Welcome to the UTS community! The orientation period is the perfect time to make new friends, find your way around and finalise your enrolment.
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Before Orientation
Before you begin your studies, we encourage you to:
- Plan your enrolment and manage your course
- Activate your UTS account
- Collect your student ID card
- Explore the Orientation website and book in to a session
- Complete the Safety and Wellbeing Essentials Module
- Review the undergraduate Course Study Plans for IT or Engineering
During Orientation
Orientation will introduce you to your course objectives, peers, learning resources and teaching staff.
Throughout Orientation, we encourage you to:
- Complete the compulsory Online Post-Enrolment Language Assessment (OPELA) to determine the level of academic language and literacy support required for undergraduate Year 1 communication subjects, 31265 and 48230, and postgraduate subjects 42908 and 32144
- Complete the compulsory Mathematics Readiness Survey (undergraduate Engineering and BCompSc(Hons) students only) to determine which first-year mathematics subject you should undertake
- Visit the Library and Mathematics and Science Study Centre
- Get familiar with academic writing so your assignment work is appropriate and on task
- Discover the Careers Service and Health Service available to students
- See what's coming up on important dates
- Visit the UTS FEIT Facebook page
Survival Guide
The Survival Guide is a free online resource designed to help commencing UTS students.
It contains essential information and useful tips to support your transition to life at university. Multiple aspects of the student experience are covered, including academic studies, social life, wellbeing and careers. You'll also find important resources and advice specific to international students.
Access the Survival Guide here
Note: A UTS account is required for access