New And Transfer Student Checklist

Check your NCF email regularly for important updates and communications. If you haven’t set up your email yet, set it up here.

• Submit Florida Residency Documents
• Upload Immunization Records
• Complete Housing Registration – Must be completed by all students (For students requesting to live on campus, a $100 deposit required) Application for on campus requests closes December 6, 2024

• Select Housing and Meal Plan Options – (Required for all students, both on campus & commuter students)
• Register for NCFSafe emergency notifications by using the Self Service Student tile in the myNCF 
• If you seek any disability accommodation or exemption (learning, dorm, meal plan), complete a New Student Request form and consult with the Accessible Learning Center (by November 25)

Questions? Contact Housing & Residential Life at [email protected] or (941) 487-4259

From myNCF, click here to get started right away on this required START Center form (and other new student items like your student ID card, bill payer authorization, parking permit, etc.). Questions? Contact [email protected] or 941-487-4635.

• Complete FAFSA (if applying for aid)
• Florida resident HS students: submit your Florida Financial Aid Application (FFAA) by high school graduation. Review your Financial Aid Award (to accept federal loans, complete Master Promissory Note and Entrance Counseling at studentaid.gov

• Final High School Transcript (official)
• All Official Final College/University Transcripts (for transfers and any freshman with dual enrollment)
• Official Test Scores (e.g., SAT, ACT)
• Immunization/Health History
• Proof of Student Health Insurance (and athletic insurance, if playing sports)
• Send AP, IB, AICE, and CLEP scores directly from the testing agency to the NCF Registrar.

• Schedule initial meeting with Academic Coach by Dec. 6, for course and ISP registration. (Note: later changes to your registration will affect your bill and your financial aid eligibility.)
• Register for in-person Orientation
• Complete online Orientation Canvas course (due by January 29th, 2025)

Visit this page to:

• Complete financial responsibility statement
• Follow the instructions on how to pay your tuition bill.

• Complete the Quantitative Literacy and Reasoning Assessment. 
  • The Quantitative Literacy and Reasoning Assessment (QLRA) is an assessment of basic quantitative skills. Used for diagnostic purposes only, it consists of twenty questions and is available online.
  • Log into myNCF and paste a link to the QLRA into a new tab on your browser.
  • Contact Travis Lee, Director of Quantitative Skills Programs: [email protected] or 941-487-4742 if you have questions.
• Complete Course Placement Exams if you’re planning to take any of these courses: Precalculus, French, Spanish, Chinese.
  • The Math Placement Assessment is for all students planning to take any calculus course. Students scoring less than 50% should take Introduction to Math for the Sciences (precalculus) before attempting Calculus I. Contact Travis Lee [email protected] or Pat McDonald [email protected]
  • The French, Spanish, and Chinese Placement Tests are for students with previous study or knowledge of the language and allow for students to be placed at the correct level.
    • Please complete language course placements by:
      • French Placement – Contact Florence Zamsky ([email protected])
      • Spanish Placement – Contact Professors Sonia Labrador-Rodriguez ([email protected]) and Jose Portugal ([email protected])
      • Chinese Placement – Contact Dr. Fang-yu Li [email protected] or Dr. Jing Zhang [email protected]