New Online Student Checklist

Welcome to the University of Arkansas! The new online student checklist will help you get connected with the U of A and gain access to tools and information that you need to be successful in your academic career.


If you have a question or need help to stay on track, contact the Student Liaison Office.

479-575-6493

Need Tech Support?

help.uark.edu

help.uark.edu


Activating Your UARK Student Account

 

To activate your student account you will need your date of birth and University ID #. You can retrieve this number from your application center. The section under "Application Details" displays your University ID # and email address. Your UARK username will be the same as your email address without the @uark.edu.

  You will not be able to use your username or email address until your account is activated.

START HERE   Activate Your UARK Student Account


Activate New Account - newuser.uark.edu
newuser.uark.edu - Activate Your Account
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Activate New Account
Activate new account link
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Account Verification
Account Verification form
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Activate Your Student Email Address

The U of A uses your email address to communicate with you.

The U of A (instructors, the treasurer's office, your academic advisers, etc.) will send important information to you through your UARK email address.

Learn more:

 

Outlook Online is the official email and calendaring service for students, faculty and staff.
Check your email on the web with Outlook Online or using the Outlook app.

 

Proceed to Step 2

New faculty, staff and student employees are required to register multi-factor authentication for their UARK accounts.

Multi-factor authentication provides an additional layer of security that makes it difficult for unauthorized users to access services, applications and data. UARK accounts can be compromised by phishing scams, automated bots, targeted attacks, etc. Verifying your account with multi-factor is more secure, especially for services that grant access to Personally Identifiable Information (PII).

 

Set-up Multi-factor Authentication

 

Proceed to Step 3

Multi-Factor Authentication Registration Video

Multi-Factor Authentication Registration Video

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Access your Student Center in UAConnect, the U of A's student information system 

Your Student Center in UAConnect allows you access to your admissions, academic and financial information. Here, you can view your academic records,  enroll in classes, access financial information, see important notifications, and handle other tasks – all online.

  • Go to UAConnect
  • Click myConnect and follow the prompt to sign in with your UARK user name (your email address) and password (the password you created in Step 1).
  • Depending on when you are admitted, the first time you login, there may only be three tiles for you to view. The Registrar will term activate newly admitted students once the Schedule of Classes is available. If you are admitted before this schedule is released for your admit term then you will not be able to see the rest of your tiles until it is published. You can check the Schedule of Classes to see if classes for your admit term have been released.
  • After your term is activated, it will take 2-3 business days after you login for all 9 tiles to appear as your account is updated.
  • You will not find an assigned adviser in UAConnect.
    Please proceed to step 6 for this information.

Additional Resources: UAConnect Troubleshooting and UAConnect Guides for Students

 

Proceed to Step 4

UAConnect - myConnect
UAConnect - myConnect
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Student Center - Admissions & Notifications Links
UAConnect Student Center Admissions and Notifications links
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Have you completed your FAFSA?


You do not need to wait until you are enrolled to complete the FAFSA.


 If you are planning to use state or federal financial aid, make sure you complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).

The FAFSA is a FREE online application to determine eligibility of federal, state, and certain scholarship financial aid opportunities.

 

Visit studentaid.gov to begin the application process.

 

If you have a general question regarding financial aid, you can call the financial aid office at (479) 575-3806.

Transcripts

Make sure all transcripts have been posted to your UAConnect Student Center

  • Click Academic Records Tile 
  • Click My Academics
  • Select View transfer credit report
  • You will not find an assigned adviser in UAConnect, please proceed to step 6 for that information.

 


 

For Undergraduate Students Only

 

Are you transferring credit from another institution?

 

Proceed to Step 6

UAConnect - myConnect
UAConnect - myConnect
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UAConnect Student Center
UAConnect
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Are you ready for advising?

 

The process for scheduling an advising session is different, depending on your degree program.

All advising appointments are scheduled for Central Standard Time.




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Non-degree seeking students, students who are taking individual courses and not enrolled in a degree program, can schedule an appointment with the adviser from the college that offers the class you would like to enroll in. The contact information for advisers are in the Degree Seeking section below.

