1.
Log in to your VIP page
Complete
your
online
application
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2.
www.nova.edu/viplogin
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3.
Enter your User Name and
Password and click Log In
If you ever forget
your User Name or
Password, click on
Forgot password?
and enter your
email address
sample form
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4.
Other ways to log in to VIP
From the
NSU home page
www.nova.edu:
go to the
Admission
tab, select Apply
Online and
Undergraduate.
From the
Admissions
page, select
From the Undergraduate Undergraduate
Admissions page, select Programs.
Returning VIP under the
shark.
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5.
Click on the shark!
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Enter your User Name and
Password and click Log In
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Look
at your
Sample VIP page Admissions
Checklist
and click on
Apply
Online to
get to your
application
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VIP page
Enter the same
Username and
Password for the
online application
as for your VIP
page
Online
application
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9.
Fill out your
Online Application
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10.
Online Application
After logging in, click on
Application for Admission
Now, you’re in
your online application.
Begin by clicking on
Biographical Information in the
blue margin on the left.
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Biographical
Information
Fill in all the boxes.
International applicants with
no Social Security
number, please enter 111-
11-1111.
Please use the following date
format: mm/dd/yyyy
(For example, 09/02/1985)
Some information may
display as already filled in.
Please check this information
for accuracy before moving
on.
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Biographical
Information (continued)
Answer all the questions in this
section, especially those with an *.
Click on the save & continue button
on the bottom.
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Contact
Information
Type in your mailing address and
permanent address.
If your address is not in the USA
or Canada:
•Skip the box that says U.S.
State/Territory or Canadian
Province
•If a ZIP or Postal Code does not
exist for your overseas address,
use 00000 in this place
Foreign and USA telephone
numbers must use the spaces
given, using this format:
123 456 - 7890
When finished, click on
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Academic Background (High School LookUp)
Select the appropriate boxes and
enter your high school information by
looking up the school code.
Click on the Look up button and
follow the directions in the pop-up
box to find your school’s code.
After selecting the right code for your
school, the address information will
fill in automatically.
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Academic Background (for unlisted high schools)
If your high school is not listed after trying the LookUp feature, then
Step 1: please type “not listed” in the School Name box inside the pop-up window.
Step 2: click the search button.
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Academic Background (for unlisted high schools)
After clicking on the search button, Step 3: click on the XXX | NOT LISTED hyperlink.
That will insert a code of XXXX on the application page, which will allow you to
continue manually typing in your high school information.
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Academic Background (for unlisted high schools)
Adding high
school name
Step 4: Erase the
words, NOT LISTED
that automatically
appeared in the
Name box of your
high school and now
type in your high
school’s name.
Continue filling in
address information.
If an overseas high
school address does
not have a postal
code, type 00000 in
this box.
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Program of Study
Use the drop-down menus to
select your:
• major
• concentration (if applicable)
• campus or online option
• entering term and
• the Honors Program option
Remember to
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Additional
Questions
Complete, according to your
situation, using the
spaces, buttons and pull-down
menus on this page.
When finished, click
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Disclosures and
Certifications
Please read and respond
according to your situation.
To go on to the next page, click
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Ready for Submission
Once your application is done, you may
preview it in PDF format before
submitting it. Next, click the continue
button at the bottom of the page. This
will take you through the steps to
electronically submit your application
and pay your application fee. You can
submit your application only once and
you won’t be able to make changes to
your application using the online system
afterwards. (Call Admissions, in this
case.)
Supplemental Applications and
Recommendations are ONLY required for
Nursing Programs and the following
Bachelor of Health Science majors: Online
Completion Program and Vascular
Sonography.
Nursing Programs: Entry-Level
Nursing, RN-BSN Nursing, and RN-MSN
Nursing.
Other applicants do not complete either of
these requirements unless specifically
instructed by the Office of Undergraduate
Admissions.
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