Welcome, P’23s (parents and families of the Class of 2023)!
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 2019-20
Wake Forest uses email to contact parents. If you have not already done so, please complete a Family Record Form.
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MAY 2019
Things to do in May…
| MAY 1: New Student Website Goes Live | New Student Website |
| MAY 15: Complete Family Record Form | Form |
| MAY 22: Schedule a physical for your student. The Health Information and Immunization Form is due July 1. | Form |
| MAY 29: Make hotel reservations for Move-in/Orientation (Aug. 21-22) and Family Weekend (Nov. 1-3). |
Has your student?…
| MAY 13: Completed their Foreign Language Placement Test Available | Complete on the Office of Academic Advising Website |
| MAY 13: Registered for a Pre-Orientation Program (deadlines vary) | More Information |
| MAY 13: Submitted their Housing and Dining Application (deadline July 1) | Complete Application Here |
| MAY 13: Submitted photo for their Deacon OneCard (deadline July 1) | Complete Form Here |
| MAY 13: Submitted their Health Information and Immunization form (deadline July 1) | Form |
| MAY 27: Submitted their Reflection Task for Directed Self-Placement enrollment (deadline June 3)) | More Information |
| MAY 27: Registered for Wilderness to Wake Pre-orientation program (optional) | Info / Application |
| MAY 27: Registered for STEM Pre-orientation program (optional) | Info / Application |
JUNE 2019
Things to do in JUNE…
| JUNE 5: Look for New Student Receptions in your area. | Register Today! |
| JUNE 12: 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 19: Review Advice for New Parents and Families | Review Here |
| JUNE 26: Add a reminder to next month's calendar. On July 10, registration opens for Family Weekend (Nov. 1-2). |
Has your student?…
| JUNE 3 - DUE TODAY: Submitted the Reflection Task for Directed Self-Placement enrollment | More Information |
| JUNE 3: Viewed their registration time | Available in WIN |
| JUNE 3: Purchased your laptop through WakeWare (optional) | Purchase online at WakeWare |
| JUNE 3: Submitted their Health Insurance Enrollment/Waiver form | Complete Form at BCBS |
| JUNE 9 - DUE TODAY: Submitted their Wilderness to Wake Pre-Orientation Application (optional) | Info / Application |
| JUNE 9 - DUE TODAY: Submitted their STEM Pre-orientation application (optional) | Info / Application |
| JUNE 9: Authorized you as a Third-Party Payer on DEACaccount | Instructions |
| JUNE 17: Contacted College Board to submit their AP Scores to WFU | More Information |
| JUNE 17: Submitted IB Scores to WFU | More Information |
| JUNE 21: Received their Writing Course Survey and Living Learning Community Survey | Sent to their WFU Email |
| JUNE 24 - DUE TODAY: Submitted their Living Learning Community Survey | Sent to their WFU Email |
JULY 2019
Things to do in July…
| JULY 1: Fall Tuition Notification Issued | |
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| JULY 1 - DUE TODAY: Health Information and Immunization Form Due | Form |
| JULY 1 - DUE TODAY: Disabilities Documentation Due | Disability Services |
| JULY 3: 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 10: Register for Family Weekend | Register Today! |
| JULY 31: Determine if your student will register for the Zipcar program (optional) | More Information |
Has your student?…
| JULY 1 - DUE TODAY: Submitted their Health Information and Immunization Form | Form |
| JULY 1 - DUE TODAY: Submitted their Disabilities Documentation (if applicable) | Disability Services |
| JULY 1 - DUE TODAY: Submitted their Housing and Dining Application | Complete Application Here |
| JULY 1 - DUE TODAY: Submitted their Deacon OneCard Photo | Submit Here |
| JULY 5 - DUE TODAY: Submitted their Writing Course Survey | Sent to their WFU Email |
| JULY 13 - DUE TODAY: Completed their Foreign Language Placement Test (FLPT) | Complete on the Office of Academic Advising Website |
| JULY 15 - DUE TODAY: Submitted their Pre-Orientation Application (optional) | More Information |
| JULY 15: Registered for Project Wake | More Information |
| JULY 15-19: Registered for Fall Classes | More Information |
| JULY 19 - DUE TODAY: Submitted their Course Preference Survey (CPS) | Sent to their WFU Email |
| LATE JULY: Received their Housing Assignment | Sent to their WFU Email |
AUGUST 2019
Things to do in August…
| AUGUST 1 - DUE TODAY: Tuition Due | Instructions Log into (DEAC) to view statement and make payment. |
| AUGUST 1 - DUE TODAY: Complete Health Insurance Enrollment/Waiver Form | Complete Form in BCBS |
| AUGUST 7: Determine if you will ship items to campus | |
| AUGUST 7: Have a family conversation about the online courses your student is takin re: alcohol/substances and sexual/interpersonal violence | |
| AUGUST 16: Check DEAC and WIN for Financial Holds (if your student authorized you as a Third-Party Payer on DEACaccount) | WIN |
| AUGUST 16: Submit Tuition Insurance Form (optional) | Information and Instructions |
| AUGUST 16: Move-in Day Parking Pass | Sent WFU email and mail. |
| AUGUST 21: 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 22: Parent/Family Orientation Programs (will conclude by 6:30 p.m.) | |
| AUGUST 26: Deadline to Enroll in Tuition Insurance | Information and Instructions |
Has your student?…
| AUGUST 1 - DUE TODAY: Tuition | |
| AUGUST 1 - DUE TODAY: Submitted Health Insurance Enrollment/Waiver Form | Complete Form in BCBS |
| AUGUST 1: Read information about "Successful Computing in a Campus Environment" | Read Here |
| AUGUST 1: Registered for a Parking Pass (if applicable) | Parking and Transportation |
| AUGUST 12: Checked DEAC and WIN for Financial Holds | WIN |
| AUGUST 12: Checked their class schedule | |
| 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 21 - DUE TODAY: Completed Part 1 of Alcohol and Other Substance Misuse Prevention: Online Course (AlcoholEdu) | Prevention Programs |
| AUGUST 21 - DUE TODAY: Completed Part 1 of Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates | Prevention Programs |