{"id":2473,"date":"2018-10-28T15:14:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-28T20:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stfrancis100.org\/?page_id=2473"},"modified":"2026-01-08T10:43:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:43:40","slug":"get-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/real\/get-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started: Taking courses through REAL"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Getting Started: Taking courses through REAL<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The information included on this page is for special graduate students taking education courses through the Regional Educational Academy of Leadership (REAL) in the College of Education. Please visit the College of Education<\/a><\/strong> for information on undergraduate and graduate programs in education.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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For New Candidates<\/strong>: If you have not previously taken courses at the university, please note that it may take 3-5 business days for a MyUSF student account to be created. You should expect to receive a notification (via the email provided with your registration) that will include information required to access your account. If you do not receive a notification within five (5) business days, please check spam\/junk folders as communication is occasionally rerouted due to school or personal security settings.<\/p>

For New and Returning Candidates:<\/strong>\u00a0If you did not receive your password\u00a0OR<\/strong>\u00a0no longer have your login credentials, you can request a reset\u00a0HERE<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0by providing your user name (typically lowercase first and last name: e.g. johnsmith). Please note that there must be a valid personal\/preferred email associated with your account (as required for registration) to use the reset option.\u00a0<\/p>

If the reset attempt is unsuccessful, please contact the Technology Support Center here<\/a> or call 815-768-TECH (8324).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Courses are listed in your MyUSF student account<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0under My Student Class Schedule<\/em> at the top of the page. You may need to change the semester from the default view depending on the semester you wish to review.<\/p>

Please note that you will not have the option to enter the online course environment until the official course start date.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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There are a couple of ways to find required textbooks\/materials:<\/p>

  1. In your MyUSF student account<\/a><\/strong> under For Students, Order Your Books, or<\/strong><\/li>
  2. USF Barnes and Noble Bookstore online<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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