
How to Register for Your Orientation
Once Orientation registration opens on February 28, students can register for orientation 24 hours after they have paid their enrollment deposit. The orientation fee is separate from the enrollment deposit. You can access the orientation registration system from your Applicant Status Portal.
UNCW employees should check with Human Resources about special benefits for faculty, staff and their dependents prior to submitting an orientation reservation for your or your child. Visit the Employee Fee Waiver webpage to learn how to submit your reservation.
Step-by-Step Instructions
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To register follow these instructions:
- Log-in to your Applicant Status Portal
- Click on the "Register for your Required Orientation" link on your enrollment checklist
- You will be brought to the VisualZen Orientation Registration system
- Follow the prompts, choose your session, and submit payment by the appropriate deadline
- Immediate payment is not required. However, orientation registration is not complete and your spot is not secured until payment is received. We accept MasterCard or Visa
- Reminder e-mails will be sent out periodically until payment is received
- Once completely submitted, students and registered guests will receive a confirmation e-mail.
Many students register for orientation without looking at graduation rehearsals, vacations, and other conflicts. Changing sessions is easy! Please note that you must change sessions before the stated deadline.
To change sessions follow these instructions:
- Log-in to your Applicant Status Portal
- Click on the "Register for your Required Orientation" link on your enrollment checklist
- You will be brought to the VisualZen Orientation Registration system.
- Once in VisualZen Orientation, click on Dates on the left-hand navigation.
- Depending on available seats, you can pick any open session. If a desired session is full, you can check back regularly to see if spots have opened. There is no wapitis option for closed sessions.
- Click Save & Continue.
- If the payment is the same as your last session, no additional payment will be due. If any changes incur additional fees, those will need to be paid by the deadline for students to be successfully registered for orientation. If you receive an account credit, you will need to follow the refund request process before the refund request deadline.
An orientation date can be changed only if the session that you want to move into is open. If there is a price increase because of the change, payment is required before the change can be made. If a desired session is full, sign back in to the VisualZen Orientation system and check regularly before the deadline to check space availability.
The family and guest orientation program is optional. You can learn more about the program before registering here. Many family members and guests decide they want to attend orientation after the student has already registered. Adding a family member or guest is easy!
To add a guest follow these instructions:
- Log-in to your Applicant Status Portal
- Click on the "Register for your Required Orientation" link on your enrollment checklist
- You will be brought to the VisualZen Orientation Registration system.
- Once in VisualZen Orientation, click on Guests on the left-hand navigation.
- Click on the icon of a person with a green plus sign where it says "Add a Guest".
- Fill out the necessary information for your guest.
- All guests will receive their own registration confirmation to the e-mail that is provided.
- Adding guests will generate additional fees so when you click "add", your balance will increase. All fees need to be paid by the stated deadline for registration to be complete.
- If you wish to add more guests, click on the icon of a person with a green plus sign where it says "Add a Guest" and go through the same process again.
Refund Information
For information regarding refunds, visit here.