# Getting Started

#### **Welcome to the Edusuite Admissions Implementation User Guide!**

This user guide is designed to help you navigate and configure the **Edusuite Admissions** platform efficiently. It provides clear, step-by-step instructions for setting up each feature, from managing applicant workflows to customizing admission requirements.

Access to specific functions may vary depending on the **user role** and the permissions assigned within the system.

**For assistance not covered in this guide**, please contact the Edusuite Support Team or file a ticket through our Helpdesk [here](https://edusuite.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/1).

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📋 **New to Edusuite Admissions?**\
If your school is just getting started, please refer to the **implementation checklist below** to ensure your system is set up in the recommended order for a smooth rollout.

## Part 1: For the School - define your Admissions Process

* **Application Period**
  * Confirm if applications are accepted **year-round** or only during a **specific intake period**
* **Application Submission & Fees**
  * Applicants complete the required application form
  * Determine whether an **application or examination fee** is required
* **Application Forms by Unit**
  * Use distinct forms depending on applicant type (e.g., **Basic Education**, **Higher Education**, **Undergraduate**, **Postgraduate**) with tailored questions and requirements
* **Supporting Documents**
  * Verify if **recommendation letters** are required as part of the application package
* **Assessment Stage**
  * Identify admission pathway:
    * **Open admissions** (no entrance exams/interviews), OR
    * **Selective admissions** (require **entrance exams and/or interviews**)
* **Review & Decision**
  * Applications are reviewed by admissions staff or faculty
  * Decide whether to:
    * **Batch release results** (after reviewing all applications), OR
    * **Rolling release** (notify each applicant as soon as their application is reviewed)
* **Notification of Results**
  * Communicate **acceptance** or **rejection** to applicants through the chosen release method

## Part 2: For the System Administrator

* [User Roles](/product-guide-admissions/administrator/users/user-roles.md)
* [Users](/product-guide-admissions/administrator/users.md)
* [School Profile](/product-guide-admissions/administrator/settings/school-settings/school-profile.md)
* [System Label Settings](/product-guide-admissions/administrator/settings/school-settings/system-label-settings.md)
* [Notification Templates](/product-guide-admissions/administrator/settings/notification-templates.md)
* FAQs

### Optional Settings

* Google SSO

## Part 3: For the Admission Committee

### General School Settings

* [Initial Registration Form](/product-guide-admissions/administrator/settings/school-settings/initial-registration-form.md)
* School Directory
* [Reminder Setup](/product-guide-admissions/administrator/settings/school-settings/reminder-setup.md)
* [Recommendation Settings](/product-guide-admissions/administrator/settings/school-settings/recommendation-settings.md)
* [Privacy Policy](/product-guide-admissions/administrator/settings/school-settings/privacy-policy.md)
* [Stepper Settings](/product-guide-admissions/administrator/settings/school-settings/stepper-settings.md)
* [Greetings Settings](/product-guide-admissions/administrator/settings/school-settings/greetings-settings.md)
* [Admission Instructions](/product-guide-admissions/administrator/planning/admission-instructions.md)

### Pre-Admission Setup

* [College Management](/product-guide-admissions/administrator/planning/college-management.md)
* [Strands Management](/product-guide-admissions/administrator/planning/track-setup/strand-management.md)
* Applicant Number Format

### Admission Setup

* [Admission Setup](/product-guide-admissions/administrator/planning/admissions-setup.md)

### Optional Settings

* [Student Distribution Setup](/product-guide-admissions/administrator/planning/student-distribution-setup.md)

## Part 4: For the Finance Team

* [Fee Setup](/product-guide-admissions/administrator/finance/fee-setup.md)
* [Discount Group Setup](/product-guide-admissions/administrator/finance/discount-group-setup.md)
* [Discount Setup](/product-guide-admissions/administrator/finance/discount-setup.md)


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