We’re So Glad You Could Make It.
Within this website, you’ll find everything you could possibly need to survive in the Forest.
Food, shelter, maps, general wisdom and the laws of the land. All conveniently located in the following pages. So make yourself comfortable, and take a look around.
You can graduate, but you never have to leave.
About that calendar – Use a pencil , not a pen.
As you move through Forestry 101 and the New Student website, you’ll notice that the summer before you start classes and your first weeks in the Forest have lots of “key dates” and deadlines. We have taken a great deal of care to plan a smooth introduction to Wake Forest for the Class of 2024, but we expect that COVID-19 will continue to impact the New Student calendar.
The dates in Forestry 101 were accurate at the time this book and the website were produced. But if plans change throughout the summer, details, dates and deadlines will shift as well. It’s important that you consult the New Student website regularly for the most updated information.
Key Dates
| MAY 1 | |
| New Student website goes live! | Please visit newstudents.wfu.edu |
| Pre-orientation Program Applications Available (deadline July 1) | Please visit Pre-Orientation Programs page for more information |
| MAY 13 | |
| Check WIN for financial aid disbursement requirements | WIN |
| JUNE 1 | |
| Students may view their registration time in WIN | Available in WIN |
| JUNE 3 | |
| Directed Self-Placement (available May 27) | Sent to your WFU Email |
| Ensure your parents/family members have completed the Family Record Form | Complete the Family Record Form |
| New WakeWare laptops available for purchase online or in the Bookstore | Purchase online at WakeWare |
| New Student Receptions | |
| This summer, a series of receptions for new students and their families will be held across the country. Depending on the circumstances with COVID-19, and with guidance from public health officials, the 2020 New Student Receptions may be held either in-person or virtually. We hope to have more information about these events by early June. | Visit the New Student Receptions page for the latest updates and a list of events. |
| JUNE 8 | |
| Authorize Third-Party Payers on DEAC Account | Instructions |
| JUNE 15 | |
| Disability-related Housing or Dining Accommodations Request due | More information |
| Log in to College Board Profile and change AP score recipients to WFU if not originally designated | More Information |
| Submit IB scores | More Information |
| JUNE 28 | |
| Deacon OneCard Photo Submission (available online May 18) | Complete Form Here |
| Housing and Dining Application (available online May 18) | Complete Application Here |
| Sign up for Project Wake: Identity and Community | More Information |
| JUNE 29 | |
| Living Learning Community Survey | Sent to your WFU Email on June 26 |
| JULY 1 | |
| Pre-orientation registration closes (optional) | Info / Application |
| Submit Disabilities Documentation | Disability Services |
| Health Information and Immunization Form (available May 13) | Form |
| Record your name in NameCoach | Available in WIN |
| JULY 10 | |
| Foreign Language Placement Test (available online May 13) | Complete on the Office of Academic Advising Website |
| JULY 22 | |
| REMINDER: If you do not see credit applied to your record, please resubmit AP through the College Board and/or IB scores through your High School. | More Information on AP scores / More Information on IB scores |
| JULY 27 - JULY 31 | |
| Registration for Fall Courses | More Information |
| JULY 31 | |
| Housing Assignments Released | Sent via WFU Email |
| Complete Course Preference Survey | Sent via WFU Email on July 24 |
| AUGUST 1 | |
| Fall Tuition Due (Statement available on DEAC July 15) | Instructions Log into (DEAC) to view statement and make payment. |
| Last day to schedule/change move-in appointment | |
| Register your car for a Parking Pass (if applicable) | Parking and Transportation |
| Health Insurance Enrollment/Waiver Form (available June 1) | Complete Form in BCBS |
| AUGUST 10 | |
| Check WIN for Financial Holds | WIN |
| AUGUST 15 | |
| Complete Social Belonging Online Program (available August 1) | Sent via WFU Email |
| AUGUST 16 | |
| Register cellphone with Wake Ready | Instructions |
| Register property with University Police | Form |
| Download the LiveSafe App (optional) | More Information |
| AUGUST 17 | |
| Move-in Begins for First-Year & Transfer Students! | |
| AUGUST 20 | |
| Complete Online Hazing Prevention Course (available August 1) | Prevention Programs |
| Alcohol and Other Substance Misuse Prevention: Online Course (AlcoholEdu) (available August 1) | Sent via WFU Email |
| Complete Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Online Course (available August 1) | Sent via WFU Email |
| AUGUST 26 | |
| Fall 2020 Classes Begin | |
| SEPTEMBER 1 | |
| Complete Part 1 of Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates (available August 20) | Sent via WFU Email |