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College of Health Sciences


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Information

Students should contact the University when they require guidance or assistance with the online education degree programs only after consulting this Catalog/Handbook.

Students may receive information about their degree program from staff, faculty, administration or by utilizing the MyUSA portal. Official letters will be sent to students after any review of academic progress or other actions critical to progression in the academic program. Students will be able to access course grades and final grades online through Blackboard Learning Management System (for course grades) or through MyUSA for overall grades and unofficial transcripts. Each student is issued a user name and password to access grade information on the MyUSA portal, My Info tab. CHS students are encouraged to review the Student Services tab on MyUSA for forms and other important information.

Correspondence

All correspondence should be emailed to the Academic Program Coordinator, Academic Program Advisor, or Program Director listed below.

Main Phone: 904-826-0084 Alternate Phone: 904-770-3700

Please have the Catalog/Handbook available when calling and ask for the Academic Program Coordinator or Academic Program Advisor assigned to the program.

Contact Information

M. Elaine Lonnemann, PT, DPT, FAAOMPT
Interim Associate Dean, College of Health Sciences
elonnemann@usa.edu, ext. 1349

Master of Health Science

MHSadvising@usa.edu

Sherrie Jensen, Academic Program Advisor
sjensen@usa.edu 
904-770-3654

Master of Health Administration

MHAadvising@usa.edu

Sherrie Jensen, Academic Program Advisor
sjensen@usa.edu
904-770-3654

Master of Science in Nursing/Doctor of Nursing Practice

MSNadvising@usa.edu
DNPadvising@usa.edu

Robin Dennison, DNP, APRN, CCNS, NEA-BC
Director, School of Nursing
rdennison@usa.edu
904-826-0084 ext. 1310
859-351-3448 cell

Tonya Riley, Academic Program Advisor
triley@usa.edu 
469-498-5702

Doctor of Education

EdDadvising@usa.edu

Sunddip Aguilar, Ed.D                                          
EdD Program Director
saguilar@usa.edu
904-826-0084 ext. 1376

Frank Bennett, Academic Program Advisor
fbennett@usa.edu 
904-770-3525

Being Prepared

A student’s success in this program is partially based on his or her ability to use technology. If at any time a student finds him or herself lost or with questions, try one of the following options:

Course Availability (Online Learning and Electives)

It is the student’s responsibility to work with an Academic Advisor to verify the availability of a course and to make scheduling adjustments if he or she finds he or she must take the course during a particular trimester to continue on a path to completion. 

Course Schedules

It is the student’s responsibility to check the syllabus for due dates for assignments or dates for examinations. If an online course is accelerated, a student may complete assignments as he or she is ready. However, the student will be provided with a time frame or due date for completion of the course. It is the student’s responsibility to check the syllabus (and confer with faculty) for complete information on schedules, assignments, and due dates.

Registering for Coursework Online 

To register, a student must sign into his or her MyUSA portal account, click on the Student Services tab, then Registrar and select the Post Professional Registration link located on the left menu column.

If a student is registering for a seminar or certification they should call the Continuing Education Office at 1-800-241-1027, ext. 1400.

Reinstatement

Students that voluntarily withdraw from the program in good standing may be reinstated into the program. These students will be permitted to bypass the normal application process and submit a one-page re-admittance application if it has been no more than 1 year since withdrawal from the program. Any student seeking reacceptance after the 1-year period must follow the normal application process.

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