• New freshmen must attend orientation on campus or virtually. Check your email for registration instructions.
• Transfer students and post-undergraduate students, upon completion of placement exams (if necessary), please call your campus location of choice to schedule an advising appointment or visit KSU Navigate.

Please refer to your acceptance packet and/or application portal to see if you need to take any assessments. To accurately place you in appropriate college courses, your advisor will use your high school GPA, ACT/SAT scores, and/or placement test score. All placement testing must be completed prior to scheduling classes.

Instructions are included in your acceptance packet. For additional help, please visit our FlashLine Login Help page.

Depending on your student type, we will email you instructions on your next steps, so check your Kent State email frequently.

Your Student Checklist will identify items you need to complete like placement testing and applying for financial aid. Follow the instructions listed in your Student Checklist in FlashLine.

You will find important information in our student portal, FlashLine. You can access FlashLine from any Kent State website by clicking on the lightning bolt icon in the top navigation bar. To login for the first time, select First time user? Start here.

Once you're logged into FlashLine, you can view your Student Checklist from the My Lists button in the top navigation bar.

Now that your classes are scheduled and you’re ready to being your college career, think about how you want to be involved on campus.  

There are many clubs and organizations for students to join that can benefit your academic career through professional opportunities and help you build friendships on campus.  Clubs and organizations usually host new member sign-ups during Welcome Back Days on the first two days of the semester.

For bookstore hours and information visit the bookstore’s webpage or call 440-964-4225.