Transfer Orientation Overview

ORIENTATION DATES

Transfer students have the option to complete orientation online or in person.

Be sure to check your UNCW email regularly for additional orientation information. Official university communication will always be sent to your UNCW email account. 

International students click here for your specific orientation details.

2025 Spring Orientation Dates (Select One)

• Online – completed asynchronously, at your own pace
• In-Person – Friday, January 10

ORIENTATION DEADLINES

• Orientation Registration Deadline: December 2 at 11:59 p.m.
• U Got This! Module Completion Deadline: January 13 (First Day of Classes)

ORIENTATION FEES

The orientation fee is separate from the $100 enrollment deposit. To learn what the orientation fee covers, visit our FAQs webpage.

• Transfer Student Orientation Fee: $115 (for online or in-person)
• Guest Orientation Fee: $50 per person 6+ (in-person sessions only)

Academic Advising   

Course registration for the spring semester is virtual and will open on December 5 at 10 a.m. for all transfer students, regardless of whether you select online or in-person orientation. Your registration window remains open until the drop/add period ends at the start of the semester.

Check your UNCW email regularly for communication from your advisor. Your advising process is based on the academic college you’ve been admitted to, so it is important to respond to communication from your advisor as soon as possible.

Students who miss the orientation registration deadline should contact Transition Programs immediately at transitions@uncw.edu, as this will impact course registration.

ADDITIONAL ONLINE MODULES

U Got This! Violence Prevention Modules – due by January 13 (First Day of Classes)

All students are required to complete the U Got This! Violence Prevention modules before the first day of classes. U Got This! is an interactive, video-based program that engages students in conversations around sexual violence, dating violence, stalking, and harassment. Students can access the U Got This! Violence Prevention modules on their Orientation Task List after registering for orientation. The interactive modules can be completed on a computer or mobile device and will take approximately 45 minutes to complete. Contact care@uncw.edu to request an exemption from the program.

To register, follow these instructions:

• Log-in to your UNCW Applicant Portal
• Find and select the item on your enrollment checklist that requires you to register for orientation.
• Select the event you would like to attend and fill out the registration form. There is a section labeled “My Guest” (for in-person orientation only) where you can add guest information, if guests are attending with you. Please note there will be a separate payment activity added to your enrollment checklist for your guest fees.

Once the registration form is completed and payment activity submitted, students and registered guests will receive a payment confirmation e-mail.

All refunds must be receiving in writing to the Transition Programs office at transitions@uncw.edu by the deadline noted in the Orientation Deadlines section. All refund requests must include:

• Student's name
• Student ID number (#850)
• What your refund is for (i.e., canceling a guest, student no longer attending UNCW, etc.)
• If you are canceling a guest, please include the guest's name

A refund will be issued to the credit/debit card used for the original payment within 10-12 days.

Students no longer planning on attending the university need to notify the Admissions Office to cancel their admission and can do so via their applicant status portal.

If students have on-campus housing, they will need to notify Housing and Residence Life in writing regarding their housing.

Cameron School of Business (CSB)

Students designated as Pre-Business or Pre-Economics must complete the CSB Course Planning Tool online before meeting with an Academic Advisor and registering for classes.  Please plan to spend about 30 minutes on this task.

The invitation and instructions for the CSB Course Planning Tool will arrive to your UNCW email account approximately 2-3 weeks before your registration date. It is strongly recommended to complete the CSB Course Planning Tool promptly to ensure an on-time registration.

Visiting International Students of the Cameron School must complete the CSB Course Planning Tool for International Students before meeting with an Academic Advisor and registering for classes.

For questions, contact: csbadvising@uncw.edu

College of Health and Human Services (CHHS)

Undergraduate advising is managed and supported by the CHHS Student Success Center.  If you have not had your academic advising appointment within CHHS, please schedule your virtual advising appointment with your assigned advisor via the appointment scheduling system, Starfish.