To identify which college offers the course you want, login to UAConnect and go to Browse for Courses. If you need further assistance, view the UAConnect Guide.






Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

  • BS in Human Development and Family Science

The academic adviser for this program is Mrs. Melinda Dunlap with the Bumpers College Waldrip Student Center. To schedule your individual academic advising appointment, please utilize UASuccess to view Mrs. Dunlap’s calendar for available openings.

Currently, virtual advising is offered through Microsoft Teams and telephone appointments. If you are unable to navigate UASuccess to schedule your appointment, please contact Mrs. Dunlap directly at mdunlap@uark.edu or 479-575-6951. In addition, you can contact the Waldrip Student Center at 479-575-2252.

Students must send all emails from their uark.edu email account to schedule an advising appointment.

College of Education and Health Professions

For Degree Programs:

  • Bachelor of Human Resource Development
  • BSE in Educational Studies
  1. Log into Blackboard Learn
  2. Scroll down to “Assist”
  3. Scroll down to “UASuccess” which will show up after the CAPS section
  4. Search for your Adviser's name, Denise Bignar, and then click “Schedule an Appointment”.

For Degree Programs:

  • LPN to BS in Nursing
  • RN to BS in Nursing

Please complete the pre-advising checklist.
Contact the Boyer Center for Student Services by:

Include the following information: Full Name, UARK ID Number, Major, and indicate that you are an Online student.

Students must send an email from their uark.edu email to schedule an advising appointment.

Students must complete the New Online Student Checklist before making their appointment.

Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences

For Degree Programs:

  • BA in Communication
  • BA in English
  • BA in Spanish
  1. Admitted Students should fill out the Advising Request form.
  2. Visit the ARSC Advising Center page to prepare for your advising appointment.

For Degree Programs:

  • BA in Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Child Advocacy Studies Certificate
  • Geospatial Technologies Certificate

Email your adviser at fcacol@uark.edu to get started with advising.

Include the following information: Full Name, UARK ID Number, Major, and Minor.

Students must send an email from their uark.edu email to schedule an advising appointment.

For more information, please go to Fulbright Advising Center.

Sam M. Walton College of Business

  • BSBA in Accounting
  • BSBA in General Business
  • BSBA in Management
  • BSBA in Marketing
  • BSBA in Supply Chain Management

Please complete this form form to start the process of scheduling your appointment with an academic adviser in the Sam. M. Walton College of Business.

Before we can schedule your appointment, we will confirm your admissions status, ensure you have been activated for the upcoming term, and check the evaluation of your transfer credits. Once we receive their response, our front office staff will reach out to schedule an appointment with an online adviser.

If you have questions about academic advising, please call 479-575-4622. We appreciate your patience during this process and look forward to meeting with you soon!



ALP in Adult Education

Dr. Kenda Grover

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Dr. Kenda Grover

  kgrover@uark.edu

ALP in Arkansas Curriculum/Program Administrator

Dr. Ed Bengtson

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Dr. Ed Bengtson

  edle@uark.edu

ALP in Special Education

Dr. Peggy Schaefer-Whitby

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Dr. Peggy Schaefer-Whitby

  pschaefe@uark.edu

B.S. in Human Development and Family Science

Melinda Dunlap

To schedule your individual academic advising appointment, please utilize UASuccess to view possible openings in the calendar. Currently, virtual advising is offered through Microsoft Teams and telephone appointments. If you are unable to navigate UASuccess to schedule your appointment, please contact mdunlap@uark.edu or 479-575-6951.

Melinda Dunlap

  mdunlap@uark.edu

  479-575-6951

Doctorate of Nursing Practice

Dr. Patton

If a DNP student has an Advising Hold on their account, they should contact their adviser listed in UA Connect by email to arrange a phone conference to discuss a plan to complete the requirements for the degree.

Further questions can be sent to:

  onlinern@uark.edu

Ed.D. in Adult and Lifelong Learning

Dr. Kit Kacirek

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Dr. Kit Kacirek

  kitk@uark.edu

Ed.D. in Educational Leadership

Dr. Kevin Brady

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Dr. Kevin Brady

  kpbrady@uark.edu

Ed.D. in Human Resource Development

Dr. Jim Maddox

Students will receive an email shortly after admission into the program with enrollment information.

