New student orientation
Attending UAF's New Student Orientation program will help you successfully navigate through the beginning of your UAF experience.
All new students are strongly encouraged to attend New Student Orientation. It is REQUIRED for:
- First-time, baccalaureate degree-seeking students
- International students (Undergraduate F-1 Status and International Exchange in J-1 Status)
If you fall into one of the above two categories, you do not need to register. If you are not a mandatory student but would like to attend New Student Orientation please register here.
A $75 NSO fee is applied directly to students' accounts, which is settled during regular UAF fee payment at the start of the spring semester.
First-time freshmen
WHEN: Sunday, August 31 - Wednesday, September 3
COST: A $75 fee is applied directly to students' accounts, which is settled during regular UAF fee payment at the start of the fall semester.
If you are a first-time baccalaureate degree-seeking student or an international student (undergraduate F-1 Status and International Exchange in J-1 Status), then you are considered a mandatory student and you do not need to register online. If you are not a mandatory student but would like to attend New Student Orientation please register now.
Graduate student orientation schedule
Graduate Student Orientation is required for all new graduate students.
WHEN: TBA
WHERE: TBA
Transfer student orientation
TRANSFERmation will take place on Wednesday, September 3rd in the Wood Center Ballroom.
Please check back in April for more information.
International student orientation
Fall 2014 New Student Orientation is required for all incoming international students in F-1 or J-1 status.
COST: A $75 fee is applied directly to students' accounts, which is settled during regular UAF fee payment at the start of the spring semester.
International Students must also attend the International Orientation Program.
WHEN: TBA
WHERE: TBA
For additional questions not related to Orientation, please contact the UAF Office of International Programs & Initiatives.
Parents and family orientation
Please check back in May 2014 for information on the fall Family Orientation schedule.
Refund policy
Contact New Student Orientation
NSO staff
Alexandra Roberts
NSO student assistant
uaf-orientation@alaska.edu
907-474-1103
Alexandra is a senior psychology student who joined the New Student Orientation staff in the summer of 2010. As the New Student Orientation Student Assistant, she helps organize various New Student Orientation programs. Alexandra was an Orientation Leader before joining NSO, as well as in her high school’s equivalent, Student 2 Student in Seoul, South Korea.