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The following packet includes detailed information about the on-boarding process for the Upper Division program at the University of South Florida’s College of Nursing for the Fall 2024 semester. It is essential that you read the packet in its entirety.
The Upper Division program is a full-time program on the USF Tampa campus. Transportation for clinical experiences is the responsibility of the student, and some locations may be as much as two hours from the USF Tampa campus. Students will be assigned a clinical region. Generally, you will have courses, clinicals, and labs during the day Monday – Friday, and a Preceptorship in your last semester that may include overnights and weekends; however, the College of Nursing reserves the right to require clinical/lab participation on evenings, weekends as well as overnight. You will have common test times throughout the program that may take place during evenings or weekends.
All students admitted to the Fall 2024 Upper Division pathway have an academic program plan that structured sequentially over five consecutive semesters: Fall 2024; Spring 2025; Summer 2025 (12 weeks); Fall 2025; and Spring 2026. The anticipated graduation date is Spring (May) 2026.
In addition to University tuition and fees, there are other costs associated with the nursing program. Please ensure to review the estimated cost for incoming students.
All students must adhere to their program plans and academic continuity:
- Each student must adhere to the program plan received upon admission.
- Should a student break progression due to earning a non-passing grade or withdrawal, per the College of Nursing Progression Policy found in the College of Nursing Student Handbook, the student must petition and receive permission from the Baccalaureate Admissions Progression Committee to remain in or be readmitted to the program. The student’s program plan will be reviewed by the Program Director and/or Assistant Dean for any courses, clinicals, or labs that need to be repeated and to determine when there will be room in the next available cohort. Students must remain at their home campus in the pathway for which originally admitted.
- Should a student break progression due to a withdrawal with cause (WC), failure to register, or cancelation of enrollment by the University for financial reasons will be considered grounds for progression violation or dismissal. Students may not progress in their pathway if they voluntarily withdraw or withdraw with cause from any pre-licensure course, lab, or clinical in their designated pathway. The withdrawal will be considered a failed course and grounds for progression violation or dismissal.
- The student acknowledges that breaks in progression for any reason may result in pause for up to two years.
- If the break in progression causes the student to be outside of the graduation timeline outlined in the USF System Policy 10-505: Degree Progression and Completion Deadline for Undergraduate Students, permission must be received by Undergraduate Studies for the student to be readmitted to the major.
Action Items - Required of you to Complete
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The College of Nursing would like to know if you plan to continue from the Freshmen Nursing Pathway into the Upper Division pathway, no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, March 15, 2024. Please click here to submit Intent to Enroll . If you wish to continue in the pathway, you will then proceed with your Onboarding Packet. In order for the FNR to Upper Division Survey to be received and valid, the submission date/time must show no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, March 15, 2024. Submissions after the posted deadline will not be valid and you will not progress into the Upper Division Pathway. Please be sure to submit the Intent to Enroll survey using the link provided in this message: ( Please click here to submit Intent to Enroll ) |
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All College of Nursing students are required to complete a Background Check, Verification of Health Insurance, Immunization Verification, and Drug Screening for the College of Nursing via CastleBranch.com. This is not the same as the Medical History Form from USF Student Health Services. The Castle Branch requirements are required for all undergraduate students in the College of Nursing.
Verification of health insurance must be submitted to Castle Branch and the College of Nursing must have clearance on your drug test and background checks by April 19, 2024 or your seat in the program will be forfeited. All other Castle Branch requirements need to be completed by the first day of classes. Please start the process IMMEDIATELY. The COVID-19 vaccination documentation has been added to the Castle Branch immunization tracker. At this time we do not require COVID vaccinations for students to enroll in any of our nursing pathways/programs. While we do not require a vaccination many of our clinical partners require vaccinations of students based upon the federal mandate. We expect that most if not all of our clinical sites will require COVID vaccinations by the end of February to comply with the federal mandate. Medical and religious exemptions may be granted but this is at the discretion of our clinical partners. We cannot guarantee an exception will be made.
