Transfer Student Checklist
Making the transition to the Forest.
Academic Counselors from the Office of Academic Advising will contact transfer students via their Wake Forest email to schedule a time to discuss Fall 2025 courses. This heavily depends on transfer students’ timely submission of transfer credit requests through the transfer credit portal and their subsequent approvals.
Transfer students should familiarize themselves with Workday, the platform via which they will complete registration in July.
Transfer Student Housing
Please be sure to visit the Transfer Student Housing page for information from the Office of Residence Life & Housing.
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May 2025
June 2025
| Description | Due by/Available on | |
|---|---|---|
Early June | ||
New Student ReceptionsFrom early June to early August, receptions for new students and their families will be held across the country. The 2025 New Student Receptions will be offered virtually and also in person in selected local areas. We hope that every incoming family will join for the virtual option (June 24), or that you’ll register for a local reception should one be offered in your area.Registration is required so we can have an accurate count of attendees. | ||
| WakeWare laptops available for purchase online or in the Bookstore (optional) All undergraduate students are required to have a laptop which meets minimum requirements. WakeWare laptops include on-campus repair coverage. The bookstore has stock for pickup, or have your WakeWare laptop shipped to you ahead of your arrival to campus. Note: Some students may be eligible for a laptop tech grant. Eligible students will be notified by email and in the financial aid portal. | ||
June 1– SundAY – | ||
| Make sure that your parents/family members have verified their family record in Wake Network. | ||
| Check your Financial Aid Portal for financial aid disbursement requirements. | ||
| Reminder: Submit a disability-related academic request with supporting documentation (If applicable) | ||
June 5– thursday – | ||
| Add Authorized Payers (Third-Party Access) in Workday | ||
| Pre-orientation Program status notifications begin (optional) | ||
June 13– friday – | ||
| Summer Advising Registration Form Due | Available: May 5 | |
June 20– friday – | ||
| Log into College Board and designate WFU as AP score recipient | ||
| Submit IB scores | ||
June 24– tuesday – | ||
| Attend the Virtual New Student Reception | ||
June 25– wedneSDAY – | ||
| Complete ALEKS PPL Math assessment for CHM 111 and MTH 111 | Available: May 5 | |
June 30– monday – | ||
| Pre-Orientation registration closes (including Marching Band) Pre-orientation programs are optional, but strongly encouraged. | Available: May 1 | |
July 2025
August 2025
| Description | Available on/Due by | |
|---|---|---|
August 1– friday – | ||
| Deadline to submit your Final Official Transcript and Dean’s Statement | Due by: August 1 | |
| Fall tuition due (View account activity in Workday > Student Financials) | ||
| Reminder: Submit a disability-related academic request with supporting documentation (If applicable) | ||
| Alcohol Foundations and Harm Reduction available (Sent to your WFU email) | Due by: August 20 | |
| Sexual Violence Prevention available (Sent to your WFU email) | Due by: August 20 | |
| Register for your 2025-2026 parking permit (If applicable) | ||
| Purchase your textbooks from the University Bookstore | ||
August 16– saturday – | ||
| Register your mobile phone with Wake Ready | ||
| Register your property with University Police | ||
| Download the WakeSafe app (strongly recommended) | ||
| Download Alertus, a tool that allows University Police to send a pop-up, full-screen laptop warning when immediate safety actions are needed. | ||
August 15/August 16– fRIDAY/ SATURday – | ||
| Move-in days: Pre-Orientation Program students only After program enrollment, students will receive their move-in instructions (including date and time frame) from Residence Life and Housing in mid-July. | ||
August 20– WEDNESday – | ||
MOVE-IN DAY(Transfer and First-year students)New Deac Week Parents & Families Orientation Sessions (Strongly encouraged. For travel planning purposes, family orientation activities begin on August 20 and will conclude by 7:30 p.m. on August 22. Families should plan to depart on the 21st or 22nd.) | ||
| Connect your mobile and laptop devices to eduroam using your WFU email address and WFU password to log in. For any other special wireless needs, see our article on Campus Wireless Networks (Find tech support at The Bridge in ZSR.) | ||
| Alcohol Foundations and Harm Reduction due (Sent to your WFU email) | Available: August 1 | |
| Sexual Violence Prevention due (Sent to your WFU email) | Available: August 1 | |
August 20-24– wednesday/sunday – | ||
NEW DEAC WEEK(New Student Orientation) | ||
August 25– monday – | ||
FALL 2025 CLASSES BEGIN | ||
September 2025
| Description | Available on/Due by | |
|---|---|---|
September 15– monday – | ||
| Health Insurance waiver/enrollment due | Available: July 1 | |
Fall in the Forest
New students cannot learn everything about what it takes to have a successful college experience in a few days before the semester even starts. Therefore, new student orientation programming continues through the fall. In this way, you can continue to learn while you are experiencing what it is actually like to be a student at Wake Forest.