western Reserve offers a wide range of opportunities to do just that—through summer courses, undergraduate research, expanded housing, meal…
April 03, 2025
Fall course registration will open for first-year undergraduates on Tuesday, April 15, at 7 a.m. Eastern. This information is also listed in SIS in the "Classes & Enrollment" tile. If interested, students can currently register for summer courses as well, which opened on Monday, March 31. To…
April 01, 2025
Monday, April 28 is the deadline for first-year undergraduates to withdraw from individual courses, elect the pass/no pass (P/NP) grading option for one course or withdraw entirely from the current semester. Note that you may continue to process these requests in SIS until Monday, April 28 at…
March 19, 2025
The Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship is conducting a research project to better understand student needs and improve our programs. Your feedback will directly shape future opportunities and campus collaborations. If you are a CWRU student, whether or not you have engaged with the Veale…
March 19, 2025
First-year students who started at CWRU in the fall 2024 semester must declare their major by March 31. View instructions and advice on declaring your major on the Undergraduate Advising Support website. Note: If you started at CWRU this spring, you can declare beginning on April 1, and must…
March 19, 2025
Interested in studying abroad as a funded scholarship student? Hear from a panel of students who have studied abroad at this event. Discover resources, stories and programs and enjoy light refreshments. This session will be held on Thursday, March 27, 3-4 p.m., in Clark Hall, Room 309.