New incoming first year students may request a roommate that they know by emailing housing@fau.edu from their FAU student email account, please include your name and the full name of your requested roommate.  Both students must send a separate email request.  The original deadline was April 1 and has extended to May 1^st to align with the Housing application deadline.   Roommate requests take priority over room type preferences that are submitted with your housing application. Housing and Residential Education highly discourages students from searching for roommates through social media outlets.   Roommate and room type preferences are not guaranteed, however we make every effort to match these when possible.

1. Housing assignments are released on a rolling basis, starting in early June from the order in which they were received. The housing application opened on December 1, so students who applied early will likely get their assignment information before students who applied in early April. Emails are sent to your FAU student email address with the housing assignment. You will be able to view your roommate and suite-mate information through the housing portal.
2. MAY 1 is the housing application deadline. We anticipate having a higher demand for on-campus housing than we have spaces available. It is possible that we will not be able to house students who apply for housing after May 1. Students who are from within 30 miles of campus and are part of the Academic Pathways Program or Engineering Bridge Program will be placed in housing as space permits

Email housing at housing@fau.edu

Students who live outside of 30 miles are required to live on campus if they are attending the Boca Raton campus.  If you are from outside 30 miles and wish to apply for an exemption to the housing requirement please complete the exemption form with the required documentation and return to housing@fau.edu.  The exemption form is online at http://www.fau.edu/housing/pdf/first-year-student-exemption-request-form.pdf  Students who are accepted to Wilkes Honors College at the FAU Jupiter campus are required to live on-campus for their first two years.  You may request an exemption to the on-campus requirement for Wilkes Honors College and return the completed form and documentation to jupiterhousing@fau.edu.  The Wilkes Exemption form is available at http://www.fau.edu/housing/pdf/2020117-jupiter-housing-exemption-form.pdf.

1. Due to COVID-19 summer housing is only available to students who have extenuating circumstances and require on-campus housing. Please email housing@fau.edu for instructions on how to request summer housing. Move-in is August 20^th for the fall term, for first year students.
2. The academic calendar can be found here

The FAU pathways are opportunities for students to ease into their college career by enrolling part-time in the fall semester only. This allows for a greater focus on the rigors of college coursework. This means students enroll in 11 credits or less. Financial Aid is pro-rated, and Pathway students are 100% FAU students. The fall term is the only semester in which part-time status required. Students were notified in their acceptance letter if they are a part of a Pathway. Find all the details on our pathway programs here.

Admission is term specific based on your academic credentials presented at the time of submission. We are not accepting change of entry terms from summer to fall. However, if you were accepted for the fall term and want to start in the summer, you can complete a change of entry form here.

• OARS (Online Advising and Resource System) is a preliminary advising module where you will share all of your academic coursework such as Dual Enrolment or Advanced Placement. Once the OARS is submitted, an academic advisor will be in touch with you to make any changes and then you can register for classes. OARS is completed online through your owldone.fau.edu portal. Class registration is a separate step once the OARS is approved by your advisor. Class registration for summer and fall is open now.
• After OARS is complete and approved, what if I have questions? Students can email the advisor who approved their OARS with any questions. Please allow 5-10 business days for the advising to be completed and sent back to the student.

• For admitted students you will request to change your major through OARS. Some majors are restricted, selective and full, such as Nursing and Pre-Architecture. Students cannot request a major change into these programs.
• Majors in the College of Engineering & Computer Science and the College of Science have some additional requirements to meet for entry as well.

Complete OARS (described above). Once the OARS is submitted, an academic advisor will be in touch with you to make any changes and then you can register for classes.

You will need to submit your official college transcripts to FAU. Your dual enrollment courses will be calculated into your overall FAU GPA. These transcripts should be sent ASAP after coursework is complete to the FAU Office of Admissions.

• You will request to have your AP credits sent to FAU through the College Board website.
• AICE, IB and other exam credits should also be sent to FAU. Here are the instructions.

The deadline for merit-based scholarship consideration from FAU was January 15^th. However, it is important to make sure your FAFSA has been submitted to FAU as there is an opportunity for federal aid that you could receive. It is not too late to file the FAFSA. If you are entering FAU in the Summer 3 term be sure to complete BOTH the 2019-2020 FAFSA. Students entering FAU in the Fall should complete the 2020-2021 FAFSA. Go to FAFSA.gov. In addition, you can apply for additional scholarship opportunities here.

For students entering in the summer term, orientation will be completed in a four-phase (virtual) process. For students entering in the fall term, we are currently planning for in-person programming and recommend the Premium Experience. For more details and dates, click here.

All new incoming students are required to complete orientation. Orientation at FAU is known as SOAR (Student Orientation, Academics & Resources). To reserve your spot (spaces are first come, first serve) login to owldone.fau.edu and follow the reservation form in the SOAR module.

The orientation hold is automatically lifted within two hours of payment submission.

• OR hold for incoming freshmen with 29 credits or less post high school
• OT hold for transfers with 30+ credits post high school

All students claiming Florida resident status for tuition paying purposes need to work with their parent/guardian to complete the residency affidavit that can be found here: http://www.owlres.fau.edu

• All first-year students are required to send official SAT/ACT scores from the testing agency to FAU before classes begin. Most students self-report their scores as a part of the admissions application process – now those scores have to be validated by students sending an official score report. This can be done through act.org or collegeboard.org
• In addition, all students are required to send official high school transcripts with proof of graduation to FAU before fall classes begin. Usually transcripts have the graduation date on them, so that is necessary proof.
• Dual Enrollment transcripts from the college that granted the credit also need to be send to the Office of Admissions
• Any / all credit earned by taking an exam should also be send to the Office of Admissions.
• Transfer students are required to send transcripts from all institutions attended, with final courses and grades to finalize their file.

Students who are transferring from another institution with an AA degree or over 30 credits will be advised by their department/college. This takes place after admission and submitting the tuition deposit.