SNAH Info-Sessions & Student Orientation
Upcoming SNAH Info-Sessions
The School of Nursing and Allied Health (SNAH) invites you to join us for one of our regularly scheduled Zoom information sessions to meet our faculty and learn about our programs!
If you don’t see your program of interest here, please connect to us through our SNAH Web Pages.
Allied Health, Health Studies & Phlebotomy
1st Thursday of month, from 1 PM to 2 PM ET
Upcoming dates: May 2, June 6, August 1
Zoom Link: https://fdu.zoom.us/j/98856028840
Undergraduate/Entry-Level Nursing
1st Thursday of month, from noon to 1 PM ET
Upcoming dates: May 2, June 6, August 1
Zoom Link: https://fdu.zoom.us/j/97613067569
Graduate/Advanced-Level Nursing
4th Tuesday of month, from noon to 1 PM ET
Upcoming dates: May 28, June 25, July 23, August 27
Zoom Link: https://fdu.zoom.us/j/91381159744
Upcoming Enrolled Student Orientation
The School of Nursing and Allied Health (SNAH) encourages enrolled students to attend orientation to optimally prepare for their program of study. There are several orientations to prepare students:
(1) FDU General Orientation. This orientation is run by the FDU Office of Student Affairs and targeted for first-time/first-year students. Students should attend one of the many available sessions that occur during the summer prior to their first fall semester. Students may be able to schedule their required Florham Campus Accuplacer Assessment or Metro Campus Accuplacer Assessment in coordination with this orientation session. The dates for these sessions can be found here:
(2) General Orientation, School of Nursing and Allied Health. This highly recommended orientation is hosted by the School of Nursing and Allied Health (SNAH) and targets first-time/first-year students (who should attend IN ADDITION to the FDU General Orientation). Health Studies majors, Allied Health majors, and Nursing majors can expect to learn about:
- Progression/academic requirements in SNAH
- How to change majors within SNAH (e.g., health studies to nursing)
- Course registration processes for SNAH students
- Course substitutions and authorization for off-campus courses
- Clinical requirements/expectations for allied health/nursing programs
- Clinical sites and clinical labs for nursing programs
- Joint and partnership programs in allied health specialties
- Review of the SNAH Student Manual
Students will begin the SNAH orientation in a common session and then proceed into breakout sessions, based on program and specific interests.
- The next date for SNAH Orientation is August 14, 2024 at 9:00 am (Dickinson Hall, Wilson Auditorium, FDU Metropolitan Campus)
- RSVP by August 5 to Administrative Coordinator, Jacqueline Bonaparte (j.bonaparte@fdu.edu).
- Please review the SNAH Student Manual prior to attending.
(3) Entry-level Nursing Pre-Clinical Orientation, School of Nursing and Allied Health. This mandatory orientation is run by the School of Nursing and Allied Health (SNAH) and targets entry-level nursing students (BSN, MSN Entry-to-Practice, Accelerated BSN) who are scheduled to begin hospital clinical rotations in the upcoming year. (Not all entry-level nursing students begin hospital clinical rotations in their first year.)
Entry-level pre-clinical (i.e., starting hospital clinical rotation within the academic year) nursing students can expect to learn about:
- Progression/academic requirements in SNAH
- Clinical clearance processes for RN students
- Use of Trajecsys for logging clinical and practicum hours
- Clinical sites and clinical labs for nursing programs
- Review of the SNAH Student Manual
Students will begin the SNAH orientation in a common session and then proceed into breakout sessions, based on specific program requirements.
- The next date for Nursing Pre-Clinical Orientation is August 14, 2024 at 9:00 am (Dickinson Hall, Wilson Auditorium, FDU Metropolitan Campus)
- RSVP by August 5 to Administrative Coordinator, Jacqueline Bonaparte (j.bonaparte@fdu.edu).
- Please review the SNAH Student Manual prior to attending, with attention to the section on CLINICAL ISSUES: Placement, Clearance, Other Requirements.
(4) Advanced-level Nursing Orientation, School of Nursing and Allied Health. This highly recommended orientation is run by the School of Nursing and Allied Health and targeted for Nurse Practitioner students (MSN and Post-Graduate Certificate), DNP students, and Administration MSN students.
Nurse Practitioner and DNP students can expect to learn about:
- Progression/academic requirements in SNAH
- Review of the individual student program plan
- Course self-registration processes
- Clinical clearance processes (for Nurse Practitioner students)
- Webcampus (Blackboard) access
- Typhon/Trajecsys access and documentation
- IT (SAMI) support services for distance students
- Accessing library/information resources
- Academic support services, including how to access faculty resources
Students will begin the SNAH orientation in a common session and then proceed into breakout sessions, based on program.
- The next date for Advanced-Level Nursing Orientation is August 14, 2024 at 9:00 am (Dickinson Hall, Wilson Auditorium, FDU Metropolitan Campus)
- RSVP to Administrative Coordinator, Gina Lugo (lugo@fdu.edu).
- Please review the SNAH Student Manual prior to attending, with attention to the section on CLINICAL ISSUES: Placement, Clearance, Other Requirements if you are a Nurse Practitioner student.
- Please refer to the Newly Admitted Graduate Student Checklist prior to orientation.