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Graduate Orientation

Welcome New Graduate Students!

We are excited to have you join the NSU College of Psychology! Please see below for information about the New Student Orientation schedule, as well as departmental contact information and important links. (NOTE: THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED FREQUENTLY.)

 

New Student Orientation

Your onboarding to the College of Psychology is very important to us. So we have designed a process that consists of the following sessions:

Summer 2025
Date / Time (Eastern Time)
 Sessions / Topics

Complete prior to

Summer 2025 orientation
  • Self-paced canvas course.
    • All confirmed students have been enrolled in this course. 
    • To access this course, go to sharklink.nova.edu. After logging into the site, select "Canvas" and then select your semester's orientation.

Mon, April 21, 2025
  • Mandatory for (Online) Counseling M.S.: Applied Behavior Analysis, (Online) Counseling M.S.: Clinical Mental Health, (Online) Forensic Psychology M.S., and (Online) General Psychology M.S. programs.
    • NSU and program specific information
    • The schedule will be emailed to you.
    • The orientation session will be offered via Zoom.

Tues, April 22, 2025
  • Mandatory for Counseling M.S.: Clinical Mental Health program (Fort Lauderdale-Davie students)
    • NSU and program specific information
    • The schedule will be emailed to you.
    • The orientation session will be held in the Maxwell Maltz Building (MAP)

 

Fall 2025
Date / Time (Eastern Time)
 Sessions / Topics

Complete prior to

Fall 2025 orientation
  • Self-paced canvas course.
    • All confirmed students have been enrolled in this course. 
    • To access this course, go to sharklink.nova.edu. After logging into the site, select "Canvas" and then select your semester's orientation.
Fall (August) 2025 only
  • Induction Ceremony (Doctoral and Specialist students only.)
    • All incoming doctoral and specialist students are welcomed to attend an induction ceremony at the NSU Grande Oaks Golf Club.
    • Due to space restrictions, this event to limited to incoming students.
    • Additional information is listed below.

Fall (August) 2025
  • Cardigan Ceremony (On campus Master's students only)
    • As part of the mandatory master's orientation session, all incoming master's students will be participating in a cardigan ceremony.
    • The event will be in the Maxwell Maltz Building (MAP) and on the Miami, Orlando, and Tampa Bay campuses.
    • More information is listed below.
Fall (August) 2025
  • Mandatory for Clinical Psychology Ph.D. & Psy.D., Counseling M.S.: Clinical Mental Health, Experimental Psychology M.S., and School Psychology Psy.D. students only.
    • NSU and program specific information
    • Maxwell Maltz Building MAP
    • Lunch will be provided.
    • The schedule will be emailed to you.
Fall (August) 2025
  • Mandatory for Counseling M.S.: Applied Behavior Analysis, Counseling M.S.: Clinical Mental Health, Counseling M.S.: School Counseling, Forensic Psychology M.S., and General Psychology M.S.
    • NSU and program specific information
    • The schedule will be emailed to you.
    • The orientation session will be offered via Zoom.

Fall (August) 2025 only
  • Social event
    • All new students are welcome to attend a social at the NSU Carl DeSantis Hall of Fame (Fort Lauderdale-Davie Campus). Light refreshments and beverages will be provided
Date Recommended Pre-Sessions (via Zoom)
TBD Welcome: Get Ready for Success
TBD Introduction to Technology and Artificial Intelligence/Academic Integrity
TBD Meet the leaders of the NSU College of Psychology
TBD Life in South Florida with GSGA
TBD Mental Health Check-up
TBD History of NSU and the College of Psychology
TBD Starting the Conversation for Suicide Prevention


 

College of Psychology Induction Ceremony (Fall 2025)

As a way to formally acknowledge our new doctoral and specialist students as they start their graduate journey with us, the College will be having an induction ceremony during the graduate student orientation. This ceremony is similar to the “white coat ceremony”, which is traditional in many clinical and medical programs.

This event will be held in August 2025 at the NSU Grande Oaks Golf Club (3201 West Rolling Hills Circle, Davie, FL 33328) MAP

The induction ceremony will serve as a rite of passage and emphasize the importance of compassionate, collaborative, evidence-based care as incoming students mark their transition from undergraduate to emerging professional.

New students will be asked to commit to self-care and to care for each other, their future clients, and the communities they serve. While advised that training will be tough, they will be surrounded by faculty and others who will serve as their mentors and role models through the completion of their training.

During the ceremony, College of Psychology faculty will present a College of Psychology cardigan to each student. (Due to space restrictions, the ceremony is limited to incoming students.)

 

College of Psychology Cardigan Ceremony

To symbolize the start of the academic journey of our master’s students, College of Psychology faculty will be awarding a specially designed cardigan to each student during the orientation session.

The cardigan symbolizes that students will start their training and accept the responsibility of becoming a competent, compassionate, and ethical professional. Additionally, it also serves as a reminder for students to strive for excellence.

(This event will be held in August 2025.)

 

Things to Note

  • In order to participate in the mandatory graduate orientation sessions, please refer to the email sent to you from psychology@nova.edu.
  • You will also be receiving a separate email from your academic program inviting you to their mandatory orientation session. Please register for that session as well.

 

Need more information?

 

Presentation Documents

Important links for the event are listed below.

College of Psychology

Directions to the campus

Student Financial Assistance

SharkLink

Bookstore

Residence Life

Parking

Alvin Sherman Library

College of Psychology

Student Resources Page

COVID-19

The protection of patient health information is important to the training and conduct of psychologists. We are proud to house the NSU Health Psychology Services Center in the Maxwell Maltz Building where we serve clients from our community. To ensure your access to the clinic area in Maltz where a number of faculty have their offices, all incoming clinical and school psychology students are required to complete a HIPAA Privacy, Security and Research Training course.

This is a mandatory course, which must be completed PRIOR to the start of the Fall semester, and consists of the following:
  • An overview
  • Three modules
  • Three quizzes
  • A confidentiality agreement
 
Additional Information
  • All parts of the course must be completed in order to receive credit for completion. To complete the course, please login to SharkLink and ACCEPT the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) course when you log into Canvas. After completing the course, the certificate will then be available immediately. You should print or save the certificate as a PDF.
  • The Student Orientation HIPAA Privacy, Security and Research Training is due 30 days from entry into training and PRIOR to the start of the Fall semester.
  • Students, who do not complete the training within the time frame outlined above, will have their names forwarded to the Program Director for appropriate administrative action.
Please keep in mind that this will prepare you early on to be aware of and sensitive to an important issue affecting the welfare of clients. Thank you for your attention.
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