Sandra Ward,
Coordinator of Graduate Student Services

  sdward@uark.edu

  rhrcgra@uark.edu

  479-575-4188

Ed.S. in Curriculum and instruction

Dr. Jason Endacott

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Dr. Jason Endacott

  ciedgrad@uark.edu 

Ed.S. in Educational Leadership

Dr. Kevin Brady

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Dr. Kevin Brady

  kpbrady@uark.edu

Endorsement Career Development

Myra Haulmark

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Myra Haulmark

  haulmark@uark.edu

Endorsement Plan Dyslexia Therapist

David Hanson

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

David Hanson

  dwhanson@uark.edu

Endorsement Plan for English as a Second Language

Shelly McKeever

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Shelly McKeever

  shellymc@uark.edu

Endorsement Plan K-12 SPED

Kathleen Smoot

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Kathleen Smoot

  ksmoot@uark.edu

Endorsement Plan SPED Educational Examiner

Kathleen Smoot

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Kathleen Smoot

  ksmoot@uark.edu

Endorsement Plan SPED Resource Room

Kathleen Smoot

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Kathleen Smoot

  ksmoot@uark.edu

Executive MBA

Vikas Anand

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

  gsb@walton.uark.edu

  479-575-2851

Graduate Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis

Elizabeth R. Lorah, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Students will receive an email by August 1st with enrollment information.

Dr. Elizabeth Lorah

  lorah@uark.edu

Graduate Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis*

Dr. Liz Lorah

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Dr. Liz Lorah

  lorah@uark.edu

Graduate Certificate in AR Curriculum/Program Administrator

Dr. Ed Bengtson

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Dr. Ed Bengtson

  edle@uark.edu

Graduate Certificate in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Dr. Suzanne Kucharczyk

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Dr. Suzanne Kucharczyk

  suzannek@uark.edu

Graduate Certificate in Blockchain Enterprise Systems

Marion Dunagan

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

  gsb@walton.uark.edu

  479-575-2851

Graduate Certificate in Building Level Administrator

Dr. Ed Bengtson

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Dr. Ed Bengtson

  edle@uark.edu

Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics

Marion Dunagan

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

  gsb@walton.uark.edu

  479-575-2851

Graduate Certificate in District Level Administrator

Dr. Ed Bengtson

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Dr. Ed Bengtson

  edle@uark.edu

Graduate Certificate in Engineering Management Analytics

Mindy Hunthrop

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

  msom@uark.edu

  479-575-3413

Graduate Certificate in Engineering Management

Mindy Hunthrop

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

  msom@uark.edu

  479-575-3413

Graduate Certificate in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Marion Dunagan

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

  gsb@walton.uark.edu

  479-575-2851

Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Technologies

Jason Tullis

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Jason Tullis

  jatullis@uark.edu

  479-575-8784

Graduate Certificate in Homeland Security

Mindy Hunthrop

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Graduate Certificate in K-12 Online Teaching

Dr. Derrick Mears

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Dr. Derrick Mears

  dmears@uark.edu

Graduate Certificate in Lean Six Sigma

Mindy Hunthrop

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Graduate Certificate in Music Education for Students with Special Needs

Janet W. Knighten

If a Grad. Cert. In Music Education for Students with Special Needs has an Advising Hold on their account, they should contact their academic adviser.

Janet W. Knighten

  jknighte@uark.edu

Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education

Jan Emory

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Christy Reynolds

  onlinern@uark.edu

  479-718-1371

Graduate Certificate in Operations Management

Mindy Hunthrop

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

  msom@uark.edu

  479-575-3413

Graduate Certificate in Project Management

Mindy Hunthrop

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

  msom@uark.edu

  479-575-3413

Graduate Certificate in Special Education Transition Services

Dr. Suzanne Kucharczyk

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Dr. Suzanne Kucharczyk

  suzannek@uark.edu

Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Alyson Ballew

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Alyson Ballew

  ballew@uark.edu

Graduate Certificate in Tech Writing Public Rhetorics

Dr. Adam R. Pope

Contact the program coordinator.