Purchase your CastleBranch account IMMEDIATELY using your USF email ($205): For fingerprinting purposes, you must purchase your CastleBranch based on where you are currently residing and will be doing your fingerprints (this is not your state of residency). If you will be getting your fingerprints done outside of Florida, you must purchase the out of state fingerprinting package (Code UD99osfp).
*Out of State Coding: Out of state is considered where you are currently physically residing and not your state of residence Purchase, complete, and upload your HIPAA Compliance in Castle Branch:
Please contact Castle Branch at 888-723-4263 with any questions regarding the uploading of documentation or requirements for your profile. The USF College of Nursing Compliance Team (con-compliance@usf.edu) can assist you if the Castle Branch Customer Service cannot resolve an issue. Please ensure to email through your USF email and include your name, program (Upper Division), and cohort (Fall 2024). Due to military documentation not being in line with civilian documentation, there is the possibility that your military documentation will be rejected. If this happens, please contact the College of Nursing's Student Academic Compliance Officer, (con-compliance@usf.edu. Each rejection will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Please remember to include your U-ID in your email. Please note that this is not a one time process. You, the student, must monitor all requirements and keep them up to date during the time of your enrollment in The College of Nursing. Failure to keep the programmatic and clinical requirements up-to-date can result in being restricted from attending clinicals. |
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Click here for specific instructions: MyClinicalExchange Instructions |
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We are very excited for you to start your nursing journey with us and officially welcome you at the College of Nursing's Student Orientation on Friday, April 26 from 9am-3:15pm either In Person. Those who do not attend will forfeit their seat in the program. The Nursing Student Orientation is for admitted students only and there is no room for guests. The College of Nursing's Student Orientation is mandatory. Attire: Business Casual You must RSVP for the Nursing Student Orientation by April 13th at midnight. Click here to RSVP. Check-in will begin at 8:30am as orientation will begin at 9:00am sharp. The deadline to RSVP is April 13th. USF Health Campus Map . Lunch will be provided for those that RSVP on-time. If you do not have a USF Parking Decal you will need to park in the Laurel Garage- 6th Floor. The garage is located off of Holly Drive and USF Laurel Dr- Parking Map If you do have a USF decal you will need to reference the Parking Map for the closest parking location based off of your decal. You have successfully RSVPed when you get the message ‘We thank you for your time spent taking this survey. Your response has been recorded.’ after submitting the survey. You will need to bring the devices you intend to use during the program with them for computer checks (E.g. Laptop and mobile devices- cell phone/tablet). Additionally, there will be a mandatory face-to-face Clinical Onboarding - TBD |
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Please ensure to check and remove all holds prior to registration. You can view registration holds in your myusf: OASIS; Student; Student Records; View Holds. Only the office that placed the hold on your account is authorized to remove the hold. Therefore, if you have questions regarding how to remove a hold, please directly contact the office that placed a hold. The earliest any student can register for in Nursing courses for the Fall is Friday, April 26, 2024, even if your registration day/time assigned by the University is earlier. Please note that no matter when you register, you will be guaranteed a seat in all nursing courses, clinicals, and labs. The registration times varies for current USF students and new USF students: If you are a current USF student, you will be assigned a day and time when you can register for classes by the University. You may register for classes on Friday, April 26 or on/after your assigned registration day by the University; whichever is sooner. If you are a new USF student, within two weeks after you register for USF Orientation, you will be assigned a time ticket to register for classes. You can then register for classes on or after April 26 Dr. Cheryl Zambroski, Tampa Campus Director, will go over your first-semester schedule in-detail at the College of Nursing Orientation. Therefore, we request that you save scheduling questions until the College of Nursing Orientation. You will be assigned a clinical region and will need to onboard to the respective hospitals within that region. Please note that the College of Nursing cannot provide any guarantees on any specific clinical regions. Transportation for clinical is the responsibility of the student and may be as much as two hours from the USF Tampa campus. All of our clinical partners provide excellent opportunities to our students. You will find out your clinical region via USF email as soon as that information has been finalized. |
