Welcome to the UB Family. After paying your tuition deposit and housing deposit (if you want to live on campus), follow these steps to get started at UB. Print off this checklist to use as a guide to help you through the process.
If you haven’t deposited, please pay your tuition and/or housing deposit before continuing. If you plan to live on campus, you must also complete the Housing Preference Questionnaire.
_____ Submit your Orientation Data Form and select your orientation date. Please note: this is the first step in registering for classes. You can also register your parents and/or family member for Parent and Family orientation at the same time.
_____ Submit your immunization records to Student Health Services. UB students will not be allowed to register for classes until they have fulfilled these requirements. Visit health.buffalo.edu/immunization.php.
_____ Check your financial aid status in HUB Student Center
_____ Prepare for course registration (procedures will vary by advising unit)
_____ Send a Photo for your UB Card
_____ First-Year Students: Complete the New Student Survey
_____ Review Meal Plans
_____ Accept or decline Student Medical Insurance coverage (beginning early July). Acceptance is automatic (for full-time domestic students and all international students) unless waived online.
_____ Review your course schedule
_____ Register for your Parking Permit to park on campus in the fall or/spring
_____ Watch for Financial Aid award notice and accept
_____ Participate in Orientation
_____ Make arrangements to have high school, college, Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate and/or CLEP transcripts sent. (All students must submit high school transcripts.)
_____ Pay Tuition Bill
_____ Complete AlcoholEDU
_____ Receive your Housing Assignment
_____ Find roommates and friends — find your roommate’s email address on the UB directory
_____ Contact your roommate to coordinate items
_____ Get familiar with services specially designed for commuter students
_____ Find your way around campus
_____ Affirm awareness of UB’s rules and regulations by accessing the Need to Know Section of MYUB
_____ Update your emergency contact information in your HUB.
_____ Sign up for UB Emergency Text Messaging.
_____ Learn about disability services and accommodations
_____ Read about your privacy rights and decide whether to authorize release of your Student Directory info (PDF file).
_____ Order your textbooks! The book store will deliver your books to the mailroom of your residence halls.
_____ Attend first day of class on August 27, 2012.
Last updated: February 14, 2011 2:19 pm EST
