Student Experience
UF Online’s flexibility meets you where you are so you can pursue your passion. We are connecting thinkers, innovators, and learners to open new paths to possibilities in their lives. We are one Gator community.
UF Online Plaza
The UF Online Plaza is your 24/7 virtual campus to meet, connect, network, and grow with other #GatorsOnline, advisors, faculty, and staff. Use the app to stay mobile as you chat with peers, engage in conversations, and get support for anything you need. Customize your notifications to help keep you up to date and never miss out on what interests you.
Learn more about the PlazaStudent Engagement
UF Online hosts a variety of activities to engage and connect with online students, including annual events on the UF campus, virtual events in the Plaza, and UF Online and PaCE students are active within their student communities as well. Additionally, through Gator Clubs around the world you can interact with the Gator Nation. Online does not mean solitary!
Above and Beyond Support
UF is here for online students in so many ways. One message, email, or phone call is all it takes to register for classes, talk through finance questions, or connect with a student resource. Get support from your advisor, the UF Online student support team, the UF Online OneStop, the UF Helpdesk, and many more teams and individuals who care about your success.
Learn about student supportsOptional Fee Package
Students from anywhere can opt-in to the Optional Fee Package to have access to the same services as students living residentially on the UF campus. The fee package gives you access to a wide variety of student activities like the fitness center, the student health care center, student prices for athletic events, and transportation around Gainesville.
Optional Fee PackageYou’ve got this. We’ve got you.
“Every step of the way.” We’ll meet you where you are, and together, we can launch ideas that will change the world.
More Ways to Enhance Your Experience
As a UF Online student, you can take your education beyond academics and far outside the online classroom.
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