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UWF Graduate School Orientation

New Graduate Student Orientation

Orientation for new graduate students takes place at the start of each semester. The orientation provides newly admitted graduate students with an overview of University services and extracurricular opportunities and an understanding of what to expect academically and financially as UWF graduate students.

In addition, you will have the opportunity to hear from current graduate students, the Graduate Student Association, other campus organizations, as well as receive information on how to purchase text books, parking permits and your nautilus card.

The flexible, new online platform allows you to attend orientation 100% online, at your own convenience.

Orientation Log-In Guide

MyUWF Activation Instructions:

Students who have registered for classes will use their MyUWF account to log-in to the online orientation platform. Students who have been admitted, but have not yet registered for classes must log-in through Lighthouse (see the "Lighthouse Log-In Instructions" section below).

  1. 1) If you haven't already done so, please activate your MyUWF account and obtain your username and password:

    1. a) Go to the MyUWF log-in web page at https://my.uwf.edu/

    2. b) Click on the app titled "Activate Your Account-New to UWF".

    3. c) Click the "Activate your Account" button.

*Once you have completed the account activation process, it takes approximately 15 minutes before your account is ready for use.


MyUWF Log-In Instructions:

  1. 1) Once you have successfully logged-in to MyUWF, find the search bar at the top of the screen. Type "Graduate Student Orientation" into the search bar and click the search button.

  2. 2) Click on the app titled "Graduate Student Orientation".


Lighthouse Log-In Instructions:

If you have been admitted, but have not yet registered for classes you must log-in through Lighthouse. If you have registered for classes, please use your MyUWF account to log-in (see the "MyUWF Log-In Instructions" section above).

  1. 1) The creation and use of a PIN and your UWF ID Number are required to gain access to the LightHouse system.

  2. 2) Go to the Lighthouse log-in website at https://nautical.uwf.edu/lighthouse/

  3. 3) Follow the instructions on the screen to log-in.

  4. 4) Click on the link titled "Orientation Registration" under the Enrollment Information section.

  5. 5) Click on the New Graduate Student Orientation link.

Orientation System Preferences

The virtual orientation experience is a combination of audio, video, photographs, computer graphics, and text. To help create a faster, richer experience, please check the system requirements below to see if your device is compatible:

  • 1) It is recommended that you use a laptop or desktop computer with a Windows or MacIntosh OS X v10.5 operating system. The platform does not support tablets or mobile devices.


  • 3) Please make sure that your computer's speakers or headphones are turned on and working properly, as the majority of the orientation content is video based.



Please do not hesitate to contact the Graduate School if you have any questions or concerns regarding the graduate orientation.