Congratulations on your admission 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 next steps to help make the journey ahead go smoothly.
We encourage you to bookmark or print this list and refer to it throughout the enrollment process.
AFTER ADMISSION
✅ REVIEW ADMISSION LETTER
You must enroll for the term indicated on your admission letter. If you do not register for your original admission term, your classes will be dropped for subsequent terms and your admission revoked. If you wish to change your term of application, you must re-apply for admission 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 through myUCF. All other changes must be submitted via email to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at uaoperations@ucf.edu.
✅ CREATE MYUCF ACCOUNT
You must create an account to access the myUCF Portal. MyUCF is where you will register for classes 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 “Look up your UCF NID username.” Your frst 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.
✅ REGISTER FOR ORIENTATION
Every new student is required to attend Orientation. For more information about our mandatory orientation, please visit orientation.ucf.edu.
✅ APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Financial aid is available to students who have been offered admission, filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), classified as a degree-seeking student, have enrolled in at least one UCF class for the term they have been admitted and met all other eligibility requirements. If your first term of enrollment at UCF is the summer term, you must first complete the prior year’s FAFSA in order to receive financial aid for that term.
If you are a financial aid recipient, your eligibility is based, in part, upon the assumption that you have met the admission contingencies specified in your admission letter. If it is later determined that you failed to meet an admission contingency, you will no longer be eligible for financial aid and it will be canceled. In addition, you will be responsible for repaying any financial aid disbursed to you.
Visit finaid.ucf.edu/fafsa to begin the FAFSA filing process. If you have questions, contact the Office of Student Financial Assistance at 407-823-2827. You can also schedule an appointment by visiting finaid.ucf.edu/contact.
BEFORE ORIENTATION
✅ SUBMIT IMMUNIZATIONS RECORDS
Prior to orientation, you must contact UCF Health Services at 407-823-3707.
✅ VERIFY RESIDENCY FOR TUITION PURPOSES
If you indicated you are claiming Florida residency for tuition purposes on your application, you must complete the Residency Declaration Form on your Future Knight Portal checklist. After you register for classes, access your fee invoice in myUCF to ensure that the appropriate tuition and fees are assessed.
NOTE: Students who did not indicate they are claiming Florida residency for tuition purposes will NOT see a Residency Declaration Form on their Future Knight Portal.
✅ REVIEW TRANSFER CREDITS
College-level coursework from other accredited institutions of higher education, meeting university transfer eligibility requirements, will transfer to UCF. However, all your credits may not meet the specific requirements of your degree program. The department of your major will determine how these credits will be used and applied toward your degree.
UCF currently uses a plus/minus system in calculating a grade point average for transferred coursework. In addition, grade forgiveness is only honored if it has been awarded in conjunction with an A.A. or statewide articulated A.S. degree from a Florida public community college, state college, or university.
All incoming courses will be reviewed for UCF equivalency once you have signed up for Orientation. The Transfer Credit Evaluation is located in your myUCF Portal. To view it, navigate to “Student Self Service” and “Other Academic”. All courses received at the time of admission, as well as any associated UCF equivalencies, will be listed. For courses without a UCF equivalent, you will have the opportunity to upload a syllabus, and the course will be evaluated. You will have limited time to submit syllabi if needed so you should review the Transfer Credit Evaluation in myUCF at your earliest convenience.
BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN
✅ SUBMIT FINAL TRANSCRIPTS
A copy of your official final transcripts from each institution attended is required no later than six days after the semester begins. If you satisfied the foreign language requirement in high school, a copy of your official final high school transcript must be submitted to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. The status of these transcripts is available in your myUCF Portal. Failure to provide final transcripts will jeopardize your ability to adjust your schedule, register for future terms, receive grades or have transcripts sent to other institutions.
Failure to provide final transcripts to UCF may also delay the disbursement of financial aid. Failure to meet all admission criteria will result in a change in your eligibility for financial aid. Your admission is contingent upon your successful completion of all coursework at a level consistent with that at the time of admission. Your enrollment is not complete until all official final transcripts and test scores are on file in our office.
✅ SUBMIT SCORE REPORTS
If you have taken AP, IB, AICE, or CLEP exams, you must have official score reports sent to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
✅ SUBMIT FOREIGN LANGUAGE DOCUMENTS
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. If you satisfied this requirement in high school, you must submit an official high school transcript to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
There may be additional foreign language graduation requirements for individual majors. Please contact the department of your major for details.
✅ VERIFY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (SSN)
A missing incorrect or invalid SSN will prevent the awarding and/or disbursement of Florida Bright Futures and/or financial assistance through the completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). A valid SSN is also required to process certain third-party payments such as Florida Prepaid.
If you are a financial aid recipient, you may be asked to upload a copy of your Social Security Card to the UCF Secure Document Submission Form. It can take 10-15 business days from receipt of your Social Security Card to update your student record.
To review the SSN on file with UCF, log in to myUCF, select Student Self Service > Personal Information > Demographic Data. This page will display the SSN as the National ID.
If you are a recipient of the Florida Bright Futures scholarship and you do not have a Social Security Number, OSFA, Office of Student Financial Assistance – FL Department of Education, assigned you a pseudo number when you submitted your Florida Financial Aid Application. This number begins with P00-____. You can access your account on OSFA to view your number. Please email the UCF Office of Student Financial Assistance at finaid@ucf.edu and provide your full name, UCF ID number, and your pseudo number. By doing so, the university will be able to match your information with the state record so your scholarship funds can be disbursed.
✅ CHECK FOR HOLDS
Failure to provide final official transcripts, official test scores or residency documentation will result in a hold being placed on your account in myUCF. 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.
ONLINE ENROLLMENT CHECKLIST
☐ Create myUCF account
☐ Visit orientation.ucf.edu to prepare for orientation
☐ Submit Immunization Form
☐ Complete Residency Declaration Form on Future Knight Portal
☐ Submit final transcripts and score reports
☐ Review Transfer Credit Evaluation
☐ Check for holds