Orion Student Center

New Orion Student Center

Optimized user experience: User-specific Dashboards and a collection of quick link tiles to key self-service areas.

Coming on October 28, 2019 the new look provides numerous immediate benefits for students and applicants including:

Intuitive navigation: users get where they are going quickly and easily
Mobile device friendly: device awareness – easily view pages on any device
Optimized user experience: user-specific Dashboards and quick link tiles to key self-service areas

The new Orion Student Center, which was designed to be used on mobile devices, can also be used on a laptop and desktop. The new Orion Student Center is more than a mobile platform; it is responsive and recognizes the device form factor being used and adapts the layout to optimize the user’s experience.

Frequently Asked Questions

On Monday, October 28, Orion Student Center will display a fresh appearance that elevates the user experience for our students. With the latest upgrades to the student portal, Orion Student Center users will encounter a site that is easy to navigate, displays a modern view, and adapts to screen size and resolution.

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Select the Manage My Classes tile.

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Your Enrollment Appointments will appear when you select the Enrollment Appointment option in the left menu.

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Select the Manage My Classes tile.

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You can access the Shopping Cart, Adding Classes, Swapping Classes, and Dropping Classes options in the left menu.

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Select the Financial Aid tile.
If you have aid for multiple years, you will be given a box to select the Aid Year. If not, you will be directed to the only Aid Year available to you.

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Under the Award Summary option in the left menu, you will see any aid that has been offered to you.
Under the Accept/Decline option in the left menu, you will be alerted to any aid that you need to accept or decline.

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Select the Manage My Classes tile.

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Select the Class Search option in the left menu. It will display the class search options.

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Holds and To Do Items are now consolidated in the Tasks tile.
The tile will display the number of holds you have on your record and the number of outstanding To Do Items to submit to university offices. If you have no holds or To Do Items outstanding, the Tasks tile is view-only.

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Select the Holds option in the left menu and you will see the hold(s) on record. Select the hold for more information.

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The university utilizes EZ Pay for all tuition payments. You can access a link to EZ Pay via the Bursar Account tile.

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Select the Payment Options drop down and then the Link to EZ Pay option.

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Select the Bursar Account tile.

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Select the Payment Options drop down and then the option for Enroll in Short Term Loan will be in the left menu.

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Select the Profile tile.

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Options for updating contact information are listed in the left menu. Select Contact Details to view/update your phone number and/or email address. Select Addresses to view/update your physical address. Select Emergency Contacts to update your emergency contact.

Official Transcripts

Official transcript requests can still be completed within Galaxy using the Order Official Transcript link under the Orion Self-Service (Student) folder.

Unofficial Transcripts

Unofficial transcripts can be found in the Student Center Dashboard.

Select the My Academics tile.
Select the View My Transcript option.

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Select the Manage My Classes tile.

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Your Class Schedule will appear as the first option in the left menu. Your weekly schedule will appear as the second option in the left menu.

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Select the My Academics tile.

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Your grades will appear in the left menu.

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Select the Manage My Classes tile.

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Your Exam Schedule will appear in the left menu.

No, only students will be able to see the new Orion Student Center. Faculty and staff will still continue to see the same version of Orion. In future phases we hope to have an administrative view of the new Orion Student Center for faculty/staff who need to assist students.

Common Elements Used with Student Center Dashboard

	Select to see a list of available actions for the current window. The Sign Out command is always available under this menu.
	Select the back icon to go back to your most recently used page (shown next to the icon).

Tile Contents

	My Academics Course History Make a Plan Change/View Plan Change Status View Grades FERPA Confidentiality options Request Unofficial Transcripts View Degree Audit Report Enrollment Verifications View Transfer Credit
	Manage My Classes View Current Classes View Weekly Schedule Schedule Planner Enrollment Shopping Cart Add Class Swap Classes Drop Classes View Enrollment Appointment Class Search Browse Course Catalog Texas Common Course Numbers Exam Schedule Bookstore link to order books
	Bursar Account View Account Balance Payment Options Short Term Loans Link to EZPay Flywire – International Wire Transfers Account Statement My Refunds Tuition Estimates
	Financial Aid Awards Awards Summary Accept/Decline Awards Financial Aid Summary Cost of Attendance Financial Aid Website Financial Aid Forms
	Tasks To Do List (checklist items and activity guides) Holds Completed Agreements
	Communications List of emails sent to your UTD email address
	Graduation Apply for Graduation View Graduation Status My Academic Requirements Print Graduation Embassy Letters Print Graduation Verification Letters
	Helpful Links Campus Email Academic Calendar eLearning Tuition Information EZPay Campus Map Apply for Financial Aid National Student Clearinghouse Scholarship Information Academic Catalog Majors and Degrees Apply For Housing Coursebook UTD Transfer Equivalent System
	Profile View Names on Record View/Update Email Addresses View/Update Phone Numbers View/Update Addresses View/Update Emergency Contacts View/Update Ethnicity View Other Demographic Information

	Live Chat
	Service Catalog
	972-883-2911
	Walk-In Support
	assist@utdallas.edu

New Orion Student Center

Frequently Asked Questions

Why am I not seeing my usual Student Center?

Where are my enrollment appointment dates?

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How do I register for classes?

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How do I accept my offer of Financial Aid?

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How do I search for classes?

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How do I see my holds?

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How do I pay my tuition?

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How do I enroll in the short-term loan?

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How do I update my contact information?

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How do I find my transcript?

Official Transcripts

Unofficial Transcripts

How do I see my class schedule?

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Where are my grades?

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Where is my final exam schedule?

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Will employees see the new appearance of Orion Student Center when logging in to Orion?

Common Elements Used with Student Center Dashboard

Tile Contents

My Academics

Manage My Classes

Bursar Account

Financial Aid

Tasks

Communications

Graduation

Helpful Links

Profile

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