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The College of Nursing has created a Base Guide to help familiarize our military-connected students with University, College, and Tampa Bay resources. If you are using VA Benefits, after you register for classes, you will then apply for your VA Education Benefit and Submit a Clockwork Application. For questions on applying for VA Education Benefits and submitting Clockworks, please contact the USF Office of Veteran Success directly at 813-974-2291. Apply for Your VA Education Benefit
Submit a Clockwork Application To request to use your VA education benefits each semester (Chapter 33, 35, 30, or 1606), you MUST complete steps 1-5 on your Clockwork application EVERY SEMESTER. If you make ANY changes to your class schedule AFTER OVS has certified you, complete a Change in Benefit Request by clicking the button at the top left of your original Clockwork application. Out of State Student Waiver *FOR STUDENTS BEING CHARGED OUT-OF-STATE FEES ONLY* You MUST complete an online Out of State Fee Waiver with the Office of Veteran Success EVERY SEMESTER that you qualify. Keep in mind that this waiver DOES NOT change your residency status at USF, but instead waives 100% of your out-of-state charges each semester. |
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All undergraduate students participating in clinicals and lab must follow the College of Nursing's uniform and dress code, which can be found in the College of Nursing Student Handbook. You will need a minimum of one nursing scrub top, nursing scrub pant. The lab coat is optional- More information regarding a lab coat be discussed at orientation.. You will be required to wear your nursing scrub top and pants for all nursing clinicals and labs. Nursing labs will begin the first week and will be held 2-3 times per week. You may purchase your uniforms in-person at any USF campus bookstore; however, the USF Tampa Bookstore is anticipating your cohort's admission and may have the most variety of sizes in-stock. You can purchase your order in-person through the USF Bookstore or by submitting your order to them via email. Pick-up at the bookstore is free; delivery is an additional fee. If you want your order delivered, you should order a minimum of two weeks prior to the beginning of the semester (six weeks prior if you are having your name embroidered on your lab coat). If you purchase a Nursing Lab Coat (optional), please be sure to order "short/undergraduate (33/34 inches)". The Undergraduate coat should fall just below the hips. Depending on your height, you may need to order a graduate (37/38 inches) or doctoral (40 inches) coat. Getting your name embroidered on your coat is optional and takes an additional 3-4 weeks. For questions regarding uniform stock, sizing, pricing, or ordering, please contact the USF Bookstore directly at 813-974-2631. |
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You will need your Fall 2024 Textbooks by the first day of classes. Textbooks are available for purchase or rent through the USF Bookstore. The Upper Division Program Director, Dr. Zambroski, will go over your the textbooks required for the first semester during Orientation. Therefore, it is recommended you wait until after the Nursing Orientation to purchase your textbooks. Textbooks for online classes may be purchased through the USF Bookstore in three different ways:
In addition to Textbooks, there are other materials that you must purchase for the program that are not available through the USF Bookstore. Please review the required technology that you will purchase closer to the start of the program. Please note, these are current prices as of 4/9/2021. You will be notified of any price changes, should they occur. All USF College of Nursing students are required to have a laptop/notebook computer with wireless internet connection and a web browser. Students are also required to have a compatible webcam and microphone; the webcam and microphone should either be built into your laptop/notebook or be a portable model. Students in all nursing courses are expected to meet these requirements to successfully participate in their courses. Failure to meet these technology standards may result in inability to complete program requirements. It is the student's responsibility to ensure all requirements are met prior to the start of the semester. The College of Nursing's Student Computer Requirement has specific information on hardware requirements. TheUSF Computer Store offers laptop "bundles" for registered students. |
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You will create a signature line in your USF email. Your signature line will consist of your name, U#, major (Upper Division), your cohort semester and year (Fall 2024). Do not change your cohort as you progress through the program. USF Signature Line Template: Name, U# Upper Division, Fall 2024 How to create your email signature: PC Directions:
Mac Directions
If you need assistance in creating your USF Email Signature Line, please contact USF IS at 813-974-1222. |
