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New Student Handbook: 2008 Edition University of California, Irvine


Welcome to UCI!

You are about to begin an exciting adventure which we hope will be filled with growth, enlightenment, laughter, discovery, and new friends.

To help you succeed on this journey, we have provided this New Student Handbook with tips and important information to make sure your time at UCI starts off smoothly. As an Anteater, you are required to know and observe University deadlines and procedures, many of which we have included here. Also, you are perpetually surrounded by faculty, staff, and fellow students that would be glad to help you, so do not be afraid to ask.

Again, welcome to UCI. We are so excited that you have decided to join us.

Best Wishes,
UC Irvine Faculty and Staff


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New Student Checklists
Fall 2011

Your personalized checklist of things to do before the start of classes awaits you in the campus portal, ZotPortal.

To get started, make sure you have activated your UCInetID, then click the banner below.
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Need help using the checklist? Check out our short video tutorial here.

If you are unable to activate your UCInetID or log in to ZotPortal, you can download one of the following predefined checklists:

Printable list Fall 2011 Checklist for Freshmen
Printable list Fall 2011 Checklist for Transfers

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