Setting up Your VUNetID

Instructions on how to claim your VUNet ID and password will be sent to your personal email address from the University Registrar's Office. This email should be received 10-14 days from the time you pay your deposit.

Vanderbilt Email

Once you have claimed your VUNet ID and Password all official correspondence from VUSN will be sent to your Vanderbilt email address. You can access your Vanderbilt email at https://email.vanderbilt.edu

Student Guide

The guide for new students is now available. This guide is to help make your transition to Vanderbilt a smooth one. The months recommended are guides to help insure that you do not miss deadlines. You should feel free to complete these tasks earlier unless otherwise indicated.

Complete by July 1 to register for courses:

1. Submit VUSN Student Requirements by following instructions on the checklist for your entry type below:. Note- Your Enrollment Services (YES) hold is released on July 1, for students whose documentation has been reviewed and shows ‘Complete’ in myCB (Exceptions - Influenza & Health Insurance-for students covered by the University’s plan):

2. Submit the state-mandated immunizations - (2) MMR and two (2) Varicella vaccination dates and/or Positive titer results, by following instructions below. Note- Your Enrollment Services (YES) hold is released upon verification of the state-mandated requirements:

Note: Special Students, who are only enrolled in one course and are not seeking a degree from the School of Nursing, are not required to complete a background check or the new student requirements unless they apply and are admitted to VUSN.

Disclosure of offenses post-background check completion: Admitted VUSN students (includes full & part-time students) are required to immediately report to their Faculty Advisor and the Senior Associate Dean for Academics any arrest, criminal charge or conviction occurring after his or her background check has been completed.Required disclosure also includes but is not limited to: allegations, investigations and/or disciplinary action from any licensing board or agency included under the Nationwide Healthcare Fraud and Abuse scan; Office of Inspector General (OIG), General Services Administration (GSA), FDA Debarment Check, Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA), Office of Research Integrity (ORI), and Medicare and Medicaid Sanctions.

For those moving to the Nashville area:

Vanderbilt's Off Campus Housing Referral Service, www.vanderbilt.edu/ResEd - Select Off Campus Housing Referral, Sign Up, select GUESTS, complete information and register. A guest account will expire after 30 days. Once you matriculate and receive a VUNetID, you may upgrade your account to a Vanderbilt account.

Our Hometown: Nashville, TN, http://www.vanderbilt.edu/nashville/ (which is from the main Vanderbilt's website)

Vanderbilt School of Nursing - Roommate Search Facebook Group

Nashville boasts a variety of neighborhoods from downtown apartments to multifamily units in the suburbs to every kind of apartment community or single-family residential home. There are several distinct areas of the city. For more information about these & other Nashville communities visit the following sites: Nashville Essential Areas, Nashville Guru - Neighborhoods and Visit Music City - Neighborhoods.

For those traveling to Nashville for "Blocks:"

The following hotels offer a discount rate for Vanderbilt School of Nursing Students

Hampton Inn & Suites Vanderbilt Elliston Place
1-888-880-5395 or 615-320-6060
2330 Elliston Place (5 blocks to School of Nursing)
www.hamptoninnnashville.com
Rates [PDF]

Hampton Inn Vanderbilt West End
1-800-880-5394 or 615-329-1144
1919 West End Av
www.hamptoninnnashville.com
Rates [PDF]

Hilton Garden Inn 
1-615-369-5900
1715 Broadway Av
www.nashvillevanderbilt.hgi.com
Rates [PDF]

Holiday Inn Vanderbilt
1-877-327-4707
2613 West End Av
www.holidayinn.com/bna-vanderbilt
  Rates [PDF]

Home2 Suites by Hilton
1-615-254-2170
1800 Division St
www.nashvillevanderbilt.home2suites.com Rates [PDF]

Homewood Suites Nashville Vanderbilt
1-615-340-8000
2400 West End Avenue
www.nashvillevanderbilt.homewoodsuites.com
Rates [PDF]

Other options to consider

Scarritt-Bennett Retreat & Conference Center
1-615-340-7500
1008 19th Av South, Nashville
http://www.scarrittbennett.org/accomodations/rooms-rates/

Music City Hostel, https://www.musiccityhostel.com/

Airbnb, https://www.airbnb.com/s/Nashville--TN

VRBO, https://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/usa/tennessee/middle/nashville

Technology

Please review the following pages for important information on technology requirements at VUSN:

Technology Letter from Betsy Weiner, Senior Associate Dean for Informatics, and Ryan McNew, Manager of FNIC Support

Technology Overview

Technology Descriptions

Program and Specialty Technology Requirements - Available May 1

Financial Aid

The official financial aid award letters will be mailed to admitted students by May 8th. All application instructions and other loan information will be included with the award letter.

ASN to MSN level orientation information is now available. Use your VUnetID and password to log in

PreSpecialty level orientation information is now available. Use your VUnetID and password to log in

MSN level orientation information is now available. Use your VUnetID and password to log in

Registration information is now available. Please note that although you can access the registration portal (Your Enrollment Services [YES]) now, you will not be able to register until July 1.

Clinical Placement information is now available.

Checklist

We realize that there are many items that need to be completed before orientation, so we have created a checklist tool that can help you get organized. Please note that you are not required to use this checklist; it is merely to help you stay on track to meet required deadlines.

Commodore Student ID Card

Important reminder - please submit a photo for your Student ID prior to August 7 ^th . This will save you from having to wait in line at the VU Card Office. Pre-ordered IDs will be available at New Student Orientation.

New Students can pre-order their Commodore ID Card by submitting a photo online. We have included instructions here. Pre-ordered Commodore ID Cards will be available for pick up at New Student Orientation.

The deadline to upload your photo is Monday August 7th. Failure to submit an appropriate photo by this date will require you to visit the Card Office in Sarratt Student Center to have your photo taken and your Commodore Card produced.

Please upload a professional photo using the online portal. Please read through the guidelines on acceptable photos.

REMEMBER – your photo will not only be on display on your Vanderbilt Commodore ID Card, but also in various systems such as professors’ seating charts and YES. Should you wish to change your photo later there is a $20 charge for a replacement ID.

Login here using your new VUnetID and password: https://card.app.vanderbilt.edu

Select Submit ID Photo or on a smartphone select ID Photo. You can crop the photo on a smartphone by using one finger and dragging it diagonally to create a box, or by using a mouse if using a PC/Mac. Once happy with the photo you can hit submit for approval.

Should you have any issues logging in – please reset your password here: https://jprod.its.vanderbilt.edu/apps3/idm/user/login.jsp and select Forgot my ePassword. If you have multiple VUnetIDs please use the one connected to the University and not your VUMC account.

Please contact commodorecard@vanderbilt.edu with any questions.

Brightspace orientation is now available. Please familiarize yourself with the Brightspace environment and take the included HIPAA/OSHA training before orientation.

If you are not able to access the course, please email Tim Groves.

Lab coat size guide

Please note: labcoats will be available at the School of Nursing during orientation

Contact Sarah Ramsey if you have trouble placing an order or have any questions.

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Orientation Schedules

ASN to MSN Orientation Schedule

PreSpecialty Orientation Schedule

BSN-MSN, Post Masters, and Post Masters plus DNP Orientation Schedule

Parking information is now available.

Please note: Students will have Zone 2 parking. Wesley Place Garage is part of Zone 2.

Learning Module information is now available