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Orientation for Online Degree Programs

Orientation is required of all new undergraduate students to the University of North Texas. Those students pursuing a degree offered solely online may elect to participate in Online Orientation. In some instances, advisor approval may be required to participate. 

About Online Orientation

Online orientations are only offered for students pursuing degree programs where courses are all online or are students who are non-degree seeking. The following undergraduate degree programs are available online:

  • B.A.A.S. Degree Completion
  • Criminal Justice
  • General Business
  • Information Science
  • Integrative Studies
  • Interdisciplinary Studies in Consumer Insights
  • Learning Technologies
  • Nonprofit Leadership Studies
  • Rehabilitation Studies
  • Social Science

For students not admitted for one of these programs, please visit our Undergraduate Orientation pages to see information about your orientation.

The cost to participate in an online orientation is $45.00.

Online Orientation Process

Students pursuing an online degree will participate in an online orientation through the UNT Canvas website. You must register and pay for your orientation prior to receive access to the online orientation.

Online orientations are scheduled over the duration of a week, but you are not required to log in to live sessions each day of the week. Your online orientation will consist of the following steps:

  • Complete the course titled "Online Orientation - New Students" in Canvas. The course will become available on the first day of your scheduled orientation session.
  • Complete the online orientation course for your major in Canvas. The major courses are linked to the university course in the last module.

Participate in academic advising. Your major advisor will provide you instructions on how to make an academic advising appointment.

How to Register for Online Orientation

See the chart below for more information on how to sign up for your online orientation:

B.A.A.S. Degree Completion Log on to your my.unt.edu portal to sign up for an available orientation session.
Criminal Justice If you are a fully online student, please email HPSAdvisingServices@unt.edu to request access to the online HPS orientation. Please include the following information: Name, Student ID number (Example: 12345678), Major, and Start term and year
General Business Log on to your my.unt.edu portal to sign up for an available orientation session.
Information Science If you are a fully online student, please email CI-Advising@unt.edu to request approval to participate in an online orientation. Please include the following information: Name, Student ID number (Example: 12345678), Major, and Start term and year
Integrative Studies Students participating interested in pursuing the Integrative Studies degree online should email Susan McCutcheon to inquire about the program. You can also learn more on the UNT Online website.
Interdisciplinary Studies in Consumer Insights If you are a fully online student, please email Kelly Spry to request approval to participate in an online orientation. Please include the following information: Name, Student ID number (Example: 12345678), Major, and Start term and year. 
Learning Technologies If you are a fully online student, please email CI-Advising@unt.edu to request approval to participate in an online orientation. Please include the following information: Name, Student ID number (Example: 12345678), Major, and Start term and year
Nonprofit Leadership Studies If you are a fully online student, please email HPSAdvisingServices@unt.edu to request approval to participate in an online orientation. Please include the following information: Name, Student ID number (Example: 12345678), Major, and Start term and year
Rehabilitation Studies If you are a fully online student, please email HPSAdvisingServices@unt.edu to request access to the online HPS orientation. Please include the following information: Name, Student ID number (Example: 12345678), Major, and Start term and year
Social Science Students participating interested in pursuing the Social Science degree online should email Susan McCutcheon to inquire about the program. You can also learn more on the UNT Online website.

If you have paid for a standard university orientation, please contact our office at transfer@unt.edu for information about switching your orientation session. Your payment towards the university orientation may apply towards your online orientation fee.

Orientation Dates
Spring 2026
Online Orientation 1 Friday, December 5 - Friday, December 12, 2025
Online Orientation 2 Monday, January 5 - Friday, January 16, 2026
Online Orientation 3 (spring 8W2 admits only) Friday, March 6 - Friday, March 13, 2026
Summer/Fall 2026
Online Orientation 1 Friday, May 1 - Friday, May 8, 2026
Online Orientation 2 Friday, May 22 - Friday, May 29, 2026
Online Orientation 3 Friday, June 12 - Friday, June 18, 2026
Online Orientation 4 Friday, July 24 - Friday, July 31, 2026
Online Orientation 5 Thursday, August 13 - Friday, August 21, 2026
Online Orientation 6 (fall 8W2 admits only) Friday, October 2 - Friday, October 16, 2026

 

Non-Degree Seeking Students

A non-degree seeking student is an undergraduate student who  who plans to attend UNT for one long term/semester but is not pursuing a degree from UNT. Non-degree seeking students are expected to complete an online orientation, to be informed about some of the basic university guidelines and academic requirements at UNT.

Students will be added to the online orientation starting Friday, May 1 at 8:00 a.m. This is the same day that registration opens for summer/fall for transient visiting students.

To request access to the online orientation for transient/visiting students, please email transfer@unt.edu.