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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 AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.)

 

New Student Orientation

Your onboarding to the NSU College of Psychology graduate studies is very important to us. We have thoughtfully designed a structured orientation process that includes the sessions outlined below to support your transition into the program. The Pre-Orientation course will become available a few days after you confirm your registration. To access the 2026 College of Psychology Graduate Pre-Orientation Canvas course, please log in to the SharkLink Portal at https://sharklinkportal.nova.edu/. If you have any questions regarding New Student Orientation, please contact psychology@nova.edu

Winter 2026 New Graduate Student Orientation
Date / Time (Eastern Time)
 Sessions / Topics Location

Complete prior to

Winter 2026 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.
 Canvas

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

4:00 pm
  • Mandatory for online for Counseling M.S.: Applied Behavior Analysis and Counseling M.S.: Clinical Mental Health, 
    • NSU and program specific information will be provided.
    • The schedule and zoom link will be emailed to you.
    • The orientation session will be offered via Zoom.
 Zoom

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

4:00 pm
  • Mandatory for Counseling M.S. students only.
    • For Fort Lauderdale-Davie students only. Light refreshments and beverages will be provided.
 Maxwell Maltz Building MAP

Wednesday, December 11, 2025

4:00 pm
  • Mandatory for Forensic Psychology, General Psychology, School Psychology Psy.S. students only.
    • NSU and program specific information will be provided.
    • The schedule and zoom link will be emailed to you.
    • The orientation session will be offered via Zoom.
 Zoom
Wednesdays @ noon

Pre-Sessions | Live via Zoom
(recordings posted in Canvas by the following week)

RSVP
Dec 10, 2025

Zoom Pre-Orientation | Life as a Graduate Student: South Florida & World-Wide

From beach vibes to global connections, find out what grad life is really like. The Graduate Student Government Association and student leaders share what it means to thrive—academically, socially, culturally, and your essentials—in Florida and beyond. Enjoy special focus on relocating and/or returning to school.		 Click HERE to register
Dec 22, 2025

Zoom Pre-Orientation | Everything You Need to Know About Next Week, But Were Afraid to Ask

This is your guide to navigating it all. Get your questions answered, find out what to expect, and walk into orientation week confident, calm, and fully prepared.		 Click HERE to register


 

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.

For Fort Lauderdale students, the event will be held during the orientation session. For online Counseling and School Psychology students, the ceremony will take place during your on campus residential institute.  

 

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?

 

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

 Student Organizations
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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