CoNAH Student Orientations
Upcoming Enrolled Student Orientation
The College of Nursing and Allied Health (CoNAH) 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 hosted 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) CoNAH General Orientation. This highly recommended orientation is hosted by CoNAH and targets first-time/first-year students (who should consider attending this orientation 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 CoNAH
- How to change majors within CoNAH (e.g., health studies to nursing)
- Course registration processes for CoNAH students
- Course substitutions and authorization for off-campus courses
- Clinical requirements/expectations for allied health/nursing programs
- Joint and partnership programs in allied health specialties
Students will begin the CoNAH General orientation in a common session and then proceed into breakout sessions, based on program and specific interests.
- The next CoNAH General Orientation is August 11, 2026, at 9:00 am.
- Location: Dickinson Hall, Wilson Auditorium, FDU Metropolitan Campus
- RSVP by August 5 to Administrative Coordinator, Jacqueline Bonaparte (j.bonaparte@fdu.edu).
- Please review the CoNAH Student Manual prior to attending.
(3) CoNAH Entry-level Nursing Pre-Clinical Orientation. This mandatory orientation is hosted by CoNAH 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 – please refer to your program of study.)
Entry-level pre-clinical nursing students (i.e., students starting hospital clinical rotation within the academic year) can expect to learn about:
- Progression/academic requirements in CoNAH
- Clinical clearance (CastleBranch) processes
- Uniform requirements
- Use of Trajecsys for logging clinical and practicum hours
- How to access Lippincott and Kaplan learning resources
- Lyceum EPIC electronic health record training program
Students will begin the day in a common session and then proceed into breakout sessions. Students MUST purchase the Trajecsys, Kaplan, and Coursepoint programs prior to orientation, as well as purchase their uniform and begin the clinical clearance process (see tuition and fees webpage and instructions received from CoNAH. Students must also bring a laptop to Pre-Clinical Orientation. Technology staff will be available to assist students with accessing/using the required programs (pre-purchase is therefore necessary), including assuring that Citrix is installed on your laptop so that you can access the EPIC software. There will be an associated assignment due in the first week of class demonstrating access and use for these programs – do not miss out on this opportunity to learn how to use these programs!
- The next Nursing Pre-Clinical Orientation dates are April 15, 2026, at 9:00 am (for ABSN summer start students) and August 11, 2026, at 9:00 am (for all other students).
- Location: Dickinson Hall, Wilson Auditorium, FDU Metropolitan Campus
- RSVP by April 1 (for April 15) or by August 5 (for August 11) to Administrative Coordinator, Jacqueline Bonaparte (j.bonaparte@fdu.edu).
- Please review the CoNAH Student Manual prior to attending, with attention to the section on CLINICAL ISSUES: Placement, Clearance, Other Requirements.
(4) CoNAH Respiratory Care Pre-Clinical Orientation. This mandatory orientation is hosted by CoNAH and targets respiratory care students who are scheduled to begin hospital clinical rotations in the upcoming year. (Not all respiratory care students begin hospital clinical rotations in their first year – please refer to your program of study.)
Respiratory care pre-clinical students (i.e., students starting hospital clinical rotation within the academic year) can expect to learn about:
- Progression/academic requirements in CoNAH
- Clinical clearance (CastleBranch) processes
- Uniform requirements
- Use of Trajecsys for logging clinical and practicum hours
Students will begin the day in a common session and then proceed into breakout sessions. Technology staff will be available to assist students with accessing/using any required digital learning resources (pre-purchase is therefore necessary). Do not miss out on this opportunity to learn how to use these programs!
- The next Respiratory Care Pre-Clinical Orientation date is August 11, 2026.
- Location: Dickinson Hall, Wilson Auditorium, FDU Metropolitan Campus
- RSVP by August 5 to Administrative Coordinator, Jacqueline Bonaparte (j.bonaparte@fdu.edu).
- Please review the CoNAH Student Manual prior to attending, with attention to the section on CLINICAL ISSUES: Placement, Clearance, Other Requirements.
(5) CoNAH Graduate and Advanced-level Nursing ONLINE Orientation. This highly recommended orientation is run by the College of Nursing and Allied Health (CoNAH) for Nurse Practitioner students (MSN and Post-Graduate Certificate), DNP and DMSC students, and Administration MSN students.
Students can expect to learn about:
- Progression/academic requirements in CoNAH
- 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
- The CoNAH Student Manual resource
Students will begin the CoNAH Advanced-Level Nursing orientation in a common session and then proceed into breakout sessions, based on program.
- The next Advanced-Level Nursing Orientations are January 14, 2026, at 11:00 am ET and August 19, 2026, at 11:00 am ET.
- Location: Zoom (for a limited number of the presentations).
- RSVP to Administrative Coordinator, Gina Lugo (lugo@fdu.edu).
- Please review the CoNAH Student Manual prior to attending, with attention to the section on CLINICAL ISSUES: Placement, Clearance, Other Requirements if you are a Nurse Practitioner student.