Transfer Student Orientation
Are you starting at UNH in spring 2025? Information about January Orientation can be found here
What to Expect
New Student Orientation is your opportunity to explore UNH's campus, register for fall courses, and connect with other incoming transfer students, as well as staff and faculty. Our goal is that you will leave June Orientation excited to start your journey as a Wildcat!
Dates for the 2025 Transfer Student Orientation will be announced in January.
Parents and Family members will also have the opportunity to participate in an UNH Orientation that runs concurrently with New Student Orientation. Learn more here.
Registering for Orientation
How to register
Registration for New Student Orientation launches mid-spring. All deposited students will receive an invitation to register via email once the Orientation Registration Portal is live.
Registering for Orientation is a four-step process:
- Log into your Admissions portal
- Complete the Academic Questionnaire required by your college advisors in preparation of registering for courses at Orientation
- Once submitted, you will receive an email confirming the questionnaire completion and a new link that will bring you to the Orientation Registration Portal.
- There will also be a new link added to your Admissions portal
- Select your date of choice and complete all questions associated with registration, including registering any guests you will be bringing for Parent & Family Orientation (optional).
Preparing for your Transfer Orientation
1) Review the Requirements
Review the requirements in the university catalog for the program to which you have been admitted:
- College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS)
- College of Health and Human Services (CHHS)
- College of Liberal Arts (COLA)
- College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA)
- Paul College of Business and Economics (Paul)
- Thompson School of Applied Science (TSAS)
2) Transferring Credits
If you are transferring credits to UNH, review your UNH Admissions credit evaluation form.
- It will indicate which courses, if any, you have completed that meet university (please see #1) and writing requirements, as well as the total credits from your previous college that you may apply to your UNH degree.
- Paul College students note: Make sure you have the syllabi for any previously taken business-related courses.
The Transfer Credit Database is an interactive application that allows students to view how courses at other institutions have transferred into the University of New Hampshire. The information provided in the Transfer Credit Database is constantly being updated and does not substitute for an official evaluation of transfer credit by the Office of the Registrar or the Office of Admissions.
The Transfer Credit Database is not a substitute to the transfer credit prior approval process.
3) Review University Degree Requirements
- Identify categories where you will need to take courses.
- Check the undergraduate catalog (please see #1) for the year which pertains to you for courses to see what is available.
- Review the University Writing Requirement.
4) Review Courses
Before your transfer advising session, review fall course descriptions.
5) Select Courses and Alternates
- UNH baccalaureate students typically take four courses (16 credits).
- Thompson School students take four or more courses (16 credits).
- Not all courses may be open to you, but you will have an opportunity to take those courses in following semesters.
6) Review Next Steps
Review the new student checklist for other next steps you should complete before the fall.
