Welcome to the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Florida Prepaid students will have their Florida Prepaid accounts billed automatically after the drop/add period every term based on the number of credit hours enrolled. Learn more.

Log in to your Bright Futures account and designate Florida Atlantic as your university. Scholarship funds will then automatically be sent to Florida Atlantic University.

Please note that Bright Futures funds are sent to Florida Atlantic prior to each semester. Disbursements are made to your account after the drop/add period. Learn more.

Yes. All students must submit their non-refundable admissions deposit in Owldone before applying for housing. The housing application will become available 20 minutes after your admissions deposit has been paid.

Be sure to adhere to all housing application deadlines, including the housing priority deadline, as housing is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. See all deadlines.

No, students are not required to live on the Boca Raton campus. For students who wish to live on campus, please note the priority housing date. Housing is limited and will fill up, so we highly recommend you apply for housing in Owldone and submit your housing deposit by the priority housing date.

After paying your deposit, it is time to get Owldone! In your Owldone portal, you will find a checklist of everything you need to complete before classes start. Some tasks will become available immediately after you pay your deposit, while other tasks will become available later in the spring.

Yes. Please contact our Student Accessibility Services Office. You must be an accepted student to register with the SAS.

To verify your residency, submit the Residency Affidavit in your Owldone portal. All students are required to verify residency for tuition purposes.

Please wait 4-6 weeks for your Residency Affidavit to be reviewed. If additional documentation is needed, our residency team will contact you via your FAU email.

Learn more about Residency.

Yes. All students are required to verify residency for tuition purposes.

You can sign up for Student Orientation, Academics, and Resources (SOAR) in your Owldone portal. Registration opens in early March, and in-person SOAR takes place over the summer. There are several different orientation dates, and the spots are first-come, first-served. Families are also welcome to attend orientation. Learn more about first-year SOAR.

View our Cost of Attendance.

The first step of course registration is Online Advising. You can complete Online Advising in your Owldone portal when it opens in March. After you submit your Online Advising form, an academic advisor will contact you via your FAU email address with instructions on how to register for classes. Note: Students can register for courses after signing up for orientation and providing proof of immunizations.

For important dates, view our Academic Calendar.

Please refer to the Exam Credit page for details.

Yes. After you graduate, you must submit your official final high school transcript with your graduation date listed. You must also submit official final transcripts from every post-secondary institution (i.e. dual enrollment) you have attended.

Please request that your high school/post-secondary institutions send your official final transcript directly to Florida Atlantic. We recommend transcripts be sent electronically, via:

• Naviance/SCOIR/Common App (typically used by high schools)
• FASTER (preferred method for Florida public higher education institutions)
• SMART/Joint Service Transcript (military records)
• Parchment
• National Student Clearinghouse

Official transcripts can also be mailed directly from your high school in a sealed envelope (if the seal is broken, we cannot accept the transcript as official). Hard copies will require additional time for evaluation. Official transcripts can be mailed to the following address:

Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road – SU80
P.O. Box 3091
Boca Raton, FL. 33431-0991