Summer/Fall 2026 - Online Orientation Accommodation Request

All incoming students to the University of Houston are required to attend an in-person orientation session. However, if you meet one of the criteria below, you can receive an accommodation to attend and complete our Online Orientation. Any questions regarding the criteria outlined below should be directed to orientation@uh.edu.

1. Student will be pursuing and has been admitted into the Distance Education, B.A. or B.S. in Psychology degree plan and therefore is attempting to complete a Psychology degree online.

2. **Student will be traveling, studying abroad, or participating in an official UH-required activity during the entirety of the offered orientation dates, which prevents them from attending any in-person orientation date. Official or compliance documentation with proof of travel or commitment May 22 through August 7 will need to be uploaded. If your travel documents indicate a departure date after May 22 and/or an arrival date before August 7, you are NOT eligible for an Online Orientation accommodation.

Examples may include international travel, a mission trip, or other significant commitments such as internships, professional engagements, and/or UH institutional requirements.

Acceptable forms of documentation include: a confirmed airline ticket, official acceptance letter, official compliance letter, etc. spanning the dates of all orientation sessions.

3. **Student is or will be serving military orders during the entirety of the offered orientation dates, which prevents them from attending any in-person orientation date. Official documentation will need to be uploaded.

If you are a student completing any UH Extend degree or a post-baccalaureate student, you may move forward with registering for Online Orientation. Post-baccalaureate students in the College of Education, Nursing, or Undergraduate Student Success are exempt from orientation.

If your permanent address is more than 300 miles from the UH main campus, you may move forward with registering for Online Orientation.

**Official documentation is required with your request. UH reserves the right to deny a student’s request for Online Orientation without official documentation of need.

If approved, the non-refundable fee for Online Orientation is $75.00.

Admit Term

UH ID Number

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Email

Select Online Accommodation Reason

Student will be pursuing and has been admitted into the Distance Education, B.A. or B.S. in Psychology degree plan and therefore is attempting to complete a Psychology degree online.

**Student will be traveling during the entirety of the offered orientation dates, which prevents them from attending any in-person orientation date. Official documentation with proof of travel or commitment will need to be uploaded. Acceptable forms of documentation include: a confirmed airline ticket, official acceptance letter, etc. spanning the dates of all orientation sessions.

**Student is or will be serving military orders during the entirety of the offered orientation dates, which prevents them from attending any in-person orientation date.

I understand if I selected an answer with two asterisks, I must upload documentation.

I certify all information (major, dates of travel or commitment are outside May 22 and August 7, etc.) provided is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.