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Payment in full or approved deferment is due on the fifth day of the semester. You will not be sent a bill. The University will cancel the registration of a student whose registration fees have not been paid in full by the deadline as indicated on the university's academic calendar. Students who have a financial aid Tuition Deferment, Veteran's deferment, or Florida Prepaid will not be subject to cancellation. Please review the estimated costs for incoming students and ensure to finalize your financial aid or method of payment. USF's Office of Financial Aid can assist you with any questions you have regarding the Financial Aid process. Additionally, you can also contact the USF Health Office of Financial Aid for assistance. All students are strongly encouraged to file a FAFSA, as many scholarships require a current FAFSA on-file for consideration. College of Nursing Scholarship Application To be considered for scholarships in the 2024-25 academic year, you should submit the USF Foundation scholarship application - applications for those scholarships are typically open November – April. There may be additional scholarships opportunities listed on the USF Foundation Scholarship Office Facebook page. |
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The USF Photo ID card is the official identification card of the University of South Florida. The USF Photo ID Card is a multi-functional card. College of Nursing students will use the USF Photo ID Card as part of their Nursing badge required for clinicals and labs; therefore, you must obtain the USF Photo ID Card by the first day of classes. Note: If you are a current USF student with a valid USF Photo ID card, do not purchase another one. Payment: Students and Distance Learning students will no longer have to pay for the USF Photo ID Card at the time of issue. Instead, students will be conveniently billed through their university account. The cost of your original card is $10. Replacement cards are $15. Process:
For detailed information including payment information please refer to our website: USF Card Center If you have any questions, please contact USF Card Services directly at 813-974-2357. |
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Due to the rigor of the nursing program, students must complete all outstanding University requirements, including General Education, Civics Literacy Assessment, and the Foreign Language Entrance Requirement (FLENT) before the start of the Upper Division program. Students with outstanding University requirements must provide documentation of all finished General Education, Civics Literacy, and FLENT requirements by August 19, 2024 or they will forfeit their seat in the nursing program. You will be notified upon admission to officially advise you of any outstanding General Education/Civics Literacy/FLENT requirements. You will be required to provide your Academic Advisor documentation of course registration for any outstanding coursework by April 5, 2024. Students with an A.A. degree from a Florida public institution (i.e. Florida public community college or Florida Student University System institution) will be considered to have met all of the USF General Education requirements and must send an official transcript of their conferred A.A. degree to the Office of Admissions for processing; students with an A.A. degree from a Florida public institution will still be responsible for completing the Civics Literacy and FLENT requirements. Civics Literacy Requirement:
More information regarding the Civic Literacy requirement can be found here Due to the rigor of the nursing program, students must complete the Civics Literacy assessment before the nursing program begins. The deadline for meeting the exam requirement is September 15, 2024. If you need to complete both the assessment AND course the assessment must be satisfied by August 14, 2023 and the course (AMH 2020 or POS 2041) must be taken in Semester 1. How to meet the Civic Literacy requirement: Students entering Summer B/Fall 2021 and later must satisfy BOTH the Civic Literacy course and assessment requirements. The course requirement may be met by doing one of the following:
The assessment requirement may be met by doing one of the following:
How to satisfy the Civics Literacy Assessment: There are several ways to satisfy the Civics Literacy Requirement. Completing the Civics Literacy quiz in Canvas is recommended as there is no cost and immediately accessible. You must score a minimum of 60 on the quiz to satisfy the requirement. Please note that the score will not be reflected in GPA nor be on your transcript. If you prefer to take a course to meet the requirement, please ensure to contact your Academic Advisor prior to doing so. How to satisfy the Foreign Language Entrance Requirement (FLENT):
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Dates to Remember:
FNR to Upper Division Survey Deadline:
Friday, March 15 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
Proof of Health Insurance Deadline:
Friday, April 19, 2024
Drug, Background, & Fingerprint Deadline:
Friday, April 19, 2024
Mandatory Nursing Student Orientation:
Friday, April 26, 2024 (9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Outstanding USF requirements deadline (if needed):
Monday, August 19, 2024
First Day of Fall Classes:
Monday, August 19, 2024
Mandatory Clinical Orientation: TBD
Contact Us:
Academic Advisor
COLLEGE OF NURSING COMPLIANCE
CON-COMPLIANCE@USF.EDU
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