New Freshmen

You will attend a rotation of four advising sessions lead by Professoinal Academic Advisors culminating with registration for your fall schedule.

Each session will be approximately 30 minutes long.
Each session will focus on a distinct part of advising.
- Sessions:
  - University Core: Covers the foundation for your degree and how to fulfill those requirements.
  - Technology: Helping students navigate UA Connect and the registration process.
  - Q&A: Allows students to ask any question about attending the University of Arkansas.
  - One-on-one advising: meet with an advisor to discuss your particular class needs.

For the last part of your Orientation Session, you will be advised for your schedule and register for your classes.

Important note: You may be pre-registered in 6-12 hours prior to your orientation session. No need to panic, as these courses can easilly be changed. We try to pre-enroll you in a partial schedule of good courses based on placement and the major you indicated when you applied. Again, these courses can be easilly changed during your advising session.

When we advise you on your schedule, we consider a 360 Lifeview to help you make the best choices. We want to emphasize that there isn’t a right or wrong way to approach college, but there are many strategic options to consider when making your schedule.

In our opinion, the best choice is one that helps you explore your interests and one that you understand the way it fits into your plan. Does the class prepare you for a class in the future? Does it help you “try on” a major to see if it fits? Does the class help you develop a skill you’d like to acquire?

You’re an expert on all things YOU- from your educational background to your future goals. During your Orientation Session, we will give you a pre-advising worksheet to complete before meeting with an advisor. We hope that you'll complete this with you family & guests over the lunch session. You can download and print it ahead of time to bring with you too.

Download and Print the Pre-Advising Worksheet We will hand out these worksheets during your NSO Session, too.
Send in your Official Records
We need official records for test scores and college-level credit to make sure the credits you tell us about will show on your UA official transcript. > If you have any transcripts from concurrent/dual credit courses, be sure to send the transcript from the college or university to our Registrar’s office. > If you have any AP credit to report, send your official scores from the College Board to the University of Arkansas. You can wait until your final results are in and send your final transcript in July. > If you have any IB credit, request your official test scores through IBO and have them sent to the University of Arkansas. All of your test and transfer credit transcripts should be sent to the UA Registrar's Office. Their information is below. Registrar’s Office Contact Information Main Office: 1083 East Sain Ave. 1 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Ar 72701 Email: registra@uark.edu Fax: 479-575-4651 Phone: 479-575-5451
Review Test Credit Scores and Credit Here This link will take you to our Registrar's site for testing and transfer credit. Please review this page if you have questions about our required test scores or verifying transfer credit from another college. We'll review this information with you during our advising session.
Review Core Worksheet The University Core is the foundation to your bachelors degree. We will review the core that applies to you during our advising session and linked the the worksheets for each below: University Core - For all students. Honors Scholar BA Core - Specific Requirements for the Fulbright Honors Program
Explore our Academic Department and Majors
Fulbright college is the largest college on the University of Arkansas campus and that means we have something for YOU! If you haven’t decided fully on a major yet, or you know that one is not the best fit for you, please explore the 16 different departments and three schools that make up Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences here!