Prior to orientation, submit your immunization record online via your Patient Portal (Medicat). New incoming students are required to provide a valid record of immunizations. Immunizations for enrollment should be obtained prior to coming to UNCP at a local physician’s office, health department, medical office or urgent care center. After you have registered for classes, complete the electronic health form online and accept or waive UNCP’s health insurance coverage. (This is not a requirement for students who are designated online-only program). Please note the insurance enrollment/waiver process will not be available until 72 hours after you have registered for classes. The immunization record, insurance enrollment/waiver and electronic health form can all be completed online via the Patient Portal (Medicat). If you have any questions about the health requirements, please feel free to call 910-521-6219. 

If you received college credit, please send an official transcript from the college prior to orientation. Please note that your high school transcript is not enough to grant college credit. Additionally, if you have taken any AP, CLEP or IB test, please submit your official test scores to Undergraduate Admissions for evaluation. For information concerning college credit, please contact the Admissions office at 910.521.6262. 

If you are a new student and you have not yet applied for in-state residency through the state-required Residency Determination Service electronic interview, ncresidency.org, please do so as soon as possible. This application will help to ensure that you receive the correct billing charges from the university. Upon completion, students will receive a Residency Certification Number (RCN). The RCN is an identifier tying your information to your residency application; this number alone does not mean you have received an eligible determination. Please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at 910.521.6262 or email at admissions@uncp.edu with any questions.

Once your residency application has been reviewed, you will receive an email (and text if you opt-in) from the Residency Determination Service (RDS) regarding the determination (in-state or out-of-state) or the status, i.e., need more information from you. If you receive an out-of-state determination and you do not agree with it, you may request a reconsideration of your residency decision from RDS up to three times within a 90-day period. For more information, call toll-free 844.319.3640.

It is the student’s responsibility to have the above completed by the following dates:

• 2023 Summer 1 -  June 5, 2023
• 2023 Summer 2 - July 11, 2023
• 2023 Fall - September 29, 2023

The academic calendar is subject to periodic review and revision. Please check the undergraduate academic online calendar for all important dates.

UNCP's official email for students. Check your BraveMail often. Your BraveMail email address: username@bravemail.uncp.edu. Every UNC Pembroke student is assigned a BraveMail email account. All official communication (including billing and financial aid) is sent to the student’s BraveMail account. Check this account regularly for important information. To access your email, go to www.uncp.edu and click on the Quicklinks button. The BraveMail link located under Account Logins will take you to the sign in page for your email account. Enter your email address, and the same password you use for BraveWeb. The first time you sign in, you will be asked to set up multi-factor authentication. Go to uncp.edu/doit/students for important technology information.

As part of our commitment to overall campus wellness, AlcoholEdu for College and Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates are comprehensive prevention programs that all newly enrolled students must complete. Having new students complete AlcoholEdu for College and Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates is how UNCP meets federal requirements for quality education. These prevention programs help ensure that all students on and off campus are given resources to enhance their lives—whether fostering personal life skills or helping students understand how they might help friends, family members, or peers.

You will receive an email at the beginning of the semester from Everfi. The email will announce that you may begin AlcoholEdu for College and Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates. The courses have two sections, both of which must be completed to fulfill this requirement. AlcoholEdu for College and Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates both take approximately 2-3 hours to complete, and we recommend that you take the courses in multiple sittings. A grade of 70 or higher is required for successful completion of AlcoholEdu for College; if you do not receive at least a 70, you may return to the course and complete a retest. Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates does not require a passing score, but completion of all course modules is required.

For more information regarding our online campus wellness programs (AlcoholEdu for College and Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates), contact Counseling and Psychological Services at 910.521.6202.

All orientation sessions for the Spring are online. 

Students who have a disability and are requesting accommodations while attending New Student Orientation should contact the Accessibility Resource Center (ARC) at 910.521.6695. Requests for accommodations should be made at least one week prior to the session date. However, a good faith effort will be made with notification less than one week to the session date.

All students are expected to always conduct themselves in a responsible and accountable manner. Upon enrollment, a UNCP student receives no sanctuary from obedience to the law. In addition to the federal, state, and local laws that pertain to all citizens, a UNCP student must accept the institutional rules and regulations. The Student Code of Conduct outlines prohibited conduct and assists students in understanding their rights and responsibilities while living and learning in the university community.

In addition, students are important members of the academic community and the UNCP Academic Honor Code focuses on the essential components of academic honor and integrity. UNCP students are obligated to uphold basic standards of honesty and to actively encourage others to respect and maintain those standards.

The Student Code of Conduct and the Academic Honor Code can be located online at uncp.edu/handbook. Please review and familiarize yourself with both codes as they apply to all students including online, distance education and graduate students.