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

Click here to get started right away on your required START Center forms (ID card application, financial responsibility statement, 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, CLT)
• 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]