Expanded College Orientation for New NIP & HDFS Graduate Students

This orientation has been created for newly admitted graduate students to the departments of Human Development and Family Science, and Health, Nutrition, and Food Sciences in the Expanded College (EC). You will learn about academic expectations, campus and community resources. Whether you are attending a university in the U.S. for the first time or have attended FSU before, the graduate student experience is filled with challenges and rewards. We are here to support you during your journey to becoming a successful professional in your field of study.

Fall 2023

This orientation will be offered virtually as a self-paced online Canvas course. Your activated FSU ID will allow us to invite you to the Canvas orientation course. The course will open on August 7, 2023 and must be completed by August 18, 2023. Please allow yourself time to successfully complete all modules; total viewing time is a little over two (2) hours and this does not include the quizzes or assignments.

Spring 2024

Please note: Only the Department of Health, Nutrition, and Food Sciences hosts a Spring orientation. There is no Spring orientation for the Department of Human Development & Family Science.

This orientation will be offered virtually as a self-paced online Canvas course. Your activated FSU ID will allow us to invite you to the Canvas orientation course. The course will open on December 4, 2023 and must be completed by December 14, 2023. Please allow yourself time to successfully complete all modules; total viewing time is a little over two (2) hours and this does not include the quizzes or assignments.

Tara Hartman

Academic Program Specialist

thartman@fsu.edu
850.644.7221
242B SAN

Preparing for the Orientation

All Master’s and Doctoral Students admitted to programs in the Expanded College’s departments of HDFS and HNFS for fall 2023 matriculation are required to successfully complete the orientation modules before they will be allowed to register for classes.
Find out more about Canvas, the FSU software that we deliver courses through.

Requisite Student Orientations

This EC orientation is one of many orientations that will be required; please take a moment to view the “Start-Up Week” schedule. We ask that you dress “business causal” for any in-person event. Please note that the weather in Florida is variable and temperature inside buildings can fluctuate (we recommend you bring an umbrella and a sweater/light coat).

Students are required to be present in Tallahassee the week before classes begin.