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College of Nursing  >  Office of Student Affairs


AFTER OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION FROM USF OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS


Dear Applicant,


Congratulations! You have been recommended for admission to the Master's of Science in Nursing program of the College of Nursing at the University of South Florida.

Please read the following information carefully, as it includes important action items and deadlines. It is crucial that you follow each step in order.


At this time, please complete the following:


 Step 1: Complete Background Check, Fingerprints, and Drug Test for the College of Nursing

 Step 2: Order CastleBranch Package (Background Check & Immunizations)


 Step 3: Set Up USF Student Health Email Account and NetID

Your USF Health email account must be used for all official correspondence with the College of Nursing. Please see the Onboarding Students instructions to establish your account: http://health.usf.edu/is/get-started#students. (This will need to be updated after the migration to using 1 email (IT calls it the One Tenant project) is completed.)

 Step 4: Complete HIPPA Certification

All students are required to complete the HIPAA certification at https://learn.health.usf.edu/.

  • Log in using your HSCNET/USF HEALTH ID and password.
  • On the homepage, find the drop down box that says “Select Course Category”
  • Within the drop-down, select USF Health Training
  • Click “USF Health Professional Integrity & Compliance – Required Training” to begin.
  • You must complete the five modules: 
    1. Medicare Parts C and D General Compliance
    2. Combating Medicare Parts C and D Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
    3. Professional Integrity Program Handbook
    4. HIPAA Compliance
    5. Computer & Information Security
  • After you have completed HIPAA training, be sure to print a copy of your certificate (USF Health Required Training Completion Certificate) and upload it to your Castle Branch account. Please also save/print a copy for your own records.
 Step 5: Complete the USF Student Health Services Health Form

Note: USF Student Health Services will place a registration hold on your USF student account until you have completed the form.

 Step 6: Complete Online Orientation
  • The College of Nursing Student Affairs Office will hold an online orientation on August 11, 2018, from 11 AM to 1 PM
  • During this orientation, you will meet College of Nursing faculty, concentration directors, and students in your program. We will also introduce you to the many USF Health campus resources and services.
  • Additional onboarding information, including parking and how to obtain your Student ID card, can be found on the Office of Graduate Studies' webpage at http://www.grad.usf.edu/new_students.php
 Step 7: Program Plan & Registration
  • Your academic advisor will contact you in the near future with your program plan and registration information via your official USF email address.
  • Until then, please continue working through all of the steps listed above.

Here are 2 tutorials for finding and registering for your classes: Using Schedule Planner in OASIS.pptx and How To Register for Classes.docx (why is this included now?)


The Fall 2018 term begins Monday, August 20, 2018.


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