Dr. Adam R. Pope

  arpope@uark.edu

Graduate Microcertificate in Advanced Air Mobility and Autonomous Operations

Mindy Hunthrop

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

  msom@uark.edu

  479-575-3413

Graduate Microcertificate in Analytics for Operations Managers

Mindy Hunthrop

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

  msom@uark.edu

  479-575-3413

Graduate Microcertificate in Decision Support for Operations Managers

Mindy Hunthrop

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

  msom@uark.edu

  479-575-3413

Graduate Microcertificate in Leading Operational Change

Mindy Hunthrop

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

  msom@uark.edu

  479-575-3413

Graduate Microcertificate in Systems Engineering Analytics

Mindy Hunthrop

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

  msem@uark.edu

  479-575-3413

Graduate Microcertificate in Systems Engineering and Engineering Management

Mindy Hunthrop

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

  msem@uark.edu

  479-575-3413

M.A. in Secondary Mathematics

Maria Tjani

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Maria Tjani

  mtjani@uark.edu

M.Ed. in Adult and Lifelong Learning

Kenda S. Grover

Continue following the M.Ed. In Adult and Lifelong Learning New Student Checklist.

Kenda S. Grover

  kgrover@uark.edu

M.Ed. in Community College Leadership

Michael S. Hevel

Admitted students in the Community College Leadership Program will be administratively enrolled in their first term class approximately one month before the start of the class.

Dr. Michael Hevel

  hevel@uark.edu

  479-575-4924

M.Ed. in Ed Leadership

Dr. Kevin Brady

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Dr. Kevin Brady

  kpbrady@uark.edu

M.Ed. in Ed Tech

Dr. Derrick Mears

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Dr. Derrick Mears

  dmears@uark.edu

  479-575-5439

M.Ed. in Ed. Equity

Dr. Pamela Yancy-Taylor

Students will receive an email three months before the beginning of the term with important enrollment information. If students have questions before then, please contact program coordinator.

Shannan Heard

  syheard@uark.edu

  501-653-7169

Master of Human Resource Development

Dr. Jim Maddox

Students will receive an email shortly after admission into the program with enrollment information.

Sandra Ward,
Coordinator of Graduate Student Services

  sdward@uark.edu

  rhrcgra@uark.edu

  479-575-4188

M.Ed. in Physical Education

Dr. Jack Kern

Check your @uark.edu email account for an email from your academic adviser two weeks before your registration date. If they have questions before that they should contact their academic adviser.

Dr. Jack Kern

  jkern@uark.edu

M.Ed. in Special Ed

Dr. Suzanne Kucharczyk

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Suzanne Kucharczyk, Ph.D.

  suzannek@uark.edu

M.Ed. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Dr. Janet Penner-Williams

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Dr. Janet Penner-Williams

  jpenner@uark.edu

M.S. in Agricultural and Extension Ed.

Dr. Donna Graham

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Dr. Donna Graham

  dgraham@uark.edu

  479-575-6346

M.S. In Electrical Engineering

Dr. Juan Carlos Balda

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Jane Cromhout

  mse@uark.edu

  579-575-3669

M.S. In Engineering

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Jane Cromhout

  mse@uark.edu

  479-575-3669

M.S. In Engineering Management

Mindy Hunthrop

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

  msem@uark.edu

  479-575-3413

M.S. In Food Safety

Cathy Hamilton

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

M.S. in Human Environmental Sciences

Dr. Eunjoo Cho, PhD

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Betsy Garrison, Director, HESC

  megarris@uark.edu

  479-575-4305

M.S. in Human Environmental Sciences - General Human Environmental Sciences

Dr. Eunjoo Cho, PhD

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Betsy Garrison, Director, HESC

  megarris@uark.edu

  479-575-4305

M.S. in Human Environmental Sciences - Human Development & Family Sciences

Dr. Eunjoo Cho, PhD

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Tim Killian, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, HESC

  tkillian@uark.edu

  479-575-7214

M.S. in Human Environmental Sciences - Human Nutrition & Hospitality Innovation

Dr. Eunjoo Cho, PhD

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Kelly Way, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, HESC

  kway@uark.edu

  479-575-4985

M.S. in Nursing

Jan Emory, PhD, RN, CNE

Please contact the adviser listed in UA Connect by email to arrange a phone conference to discuss a plan to complete the requirements for the degree.

