Follow these steps now to have a successful enrollment experience during your New Student Orientation—be Enrollment Ready!

1. Check your technology. You'll use many different tools to participate in orientation and meet with your advisors. Plan now to make your Orientation experience a success.
   • Download Navigate Student to check off to-dos, find UH resources, and make appointments (Note: You'll follow your college's instructions regarding advising during Orientation, so you may not see your major listed until after Orientation).
   • Get Microsoft Teams for video conferencing and meetings on your mobile device and desktop, and learn to use Teams like a pro.
   • Learn how to join a meeting in Zoom
   • Set up AccessUH to access UH technology tools.
   • Get your UH email set up so you won't miss a message.
     
     
2. Submit your transfer coursework.
   • If you have transfer coursework, including dual credit, submit your electronic college transcript(s) as soon as possible for review by the Office of Admissions in advance of your orientation.
     • Confirm with your college or university registrar the grade posting and release dates of your final transcripts.
     • To expedite processing of your transcript, send your final college transcript through SPEEDE (FICE code: 003662), or EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) system. If electronic sending is not available, we will also accept college transcripts by Parchment, Credential Solutions, National Student Clearing House, or eScrip-Safe.
     • Please allow at least 15-20 business days to allow us to receive, review, and process your official transcripts.
     • IMPORTANT: High school transcripts that show dual credit coursework cannot be used to document transfer coursework—UH must have your college transcripts to make it all official.)
   • Have your AP scores sent to UH immediately (if you didn't have them sent when you took the exams) so that you can use that credit when you enroll at New Student Orientation.
     • Most AP credit is assigned automatically for scores you have submitted (Code: 6870) - check your myUH account (Admissions tab and down to Test Results) to ensure the credit has been applied correctly.
     • At your New Student Orientation, discuss your credit options with your college advisors (for example, some students decide to take the UH course instead of accepting the course credit.)
     • Note: Scores that you elected to send to UH for AP exams taken this year will be received in July. If you attend orientation prior to then, you'll need to enroll in courses without that prerequisite, and then once your scores are in, you can go back and change your schedule.
   • For IB credit, contact the Testing Services director at PNDaniel@Central.UH.EDU for individual review. The individual review process takes time, so get this process started well in advance of your New Student Orientation.
   • For more information on credit by exam, please consult the UH Undergraduate Catalog Credit by Exam section for a list of test scores eligible for course credit.
     
     
   • Resolve any enrollment holds.
     • Check to ensure that you do not have any holds preventing enrollment. Log into your myUH account and navigate to the Student Center, from the menu on the right locate the “Holds” section to view holds.
     • For Bacterial Meningitis holds: upload documentation to your To-Do List on the right side of your myUH account.
     • For TSI holds: send exemption documentation to TSI@uh.edu and see the UH TSI page for more information.
       
       
   • Take any placement tests. Some courses require placement testing in order to place you at the correct course level. Plan to take these exams as early as possible—most should be completed at last two weeks before your scheduled New Student Orientation to ensure that you are prepared to enroll in courses.
     • Math Placement: The Math Placement exam will give you and your advisor a better idea of which math course is right for your degree plan. The Math Placement exam is required for students entering the colleges of Engineering, NSM, and Technology, as well as for Exploratory Studies students planning to pursue a STEM major. Math Placement is also required for students planning to take prerequisite courses for advanced math and science coursework. Carefully review these guides about the Math Placement exam to determine what is required for you:
       • Math Placement Guide (PDF)
       • Math Placement FAQs
       • See if a Math Placement Exam is required for your Major
       • Video Guide
       • Questions? email mathinfo@uh.edu
     • Language Placement: You must take a language placement test in order to be placed in the appropriate level language course. See the Examination List, click Institutional Placement/Departmental Credit Tests, and select the desired language.
     • Other Placement Testing: See UH Testing Services to see whether placement testing is required for any courses you plan to take and to understand when and how to take each exam.
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3. Thinking about changing your major? (if you are already in the best-fit major, skip to #5)

   • Finding the right major can be confusing and, at times, overwhelming. It's more than just picking from a list, and since this decision can literally change the course of your future, it’s worth your time to research your options so that you can make an informed choice. See our Change of Major page to understand options and timelines.

4. Plan your courses. Planning your courses for your first term before Orientation will help you to be prepared to have a successful Orientation experience.
   • Begin planning by using your 4-year Academic Map for your major.
   • Look up each course you plan to take in the UH Undergraduate Catalog to be sure that you have met the prerequisite requirements.
   • Work with your advisor at your New Student Orientation to replace courses for which you already have credit with courses listed in later terms so that you can have a full-time enrollment of 15 hours for your first term.
     
     
5. Confirm your course selection with your Academic Advisor.

   • Our admitted students will receive advising and enroll in courses as part of New Student Orientation. You will want to follow the directions for enrollment advising that your assigned college shares in the pre-Orientation modules and during Orientation. Depending on how your college is handling advising, and whether you are attending Orientation in person or remotely, you may or may not be able to see appointments for your major in Navigate until after Orientation.

   • IMPORTANT: Give yourself the best chance of finding open class sessions! Once your Orientation holds are lifted, don't wait to enroll! Use your Academic Map as a guide and enroll in courses as soon as your advising hold is lifted. You will have greater course availability if you enroll sooner rather than later. Then, when you meet with your advisor, you can confirm your enrollment choices or add/drop courses as needed. You can make any changes you like to your schedule all the way until the new term begins.

6. Plan your schedule.
   • Use the Schedule Planner (no schedule planner available at this time) to map out your best schedule (Login to through your myUH Account through AccessUH).
   • Prepare a list of backup sections and courses in case your first choices are full.
   • Send your courses to your Shopping Cart. You may add classes to your shopping cart until you are able to officially enroll during the College portion of Orientation.
     
     
7. Enroll in courses. You've prepared and confirmed, and now you're ready to enroll!
   • Enroll in courses as soon as your advising hold is lifted. You will have greater course availability if you enroll sooner rather than later.
   • Learn how to add a class.
   • Have a list of backup sections and courses in case your first choices are full.
   • Login to your myUH Account and begin enrolling in your courses.
   • Be patient with this process – you may get some of the sections you chose right away, and you may find that other sections are full. This is all completely normal! Go back to find other courses that fit with your Academic Planner.
   • Remember: you can make any changes you like to your schedule all the way until the new term begins. Get enrolled in all of the classes you can, as soon as you can, and then go back to make changes.
   • Payment for next term courses is not due until right before that term begins, so enroll now!

Be Enrollment Ready! Orientation is just the first step on your path to success at University of Houston!