New Student Orientation (Fall 2023) This event is required of all incoming first-year and transfer students who plan to enroll in August 2023.
This Orientation provides an overview of the resources available to you as a student at Saint Augustine’s University. You will receive information on topics such as student life, student activities, registrar policies, student email and parking.
- Register for the SOAR date that is convenient for you and your family.
- It is imperative that new students complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form prior to attending SOAR. For tips on how to complete a FAFSA application please visit https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa. To schedule a virtual appointment with Financial Aid staff, please email financialaid@st-aug.edu
- Pay your enrollment deposit, if you haven’t done so already.
- SAU health clearance forms. Find and fill out the forms here.


- Scheduling your fall semester classes
- Completing various placement/assessment inventory
- Reviewing your financial aid award letter (Estimated Aid)
- Completing your health clearance and all other admissions requirements
- Securing your room assignment
- Receiving an estimated bill from the Business Office (Billing and Assessments verifies that you are being charged correctly)
- Choose a SOAR date:
You must register for the SOAR event by registering online, contact the Office of Admissions at 919.516.4012 or email at admissions@st-aug.edu for more information.
We will begin Check-In/Registration at 9:00 a.m. and the Welcome/Orientation will begin at 10:00 a.m.
All of our staff and faculty welcome you and if we can help in any way give us a call.
Greetings Future Falcons,
Pursuant to your request and for your convenience, listed below are hotels that are near our campus.
Hotels Near SAU
Holiday Inn Raleigh Downtown
320 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
919.832.0501
https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn
Best Western Raleigh
North – Downtown
2715 Capital Boulevard
919.872.5000
Sheraton Raleigh Hotel
421 Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
919.834.9900
http://www.sheratonraleigh.com
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Raleigh NE – Medical Center Area
3618 New Bern Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27610
919.256.2800
https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress
Ramada by Wyndham Raleigh
1520 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
919.832.4100
Financial Aid items needed for SOAR
- All registered participants are required to complete a FAFSA.
- Be sure to bring with you your FSA User ID and password that you used to electronically sign your FAFSA, your parents will need theirs as well. If you don’t have one as of yet please visit the following link to secure one. It does take 72 hours to validate you or your parents’ identity, so apply today if you need one! https://fsaid.ed.gov/npas/index.htm. You and your parent MUST have separate User IDs and passwords, they may not be shared.
- If you’re planning on using financial aid, you must have completed a FAFSA for the year you are applying for and include our school code, 00296800. If you haven’t filed, there’s still time but keep in mind it takes about 3-4 days for the school to receive your information from your FAFSA. Here’s the link for filing a FAFSA, www.fafsa.ed.gov
- Your personalized student online portal, “My Falcon Landing”. If not please reach out to your Admissions representative for instructions. In your portal, you can see your financial aid awards, accept or decline them as well as check any outstanding documents you may need to furnish to a specific department. Please make yourself familiar with your portal, it’s a wonderful self- service tool!
SAU Financial Aid Counselors:
DeAisha Brown debrown@st-aug.eduÂ
Ania Troy atroy@st-aug.eduÂ