Further questions can be sent to:

  onlinern@uark.edu

M.S. in Operations Management

Mindy Hunthrop

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses. The list of advisers for MSOM can be found below on their Program Sites page.

M.S.W. Advanced Master's in Social Work

Dr. Alishia Ferguson

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Janet Morgan,
Administrative Specialist II

  swonline@uark.edu

  479-575-6668

Master of Laws in Agricultural and Food Law (LLM)

Susan Schneider

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

  llm@uark.edu

  479-575-3706

Prof. Master of Information Sys.

Paul Cronon/Jeff Mullins

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

  gsb@walton.uark.edu

  479-575-2851

Special Education Initial Licensure

Dr. Suzanne Kucharczyk

Please contact the program coordinator for your next steps for enrolling in courses.

Dr. Suzanne Kucharczyk

  suzannek@uark.edu

When to Enroll

After you meet with your adviser and your advising holds are removed you can enroll in classes during your Registration Period. View the semester academic calendar for the next enrollment start date. Generally registration for Summer/Fall classes begins in April and Spring classes begins in November. The Schedule of Classes will publish before the registration period begins so you can plan your schedule.

 

Do you have non-advising holds in UA Connect?

  • Make sure to remove any non-advising holds. You will find holds under “Notifications” in your student center in UAConnect.
    • If you have an immunization hold contact the Pat Walker Health Center. Email to immu@uark.edu or fax to 479-575-7789 to inform them that you are an online student to have the hold removed.
    • The "Holds Box" will indicate any holds you may have (i.e.: Advising, Immunization, etc).
      • Advising Holds can only be removed once you have officially been advised.
      • Pre-registration holds can be removed by you. This is your term Financial Agreement found in the ‘To-Do’ box in your Student Center. Click the hyperlink for the Financial Agreement and follow the instructions. This will need to be completed each semester.

 

How to Enroll

Students enroll in classes in UAConnect. Use the Enroll in Class guide from the UAConnect Knowledge Center. If you run into a barrier during this process then please contact the Online Student Liaison Office. It is helpful to be at your computer and able to access UA Connect when calling for assistance.

UAConnect - myConnect
UAConnect - myConnect
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How Do Online Courses Work?

Blackboard Learn is a course management system that is used for most U of A online courses. Once you are registered, your course will become available as a link when the semester begins. You will securely log in to your course with your main university user ID and password. Before the semester begins you can login to Blackboard and take the tutorial class to learn how to navigate and access tools and resources in Blackboard. You can also schedule a call with an Online Student Liaison for a walk-thru of Blackboard. Students will need to be sitting at their desktop computer for this call.

 

Class Materials

Online students may rent or purchase their textbooks from the UA Bookstore and other retailers. Use the Find Course Materials page to identify which items are required for your class. You will need to know the Term, Department, Course, and Section. Students are expected to have a dedicated computer. All specifications are listed for each academic college on the UA Tech Store & Service Center website.

Bookstore - Find Course Materials
Bookstore - Find Course Materials
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Sign Up for Orientation

 For Undergraduate Students Only

 

Orientation introduces you to the technology, resources and supports of the University of Arkansas through a two-week non-credit course which takes place right before the semester you were admitted to start taking classes at the U of A. Your course will be led by a University of Arkansas faculty or staff member who will help you get to know the University, find new resources, and be prepared to start the semester confidently.

 

Important Things to Note

  • Orientation is required for all incoming online undergraduate students.
  • The course is fully online and does not require you to come to campus.
  • The course runs for two weeks right before you start your first semester as an online student at the U of A.
  • The course is not self-paced. You will need to set aside times that work for you over the two weeks to regularly participate, but you will not need to log in at specific times or dates.

 

Sign Up Now to Secure Your Spot