Welcome to Orientation!
Now that you’re here for your Storrs Honors Orientation session, this tab brings together the tools and resources you’ll use during your Orientation session, especially while preparing for and completing course registration on Day 2.
Before your session today, make sure you’ve completed all items on the Before Orientation tab, including the Honors Interactive Advising Worksheet (IAW). Having that information ready will help Honors Orientation Advisors assist you efficiently with registration on Day 2.
Your First-Semester Schedule
For your first semester, you’ll take 12-16 credits total. Within these credits, you’ll enroll in:
- UNIV 1784 (required)
- One additional Honors course
This is just a quick reminder! Full details for planning are on the Before Orientation page. Don’t forget to review the information on your Honors IAW.
Tools and Resources for Today
Fall 2026 Honors Courses
- UNIV 1784 Course Descriptions
- Students in Special Programs will be enrolled in the UNIV 1784 section for their program
- Honors Core Course Descriptions
- Other Honors courses applicable to your fall plan
- Honors First-Year Writing (ENGL 1007) – Honors sections will be 002 and 008
- Honors Common Curriculum courses
- Honors intro courses
- Fall 2026 Open Honors Courses for First-Year Students (updated before each Orientation session)
Registration Tools and Academic Resources
- Student Administration System (Student Admin)
- Accessing Dynamic Class Search – live course availability
- How to add a course to your schedule
- How to swap courses
- How to view your weekly schedule
- UConn Class Search – can search by Common Curriculum requirements and Honors; can also help you build your schedule options once you talk to an Honors Orientation advisor!
- For short course descriptions, check the Undergraduate Course Directory
- Common Curriculum Information (Topics of Inquiry, Themes, and Competencies)
- Common Curriculum Navigator (includes CLAS Skill Areas)
- Visual worksheet for Common Curriculum
- Fillable worksheet for CLAS students: UConn CLAS Common Curriculum Worksheet
- Blank Weekly Schedule Sheet – fillable PDF to help with planning your schedule or an electronic version is also available here
Campus Resources
- Storrs Campus Map
- NetID
- Student Email
- Support Guides for Student Academics and Services
Pre-Professional Resources
- Pre-Health information for students at Orientation and Pre-Medical and Dental Advising website
- Pre-Law information for students at Orientation and Pre-Law Advising website