NOTE: the information on this website was for students entering Wake Forest in fall 2018. Information for the Class of 2023 (who will be entering in fall 2019), will be available at the beginning of May 2019.
NEW – Print your Move-In Day parking pass here.
The Orientation (aka New Deac Week) schedule is online. Choose “Schedule by Tracks” and then “Parents and Families” to see activities meant for parents and families, or access the PDF version: WFU Orientation Brochure 2018.
Be sure to visit the Advice for New Parents and Families page (with Stop, Drop, and Roll and more), the FAQ, review the emails your student has received, and register for Just for Parents and Families – Helping with the Transition to College.
Please scroll down this page to see all important dates and deadlines.
NOTE FOR 2019: For travel planning purposes, family orientation activities begin on August 21 and will conclude by 6:30 p.m. on August 22.
View the First Year Parent and Family Calendar 2018-19
Wake Forest uses email to contact parents. If you have not already done so, please complete a Family Record Form.
Want a glimpse of campus life every day? Subscribe to the Daily Deac blog.
Families can sign up to receive crime alerts at Wake Ready. Emails are sent noon, only if news was posted in the previous 24 hours.
Office of Family Engagement: parents@nullwfu.edu or 336-758-4237. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
MAY 2018
Things to do in May…
| MAY 1: New Student Website Goes Live | New Student Website |
| MAY 15: Complete Family Record Form | Form |
| MAY 21: Schedule a physical for your student. The Health Information and Immunization Form is due July 1. | Form |
Has your student?…
| MAY 13: Registered for a Pre-Orientation Program (deadlines vary) | More Information |
| MAY 13: Completed their Foreign Language Placement Test Available | Complete in WIN |
| MAY 14: Submitted their Housing and Dining Application | Complete Application in WIN >Virtual Campus >Residence Life & Housing |
| MAY 24: Submitted Directed Self-Placement Assessment | More Information |
| MAY 24: Submitted their Wilderness to Wake Application (optional) | Application |
JUNE 2018
Things to do in JUNE…
| JUNE 1: Complete Health Insurance Enrollment/Waiver Form (Note: if you do not complete this form (even if you have insurance), you will be automatically enrolled in August and charged for it.) | Complete Form at BCBS |
| JUNE 5: Complete Family Record Form | Form |
| JUNE 6: Talk to your student about authorizing you as a Third-Party Payer on DEACaccount (so you get financial statements and bills). | Instructions |
| JUNE 7: Look for New Student Receptions in your area. | Register Today! |
| JUNE 23: Review Advice for New Parents and Families | Review Here |
Has your student?…
| JUNE 1: Purchased your laptop through WakeWare (optional) | Complete in WakeWare |
| JUNE 1: Submitted the Directed Self-Placement Assessment | More Information |
| JUNE 4: Viewed their registration time | Available in WIN |
| JUNE 9: Submitted their Wilderness to Wake Pre-Orientation Application (optional) | Application |
| JUNE 9: Authorized you as a Third-Party Payer on DEACaccount | Instructions |
| JUNE 15: Contacted College Board to submit their AP Scores to WFU | More Information |
| JUNE 15: Submitted IB Scores to WFU | More Information |
| JUNE 22: Received their Writing Course Survey and Living Learning Community Survey | Sent to their WFU Email |
| JUNE 25: Submitted their Living Learning Community Survey | Sent to their WFU Email |
| JUNE 30: Submitted their Deacon OneCard Photo | Submit Here |
| JUNE 30: Submitted their Housing and Dining Application | Complete Application in WIN >Virtual Campus >Residence Life & Housing |
JULY 2018
Things to do in July…
| JULY 1: Fall Tuition Notification Issued | |
|---|---|
| JULY 1: Health Information and Immunization Form Due | Form |
| JULY 1: Disabilities Documentation Due | Disability Services |
| JULY 10: Register for Family Weekend | Register Today! |
| JULY 12: Talk to your student about granting FERPA Proxy Access to you (so administrators can share grades or discuss other aspects of your student's experience). | More Information |
| JULY 31: Determine if your student will register for the Zipcar program (optional) | More Information |
Has your student?…
| JULY 1: Submitted their Health Information and Immunization Form | Form |
| JULY 1: Submitted their Disabilities Documentation | Disability Services |
| JULY 1: Signed their Student Technology Agreement | Complete in WIN >Personal >WFU Agreements >Information Systems' Digital Agreements >Student Technology Agreement. Further instructions can be found, here. |
| JULY 6: Submitted their Writing Course Survey | Sent to their WFU Email |
| JULY 13: Completed their Foreign Language Placement Test | Complete in WIN |
| JULY 15: Submitted their Pre-Orientation Application (optional) | More Information |
| JULY 15: Registered for Project Wake | More Information |
| JULY 16-20: Registered for Fall Classes | More Information |
| JULY 20: Submitted their Course Preference Survey | Sent to their WFU Email on July 13 |
| LATE JULY: Received their Housing Assignment | Sent to their WFU Email |
AUGUST 2018
Things to do in August…
| AUGUST 1: Tuition Due | Instructions Log into (DEAC) to view statement and make payment. |
| AUGUST 1: Complete Health Insurance Enrollment/Waiver Form | Complete Form in BCBS |
| AUGUST 10: Determine if you will ship items to campus | |
| AUGUST 12: Check DEAC and WIN for Financial Holds (if your student authorized you as a Third-Party Payer on DEACaccount) | WIN |
| AUGUST 13: Have a family conversation about the online courses your student is takin re: alcohol/substances and sexual/interpersonal violence | |
| AUGUST 18: Submit Tuition Insurance Form (optional) | Information and Instructions |
| AUGUST 18: Print Move-in Day Parking Pass | Parking Pass |
| AUGUST 22: Move-In Day and Parent/Family Orientation Programs 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. : Move-in assistance available 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Residence Hall Check-in | |
| AUGUST 23: Parent/Family Orientation Programs (will conclude by early evening) | |
| AUGUST 27: Deadline to Enroll in Tuition Insurance | Information and Instructions |
Has your student?…
| AUGUST 1: Submitted Health Insurance Enrollment/Waiver Form | Complete Form in BCBS |
| AUGUST 1: Read information about "Successful Computing in a Campus Environment" | Read Here |
| AUGUST 12: Checked WIN for Financial Holds | WIN |
| AUGUST 18: Registered for a Parking Pass (if applicable) | Parking and Transportation |
| AUGUST 18: Registered their cell phone with WakeReady | Instructions |
| AUGUST 18: Registered their property with University Police | Form |
| AUGUST 18: Downloaded the LiveSafe app | More Information |
| AUGUST 24: Completed Part 1 of Alcohol and Other Substance Misuse Prevention: Online Course (AlcoholEdu) | Prevention Programs |
| AUGUST 24: Completed Part 1 of Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates | Prevention Programs |