As an Early Admission Student, you’ll want to start planning for your transition to UCF right away. Here is a list of next steps to help make your first days at UCF easier. Keep this document and refer to it throughout the enrollment process.
Congratulations on your admission to UCF and welcome to Knight Nation!
As a newly admitted student, you’ll want to begin planning for your transition to UCF right away. Here’s a list of net steps to help make the journey ahead to smoothly.
We encourage you to bookmark or print this list and refer to it throughout the enrollment process.
✅ ADMISSION
You must enroll for the term indicated on your admission letter. If you do not register and enroll for the term to which you are admitted, your classes will be dropped for subsequent terms and your admission revoked. If you wish to change your term of entry, you must submit a new application and fee through your Future Knight Portal.
Check your admission letter for the accuracy of your name, entrance term, address and major. Address, telephone and email changes can be made on myUCF. All other changes must be submitted via email to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at uaoperations@ucf.edu.
✅ REPLY TO ADMISSION OFFER
Review your Application Status page in the Future Knight Portal. Upon viewing your offer of admission, return to the status page. A Reply to Offer of Admission Form will appear on your status page. You will be prompted to “ACCEPT” or “DECLINE” your offer. If you choose to accept, you will have until the deposit deadline to submit a non-refundable $200 enrollment deposit securing your place in the freshman class. If you choose to decline, your application will be withdrawn.
✅ SUBMIT ENROLLMENT DEPOSIT
Your $200 non-refundable enrollment deposit and $1 convenience fee is due no later than May 1 for the summer and fall semesters, and December 1 for the spring semester. After accepting your offer of admission, your application status page will display a new line titled “Payment Due.” Click the link to submit payment by the deposit deadline. Visit our Deposit Waiver FAQ to learn how to qualify and request a waiver of the $200 enrollment deposit.
You cannot register for our mandatory orientation until this deposit has been paid or a waiver has been approved and applied to your student account.
✅ MYUCF PORTAL
You must create an account to access the myUCF Portal. MyUCF is where you will apply for housing, review your financial aid summary, update personal information, register for classes, view and pay your tuition and fee invoice, and complete other necessary steps to enroll at UCF.
To create a myUCF account, visit my.ucf.edu and click “SIGN IN TO MYUCF.” You will need to obtain an NID if you do not already know it. The NID will be your username for myUCF. Click “What is my NID?” on the login page. Your first and last name and email address must be entered exactly as it appears on your application for admission. Once you have your NID, return to the login page to sign in. You should remember and protect your NID and NID password as you would a Social Security number.
✅ HOUSING
Many on- and off-campus living arrangements are available to new first-year students. If you desire to live on-campus, you are encouraged to complete the housing application as soon as you are offered admission. Check out the housing website to learn about the housing application process and view different agreements and floor plans. Information about roommate matching and room selection is also available on the housing website. In addition, the Office of Student Neighborhood Relations offers resources for living off campus and maintains a listing of off-campus student housing options.
✅ ORIENTATION
New transfer students are required to attend an Orientation; Transient and Non-Degree Seeking students are exempt from attending Orientation. For more information about our mandatory new student program, please visit the New Student and Family Programs website. You will sign up for classes at Orientation. You must register for an Orientation session that corresponds to the term to which you are admitted.
✅ FINAL HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS
Once you are registered for courses, obtain a UCF Student ID from Card Services. For more information go to ucfcard.ucf.edu.
✅ FOREIGN LANGUAGE
The foreign language admission requirement consists of demonstration of competency in a foreign language or American Sign Language equivalent to the second high school level or the post-secondary elementary 2 level. If you have not met this requirement, you will be required to do so prior to graduation from UCF.
There may be additional foreign language graduation requirements for individual majors. Please contact the department of your major for details.
✅ HOLDS
Failure to provide final official transcripts and test scores will result in a hold being placed on your account. These holds will affect your ability to adjust your schedule, register for future terms, receive grades or have transcripts sent to other institutions. These holds will also delay the disbursement of financial aid.
FTIC ENROLLMENT CHECKLIST
☐ Reply to offer of admission in your Future Knight Portal
☐ Apply for housing
☐ Submit enrollment deposit
☐ Visit orientation.ucf.edu to prepare for orientation
☐ Complete the Math Placement Test
☐ Submit Immunization Form
☐ Have your parent complete the Residency Declaration Form on the Future Knight Portal
☐ Submit final transcripts and score reports
☐ Review Transfer Credit Evaluation
☐ Check for holds
Degrees Leading to Professional Licensure and Certification
If you are pursuing a degree program with ties to professional licensure or certification and/or your career goals include pursuing licensure or certification outside the state of Florida, it is important that you consult with a program advisor to determine whether or not our program meets the educational eligibility criteria for licensure or certification in that state. To learn more visit apq.ucf.edu/licensure-programs.