This checklist is designed to assist new students in the admission and registration process. If you have questions about any of the requirements, please contact Admissions and Records at 901-333-5924.

Note: International Students should visit the International Student Affairs website for more information.

Vaccination Forms: Submit proof of Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR), Varicella [Chickenpox] and Hepatitis vaccines.

The forms listed below are Adobe PDF's and require Adobe Reader:

• Certificate of Immunization Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) vaccine
• Hepatitis B Immunization Health History Form

• Federal Pell Grants are available as well as scholarships.
• To determine if there is need for assistance; Southwest uses the "Free Application for Federal Student Aid" (available online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/), which takes into consideration the factors that affect a family’s financial status.
  • Southwest Tennessee Community College School Code is 010439.
• For more information please visit the Financial Aid website.

• If you are under age 21 you will need to submit your official ACT^® (American College Test) scores. If you have not taken the ACT^®, contact the Testing Center for a testing schedule or visit the website for posted dates. If you have taken the test, your scores should be on your high school transcripts.
• If you are over 21 you must schedule an appointment to take the COMPASS™ test. (Computerized Adaptive Placement Assessment and Support System/English as a Second Language [COMPASS/ESL]).

Note: The COMPASS™ test is administered continuously throughout the semester. Make plans to test at your convenience to avoid the rush at registration.

For more information about testing, please call or visit one of the Testing Centers.

• Macon Cove Campus, Farris, Room 2182, 901-333-4170, fax 901-333-4701
• Union Avenue Campus, C Building, Room 204, 901-333-5127, fax 901-333-5501

• Register for a New Student Advising session
• New Student Advising allows you to meet with an academic advisor, receive pertinent information, register for classes and much more.
• Please contact Advising and Counseling to register for New Student Advising at either the Macon Cove (901-333-4594) or Union Avenue (901-333-5122) Campus.

Pay Fees: Pay all of your tuition fees, or ensure that your financial aid is in place that covers the full tuition for your courses.

• Photo identification cards are required of all Southwest student.
• Your ID is required to borrowing books from the library and sell textbooks back to the Bookstore.
• IDs may be obtained from the Student Activities and Multicultural Affairs office at the Macon Cove (Farris, Room 1101) or Union Avenue (B Building, Room 106) Campuses.

• Currently enrolled students who park on campus are required to have a parking decal.
• Decals are valid for one academic year and obtained from the office of Police Services/Public Safety.

Textbooks: Remember to use your class schedule/syllabus as a reference to ensure the correct textbook is obtained prior to attending the first day of class. Textbooks can be purchased:

• at the time of online registration via BookNow.
• at the Macon Cove or Union Avenue Campus Bookstores.
  • During the first week of class, temporary bookstores will be set up at the Gill, Maxine A. Smith, Millington and Whitehaven Centers.
• using the bookstores online efollett.com (http://www.efollett.com/) website.

For additional information visit or call the Bookstore at the the Macon Cove (901-333-4227) or Union Avenue (901-333-5452) Campus.

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