Students, please:

• Schedule your advising appointment for a date AFTER November 15, 2024.
• Check your degree audit. Information on how to run a degree audit can be found here: Degree Audit

If you need help navigating Starfish, head over to the main resource page HERE. If you need help in locating your assigned academic advisor/faculty advisor, please click HERE.

 If you have any general questions about CHHS, don’t hesitate to email the Student Success Center at  chhs@uncw.edu. On the day of your registration, your advisor will have zoom hours to provide advising and scheduling support. More information will be provided closer to your registration date.

College of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts (CHSSA)

The advising processes in CHSSA vary by department. An advisor will send you an email to your UNCW address at least a week before your registration date. This email will let you know about your department’s process for transfer orientation advising. Some departments will reach out earlier, so it is important that you begin checking your UNCW email at least a couple of times a week. Many of our advisors are faculty, so while they are preparing for your orientation, they are also preparing for final exams and wrapping up their grading for the current semester. Please be conscious of their time and respond promptly to our emails.  Pay close attention to the deadlines in the departmental communications so that you do not lose your ability to register early.

While you wait to be contacted, you can: 

• Read and Understand your DegreeWorks degree audit.  
• Familiarize yourself with the requirements for your degree program.
• Explore your department’s web pages to learn about student opportunities.

If you have not heard from your department by November 28, please contact Dr. Maggie Bannon (bannonm@uncw.edu), the Director of Academic Advising for the College of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts.

College of Science and Engineering (CSE)

Welcome to the College of Science and Engineering (CSE)! We are excited to work with you during your time at UNCW and a representative from your academic department will contact you about the advising process.

To best prepare you for advising and registration, please complete the following:

• Click on this link to Register for CSE Advising Process and Academic Overview.
• Monitor your UNCW email for a message from your academic department about the process for advising and registration. Each department in the College of Science and Engineering has their own process and will connect with you within a week of your registration date so that you are prepared to add courses to your Spring 2025 schedule.
• Review your graduation requirements by running a Degreeworks audit. You can access your Degreeworks audit by clicking on the Degreeworks link under Apps in mySeaport.
• Explore student opportunities by visiting the following site: CSE Departments and Units.
• If you have not heard from a representative in your department at least three business days before your registration date, please email csearc@uncw.edu.
• Please note that the University will be closed for the winter break beginning December 24^th and will reopen on January 2^nd.

Center for Academic Advising (CAA)

Students assigned to Center for Academic Advising will be contacted by an Academic Advisor via their UNCW email account and/or by phone within two weeks of their registration date.

Please make sure to check your UNCW email for this communication and note that a phone call may come from a restricted number.

Academic advisors will be reaching out to you to suggest course recommendations, verify credits-both earned and in-progress, verify any Associate Degree status-earned and in-progress & major interest area, and other needed academic information to support your registration of courses. Please be mindful that waiting until the day of registration to return emails or phone calls from the advisor may cause a delay in the registration of your courses. If you want to change your major, contact admissions@uncw.edu to complete the major change request form.

While you wait to be contacted, you can:

• Familiarize yourself with the requirements for your degree program.
• Check your degree audit. Information on how to run a degree audit can be found here: Degree Audit                                                             

Watson College of Education (WCE)

Students assigned to the Watson College of Education (WCE) will be contacted by their Student Success Center Academic Advisor at least one week before their registration date. While you wait to be contacted, visit the Student Success Center (SSC) website to learn more about undergraduate programs, the Praxis Core exam admission requirement, and student engagement activities.

In addition, prepare for a meeting with your SSC Academic Advisor by doing the following:

• Monitor your UNCW email for information from a WCE SSC Academic Advisor,
• Review the education degree program requirements,
• Review the transfer equivalencies website,
• Check your Degree Audit. Information on how to run a degree audit can be found here: Degree Audit,
• And familiarize yourself with the Starfish success network.

If you have not heard from a WCE SSC representative at least three business days before your orientation date, please email watsonadvising@uncw.edu.