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NevadaFIT information
NevadaFIT is a required, one-credit intensive academic program for all first-year students that begins one week prior to the fall semester. All students will attend the formal Check-in with NevadaFIT to pick up their materials and move into their housing early (if living on campus) so they are ready to engage in this on-campus college-before-college experience. It is designed to help students successfully transition from high school to college and provides realistic exposure to the style, pace, intensity, and rigor of college courses. After completing NevadaFIT, students are better prepared for their first semester of college.
The Check-in and NevadaFIT Program dates are required for students to attend so please mark your calendars now!
New Student Check-in day and time will be assigned based on your dorm assignment or your major. More information to come.
TransferFIT information
August 15-20, 2026 (required in-person attendance)
August 24-December 5, 2026 (online or in-person section available)
TransferFIT is an optional*, three-credit course that is designed to meet some of the unique needs of transfer students. This course helps ease the transition into the University of Nevada, Reno while supporting students in building a community with their peers. The first in-person week of the course coincides with NevadaFIT but then continues into through the fall semester either in-person or online. Spots are limited, so students must fill out the application to be enrolled in the course.
*TransferFIT is required for all transfer students living in the Transfer LLC.
Mentor information
Upperclassmen can apply for the opportunity to work for the NevadaFIT program!
There are eleven college-based camps, (including an exploratory camp for those who are undecided), for first-year students and an additional camp for transfer students. Apply for the following positions: Pack Mentor, TransferFIT Mentor, FIT Central Specialist, or Digital Wolf Pack Initiative Student Employee. You do not need to have attended FIT as a student to be hired as a mentor.
