First Year @ UOW

Welcome to the University of Wollongong! Over the next few months, as you settle in to uni life, you will experience many new and exciting opportunities. Whether you have come straight from school, overseas, resuming your studies, changing careers or expanding your knowledge, adjusting to the new expectations of university study and life as a student can take some time. But don’t panic, whatever challenge you face you are definitely not alone. This website is a great place to start and is especially designed to answer all your first year questions and act as a guide to all the useful services and information available to you. From before you even start uni to when you receive your first semester results, this website will guide you through, step by step.

This website also contains valuable information for parents and partners of first year UOW Students. Throughout their time at UOW, and especially in their first year, students need support and encouragement from their families. To help parents and partners of students in their first year at UOW this website has been designed to give you the information you need to help support your student as they commence their university studies.

In addition, UOW staff can also use this website as a resource for information on how to guide and refer students to the appropriate services and support. In adjusting to university study and life, students will often require additional support. Staff knowledge on how to refer first year students is vital in ensuring students get the right information when they most need it.

New to UOW? What you should know now. . .