NTSW 2025 - Future Students
Transfer & Branch Transition Exploration Day
October 24, 2025
Ready to see yourself at UNM? As part of National Transfer Student Week (NTSW), Exploration Day is your chance to experience life as a future Lobo at UNM-ABQ! Spend the morning with other future transfer and branch transition students learning about admissions, scholarships, financial aid, research, and advising. Then, in the afternoon, it’s a “choose your own adventure” experience: connect with departments and student organizations at the Campus Connections Fair, tour campus and resource centers, get one-on-one financial aid guidance, or explore campus at your own pace. Come discover your path to UNM-ABQ!
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO ATTEND!
Schedule of Events - MORNING
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Check-In & Light Refreshments
UNM Welcome Center (720 Yale Blvd. NE)
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Presentations
Various locations on campus
Three presentation clusters will take place across different locations on UNM’s campus, including the Lobo Welcome Center and two academic classrooms. Topics will include Admissions, Financial Aid & Scholarships, Academic Advisement, and Undergraduate Research.
12:30 PM
Lunch
Transfer & Transition Student Center - UAEC, Suite 170 (Bldg 85)
Pizza and salad will be provided! Students can eat and mingle before heading over to the various activities for the afternoon.
Schedule of Events - AFTERNOON
In the afternoon, events are set up in a “choose your own adventure” style. Several activities happen at the same time, and you get to decide which ones to join based on your interests and what’s most helpful for you. Check out the options below and plan your own path through the afternoon.
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Campus Connections Fair
Union Square Tree Planters (just outside the northern doors of the SUB-Level 1)
This event is beneficial to all students but especially our current and future transfer and transition students are invited to attend the Campus Connections Fair. Several different UNM Albuquerque Campus departments, programs, offices, and student groups will host an information table where you can chat with a representative, make connections, and take home valuable information and maybe even some fun UNM swag!
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
FAFSA and Financial Aid Guidance
Transfer & Transition Student Center - UAEC, Suite 170 (Bldg 85)
Got questions about the financial side of your transfer? The EOC TRIO team has you covered! Staff will be on hand to give you one-on-one support with everything from completing your FAFSA, to figuring out which forms you need, to making sure you’re financially ready for your next step. Don’t forget—the 2026–27 FAFSA will already be open, and UNM’s priority deadline is January 31. Take advantage of this chance to get ahead!
1:00 - 1:45 PM
Student Resource Center Tour
Transfer & Transition Student Center - UAEC, Suite 170 (Bldg 85)
Join us for a guided tour of UNM’s Student Resource Centers and discover all the ways UNM supports transfer and branch transition students. We’ll begin at the Transfer & Transition Student Center at 1:00 PM before heading out to various locations across campus, so be sure to arrive on time. Along the way, our staff will connect you with the people who work in these centers and highlight the services and opportunities designed to help you thrive.
2:00 - 3:00 PM
UNM Housing & American Campus Communities Tour
Meet at the Housing Table at the Campus Connections Fair at 1:45 PM
Union Square Tree Planters (just outside the northern doors of the SUB-Level 1)
2:00 - 3:00 PM
UNM Campus Tour
Meet at the Admissions Table at the Campus Connections Fair at 1:45 PM
Union Square Tree Planters (just outside the northern doors of the SUB-Level 1)
2:00 - 3:00 PM
UNM School of Engineering Tour
Meet at the Engineering Table at the Campus Connections Fair at 1:45 PM
Union Square Tree Planters (just outside the northern doors of the SUB-Level 1)
Questions? Contact Us!
unmtransfer@unm.edu
505-277-7000