Welcome to Orientation!
This tab brings together the tools and resources you’ll use during your Orientation session, especially while completing course registration.
Before your session, make sure you’ve completed all items on the Before Orientation tab, including the Honors Interactive Advising Worksheet (IAW).
Your First-Semester Schedule
For your first semester, you’ll take 12-17 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
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
- Log in to Nexus (click on “Advising” in the menu bar, then “Shared Documents and Notes”) to see a copy of your Interactive Advising Worksheet (IAW).
- 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 (not fillable) for Common Curriculum: Common Curriculum @UConn.pdf
- Fillable worksheet for CLAS students: UConn CLAS Common Curriculum Worksheet.pdf
- Blank Weekly Schedule Sheet – fillable PDF to help with planning your schedule or an electronic version is also available here
Campus Resources
- Waterbury Campus Map
- NetID
- Student Email and Tech Support
- Support Guides for Student Academics and Services