Academic Advising Information for New First-Year Students

Meeting with your Academic Advisor

Welcome to the University of West Florida! You will be working with the First Year Advising office to get you started with your initial course schedule at UWF and to support you throughout your first year. Initial advising and course registration occur as part of New Student Orientation process. You do not need to make a separate advising appointment outside of this process and your advisor will reach out to you with additional information when ready. 

New First-Year Students are required to reserve a date and attend New Student Orientation. Once you have made your reservation for your orientation session, you are all set until you hear from your academic advisor. Your advisor may reach out to you to verify AP, CLEP, IB, dual enrollment, and transfer credits that may be applied to your degree audit. After your advisor has reviewed your degree audit and applicable credits, they will create an initial schedule on your behalf based on your Academic Interest Questionnaire. If you are unhappy with your schedule and would like to make minor adjustments, you will have an opportunity to do so at orientation. If you are attending virtual orientation, your advisor will schedule a virtual appointment with you to review and finalize your schedule.