{"id":66,"date":"2018-05-16T16:13:54","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T16:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devcahsa.cah.ucf.edu\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2026-06-15T10:24:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:24:44","slug":"orientation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/cahsa\/prospective-students\/orientation\/","title":{"rendered":"Orientation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<nav id=\"nav-b\" aria-label=\"Page section navigation\" style=\"min-height: 62.4px;position: sticky;top: 0px;overflow: hidden;background-color: #ffc904;display: block\" class=\"sections-menu-wrapper navbar sticky-top\">\n<div class=\"navbar navbar-toggleable-md navbar-light bg-primary sections-menu\" id=\"\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"navbar-toggler collapsed ml-auto\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#sections-menu\" aria-controls=\"#sections-menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-text\">Skip to Section<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"navbar-collapse collapse\" id=\"sections-menu\" data-autoselect=\"true\" data-selector=\".auto-section\">\n<ul class=\"nav navbar-nav\">\n<li class=\"nav-item\"><a class=\"section-link nav-link\" href=\"#ftic\">FTIC Orientation<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\"><a class=\"section-link nav-link\" href=\"#transfer\">Transfer Orientation<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\"><a class=\"section-link nav-link\" href=\"#online\">UCF Online Orientation<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\"><a class=\"section-link nav-link\" href=\"#overrides\">Overrides during Orientation<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\"><a class=\"section-link nav-link\" href=\"#what-to-bring\">What to bring to orientation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<div id=\"ftic\" style=\"background: white\" class=\"py-3 my-4\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-underline text-capitalize\">First Time In College (FTIC) Orientation<\/h2>\n<div class=\"my-3 \">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-3\">Before Orientation<\/h3>\n<div>\n<div class=\"d-flex align-items-center mb-3 col-sm\">\n<div style=\"line-height:1;margin-top:3px;background: #ffc904\" class=\"rounded-circle mr-2 p-3\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/cahsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/06\/mortarboard-fill.png.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\">\n    <\/div>\n<div>\n      Orientation is facilitated by the Office for <a href=\"https:\/\/orientation.ucf.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Student and Family Programs<\/a>, so please review their website for Orientation details\n    <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"d-flex align-items-center mb-3 col-sm\">\n<div style=\"line-height:1;margin-top:3px;background: #ffc904\" class=\"rounded-circle mr-2 p-3\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/cahsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/06\/envelope-at-fill.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\">\n    <\/div>\n<div>\nCheck your <strong>UCF email regularly<\/strong> for important updates and reminders from the College of Arts and Humanities Student Advising (CAHSA) team, which includes a pre-Orientation email from your Academic Success Coach (ASC)\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-3\" style=\"background: white\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-3\">During Orientation: What to Expect<\/h3>\n<div class=\"container row align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"d-flex align-items-center mb-3 col-sm-5\">\n<div style=\"line-height:1;margin-top:3px;background: #ffc904\" class=\"rounded-circle mr-2 p-3\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/cahsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/06\/easel3-fill.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\">\n    <\/div>\n<div>\n      Attend an Arts and Humanities overview presentation led by Academic Success Coaches in CAHSA\n    <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"d-flex align-items-center mb-3 col-sm-5\">\n<div style=\"line-height:1;margin-top:3px;background: #ffc904\" class=\"rounded-circle mr-2 p-3\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/cahsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/06\/palette-fill.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\">\n    <\/div>\n<div>\n      Attend a department or school presentation hosted by a representative from your declared major\n    <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"d-flex align-items-center mb-3 col-sm-5\">\n<div style=\"line-height:1;margin-top:3px;background: #ffc904\" class=\"rounded-circle mr-2 p-3\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/cahsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/06\/chat-fill.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"align-items-center\">\n      Connect with your assigned Academic Success Coach in a group setting to plan and prepare for course registration\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"d-flex align-items-center mb-3 col-sm-5\">\n<div style=\"line-height:1;margin-top:3px;background: #ffc904\" class=\"rounded-circle mr-2 p-3\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/cahsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/06\/pc-display.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\">\n    <\/div>\n<div>\nRegister for your first semester(s) courses with the help of your Academic Success Coach\n    <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Because advising during Orientation is personalized and comprehensive, meeting with your Academic Success Coach before Orientation is not necessary. We\u2019ve got you covered throughout the Orientation process!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"transfer\" style=\"background: #ECEEEF\" class=\"py-4\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-underline text-capitalize\">Transfer Orientation<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Transfer students should complete the items on the orientation task list, including the pre-orientation content. Students will receive information from CAHSA and the department\/school of their major leading up to orientation to their UCF email address.<\/p>\n<p> Students will attend a college presentation given by Academic Success Coaches and a department\/school presentation given by a representative in the department\/school of their major. Transfer students will meet with their assigned Academic Success Coach in a group setting to prepare for course registration in the afternoon of their scheduled orientation. Students register for courses for their first semester(s) during orientation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"py-4\" id=\"online\" style=\"background:white\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-underline text-capitalize\">UCF Online Orientation<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Students pursuing a major through UCF Online in English (Creative Writing, Literature, or Technical Communication), History, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies, Religion &amp; Cultural Studies, or Writing and Rhetoric will complete virtual orientation through UCF webcourses. <\/p>\n<p>Students are required to complete the UCF Online Virtual Orientation webcourse, as well as the CAH Virtual Orientation webcourse. Students can expect to work with an Academic Success Coach to complete the orientation process and register for courses for the upcoming semester(s).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"overrides\" style=\"background: #ECEEEF\" class=\"py-4\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-underline text-capitalize\">Overrides during Orientation<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Students attending orientation who would like to request an override into <strong>English Composition<\/strong> or <strong>another course taught by the College of Arts and Humanities<\/strong> requiring ENC1011 (English Composition I) or ENC1102 (English Composition II) should complete the ENC Override Request Form. The link to and information on how to complete the override form can be found on the<a href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/cahsa\/enc-overrides\/\" target=\"_blank\">ENC Overrides Request<\/a> page. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: white\" class=\"py-4\" id=\"what-to-bring\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-underline text-capitalize\">What to bring to orientation<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Students should plan to have all unofficial transcripts or score reports of any incoming credit to UCF, even if official score reports and transcripts have already been sent to the University. 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