Skip to main content

First Year Students


Incoming first year students should:

  • Attend the Honors Orientation session in July (or a designated alternate session)
  • Complete all modules and activities facilitated by the Office of First Year Experience and the student’s academic college
  • Complete the required Honors Orientation WebCourse
  • Meet with Honors Orientation Ambassador

Transfer Students


Incoming transfer students should:

  • Attend the Transfer Orientation session
  • Schedule an advising appointment with an Honors Advisor to discuss Honors requirements and resources (after receiving admission to the Burnett Honors College)

Honors course registration is only available upon successful completion of both steps.

Registering for Orientation

Students should sign up for Orientation as soon as possible after they are admitted to both UCF and the Burnett Honors College, beginning in February.

Meet Our Orientation Ambassadors


  • Aaron Guenther
    Aerospace Engineering
    Palm Harbor, Florida
  • Ainsley Elgin
    Music
    Green Cove Springs, Florida
  • AJ Johnson
    Film
    California, Maryland
  • Amanda Craig
    Environmental Studies, Sociology
    Vero Beach, Florida
  • Andrea Alvarenga
    Entertainment Management
    Reno, Nevada
  • Apoorva Palled
    Health Sciences
    Atlanta, Georgia
  • Azeem Hakim
    Biomedical Sciences
    Dr. Phillips, Florida
  • Bethany Bradshaw
    Kinesiology
    Clermont, Florida
  • Cam Garrow
    Legal Studies
    Oviedo, Florida
  • Christy George
    Psychology
    East Orlando, Florida
  • Daniel Rivera
    International and Global Studies
    Pembroke Pines, Florida
  • Gabriella Battenfield
    Entertainment Management
    Winter Garden, Florida
  • Hannah Hart
    Health Sciences
    Melbourne, Florida
  • Heidi Rivera
    English, Film
    San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Jerry He
    Computer Science
    Orlando, Florida
  • Jonah Lynne
    Forensic Science
    Boca Raton, Florida
  • Kailyn Chiuchiolo
    Biomedical Sciences
    Melbourne, Florida
  • Kaitlyn Yu
    Nursing
    Seminole, Florida
  • Kelly Tran
    Biomedical Sciences
    Irvine, California
  • Madelyn Francis
    Civil Engineering, Biomedical Sciences
    Jacksonville, Florida
  • Mai Ly Nguyen-Luu
    Biomedical Sciences
    Orlando, Florida
  • Meera Bhola
    Digital Media
    Orlando, Florida
  • Michael Miller
    Computer Science
    Boca Raton, Florida
  • Phoebe Collins
    Statistics, Data Science
    Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
  • Rebecca Brians
    Industrial Engineering
    West Palm Beach, Florida
  • Rebekah May
    Nursing
    Spring Hill, Tennessee
  • Rutwa Shah
    Health Sciences, Sociology
    Tampa, Florida
  • Sabrina Mazzone
    Management
    Chicago, Illinois
  • Syd Lynch
    Materials Science and Engineering
    Jacksonville, Florida
  • Taylor Haycock
    Political Science
    Tampa, Florida
  • Vishanth Murugesan
    Biomedical Sciences
    Gotha, Florida