Steps for New Online Students

Wait to receive your official acceptance letter from the Graduate School of Education’s Office of Graduate Admission. This will give you all of the information you need to get started as a new student.

To accept your offer of admission and confirm your enrollment, please log in to your applicant status page at ubgradconnect.buffalo.edu/apply/status to complete the reply form (and pay your enrollment deposit, if applicable) by the date listed in your acceptance letter.

1.  Wait to receive email notification that your Person Number and UBITName are available in your applicant status page.
2. After you access your UBITName and person number, you will receive an email with your one-time password approximately 2 to 7 business days later. If you have previously been a UB student, you will not receive a one-time password; contact UBIT Help Desk at 716-645-3542.
3. Once you have these three pieces, go to the UBIT activation page to activate your account and create your new password. If you have trouble accessing your UBIT account and/or email, please contact the UBIT Help Desk at 716-645-3542 and identify yourself as a new student.
4. Enroll in two-step verification from Duo. The first time you log into UB services like HUB, MyUB or UB Learns, you will be asked to enroll a device in two-step verification to confirm it is really you and to protect your account. Learn more and enroll at buffalo.edu/ubit/duo as soon as you activate your UBITName (buffalo.edu/ubit/activate).

1. All students taking 9 or more credits are required to have health insurance. If you have private health insurance that meets the minimum requirements, you can request a waiver for the premium.
    ›  Learn more at UB's health insurance website
   
   
2. As an online-only student, you will automatically be waived from the immunization requirement. However, New York State requires that all students receive information about meningococcal disease and make an informed decision about whether or not to receive immunization against meningococcal disease. Please visit below link for complete details. 
   ›  Learn more about immunization documentation

Make a list of the courses you plan to take, along with the course registration numbers. Registration numbers are available online and listed under the HUB Student Center in MyUB. Discuss your options with your assigned faculty advisor.

If you need to take undergraduate courses while in your graduate program, you need to fill out this form and get appropriate approval to register for the course(s). According to the Office of Student Accounts, you will be charged graduate-level tuition and fees for all undergraduate coursework, as you are a graduate student.

You will enroll in classes via the HUB Student Center, which is available in MyUB. Information about HUB, including how-to videos, is available on the online support site for HUB.

Registration and schedules are real-time; grades and service indicator information is updated once every 24 hours. Online services are available from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. 

The University at Buffalo requires all new students to pass “Sexual Assault Prevention for Graduate Students,” an online education requirement, in addition to coursework for your field of study. Instructions will arrive in your UB email. You can find more information about the Sexual Assault Prevention for Graduate Students course on the Student Life Gateway: buffalo.edu/studentlife/who-we-are/departments/health-promotion/alcoholedu-and-sexual-assault-prevention.

Please consult with your academic department to obtain details about New Student Orientation

It's important to learn more about your UBmail because faculty and academic departments utilize UBmail for all communication.

Please contact the UBIT Help Desk at 716-645-3542 if you have trouble accessing your UBIT account or email.

1. Visit UB’s academic calendar to confirm when the semester begins.
2. As a fully online student, you may be eligible for waivers of the student activity fee and comprehensive fee. Please be sure to contact your department to confirm the procedure for obtaining the fee waivers. You can access the comprehensive fee waiver request form on the Student Accounts website.
3. You will have access to your syllabi and book lists in UBLearns prior to the start of your online classes. Contact your instructor for further details.
4. Purchase your books. Availability of books in the UB bookstore will vary by program.