Residential Learning

The Judy Genshaft Honors LLC is a springboard to academic and personal success here at USF. In this LLC, students will develop their leadership and interpersonal skills while building community with their peers. The Honors LLC provides unique opportunities to engage with the Honors College, USF, and community resources to better support their learning and community involvement. Additionally, students have the chance to work with the LLC coordinators to develop events, projects, and programs for the LLC. The Judy Genshaft Honors College LLC is a home away from home for Honors College students looking to make an impact at USF. Visit the official website!

• Located In: Osprey Suites (Double Occupancy)
• Open To: All Judy Genshaft Honors College students

Benefits of the Judy Genshaft Honors College LLC Program

• Living with other highly engaged Judy Genshaft Honors College students in a close-knit community that is exciting
• Special programming, such as excursions, service learning fairs, career preparedness workshops, faculty panels, and Dinner with the Dean
• Additional access to academic resources such as events with advisors, faculty in residence, and classroom space
• Support in achieving both personal and professional goals

To foster student success in the Judy Genshaft Honors College LLC, members are expected to attend at least 3 events per semester throughout the Judy Genshaft Honors College and LLC.

Students are also required to

• Attend an Judy Genshaft Honors College Orientation
• Remain in good academic standing within the Judy Genshaft Honors College
• Pay the Judy Genshaft Honors College LLC fee of $150.00 per semester, which is used to cover the cost of the LLC activities and events

How to apply

To gain admission to an RCP, you will need to complete an online RCP application (in addition to the general USF housing application) and be admitted into the RCP.

When completing an RCP application that requires longer responses, we recommend typing into a Microsoft Word document that you can save and refer back to if you have any complications. Once you submit an application, a confirmation page should appear. You will

also receive a confirmation email in your USF email account. If you do not receive these confirmations, please contact STP-ResEd@usf.edu, as your application was not received.

RCP Admission Decisions

Once received, your application will be reviewed by the appropriate RCP for a decision on admission. You will be notified via your USF email account regarding your RCP admission status. Each RCP has its own review timeline, but most programs will review applications and begin making application decisions by early March. Admission decisions are for one academic year. Students wishing to return to their RCP for an additional year should contact their program coordinator for specific instructions.

If you are admitted to the Honors LLC, you will still need to select your room assignment in the Housing Portal to secure your spot.

If you do not meet the eligibility requirements, or the RCP has reached capacity, your housing assignment will be based on the preferences in your general housing application.

If at any point you wish to withdraw an application, or for questions regarding the general housing application, meal plans, payment information, etc., please contact stp-housing@usf.edu or 727-873-5101.

The Bulls Business Community is a Living Learning Community for first-year students majoring in business at the University of South Florida. The BBC LLC is designed to foster relationships with peers to create a support network, develop relationships with professionals to explore career paths & opportunities, identify resources to promote academic success, and articulate strategies to maintain holistic wellbeing. If you are a first-year business student who plans to live on campus, the Bulls Business Community is the right move for you!

Requirements to Join the Muma LLCs

• Admission to the University of South Florida for the Fall semester OR
• Minimum High School GPA of 3.5 and SAT Score of 1210 (w/570 math) or ACT score of 25 (w/25 math)

Benefits of the Bulls Business Community

• Preferred Living Space: Osprey Suites features the highly demanded suite style rooms. Two students share a room. Those two student share a bathroom with their two suitemates. Students in Ospreu also have access to the Nest Dining Hall and a community kitchen for those who enjoy cooking their own meals.
• Professional & Academic Success: Participate in company tours, networking events and improv classes to help you learn valuable skills for the professional world and expand your comfort zone. Engage in social and professional events with faculty and staff designed to teach you how to be successful in your academic and professional career.
• Designated Academic Advisor: You will be one of only 12-16 first-year students who has a personalized advising experience. A personalized advising experience means students will be able to quickly schedule one-on-one meetings. The designated Muma Living Learning Community advisor gets to know you wholistically and has a strong understanding of your individual talents, values, and goals. The advisor’s office is in Lynn Pippenger Hall, Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance as part of the Muma College of Business.

Muma LLC Introductory Business Course

In students’ first semester, they will be enrolled in a 1-credit hour seminar-style course taught by the Muma LLC advisor designed to assist students with their transition into the Muma College of Business.

Students will explore the majors and careers in business, engage in personal values and strengths workshops, and begin preparing their professional portfolio via personal branding and resume workshops.

 

Muma LLC Business Skills Course

In the student’s second semester, they will enroll in a 3-credit hour course taught by the Muma LLC advisor designed to equip students with skills necessary to search, apply, attain, and excel in internships and professional assignments. Students will learn best practices for topics including interviewing, conflict management, project management, presenting information, negotiation, and much more. This is a required course for all Muma College of Business students anyway. So you must take it sometime. But you’ll take it with just your BBC cohort members.

Eligibility for the Business Honors Program

Visit the Business Honors Program pages for benefits

How to Apply

• Acceptance to the University of South Florida
• Complete your Fall-Spring Housing Application for USF Housing & Residential Education
• Complete your Living Learning Community Application for BBC
  • Designate the Bulls Business Community as your preferred LLC.

If you have any questions, please contact the Bulls Business Community Advisor, Andrés Cintrón (andrescintron@usf.edu).

Live with other students preparing to become a health professional. Explore a range of careers open to Pre-Health track students via experiential learning opportunities, faculty mentoring and peer connections. Benefit from in-hall academic advising and tutoring in required Pre-Health track courses.

Located In: Ibis Hall (double suite style)
Open To: Any freshman/first-time-in-college student in the College of Arts & Sciences, interested in pursuing a health profession

Benefits of the Rising Health Professionals Living Learning Community

• Live with other motivated Pre-Health students who will be taking similar courses
• Dedicated Health Professions Advisor and staff that assists RHP LLC students during time at USF
• Health Professions Workshops that help you build a competitive application and prepare for exams
• Networking events with USF faculty and local health professionals
• Social events, such as field trips and career exploration dinners with area professionals
• Peer mentoring from current USF Pre-Health students and former RHP LLC students
• Exclusive course for RHP LLC students
• Increase your knowledge of local and global communities and how to serve them as a future medical professional

How to apply

To gain admission to an RCP, you will need to complete an online RCP application (in addition to the general USF housing application) and be admitted into the RCP.

When completing an RCP application that requires longer responses, we recommend typing into a Microsoft Word document that you can save and refer back to if you have any complications. Once you submit an application, a confirmation page should appear. You will also receive a confirmation email in your USF email account. If you do not receive these confirmations, please contact STP-ResEd@usf.edu, as your application was not received.

RCP Admission Decisions

Once received, your application will be reviewed by the appropriate RCP for a decision on admission. You will be notified via your USF email account regarding your RCP admission status. Each RCP has its own review timeline, but most programs will review applications and begin

making application decisions by early March. Admission decisions are for one academic year. Students wishing to return to their RCP for an additional year should contact their program coordinator for specific instructions.

If you are admitted to an RCP, you will automatically be assigned into that community. If you do not meet the eligibility requirements, or the RCP has reached capacity, your housing assignment will be based on the preferences in your general housing application.

If at any point you wish to withdraw an application, or for questions regarding the general housing application, meal plans, payment information, etc., please contact stp-housing@usf.edu or 727-873-5101

The Nursing Trailblazers LLC is a unique opportunity for Freshmen Nursing Pathway students to live and study together. You will co-enroll in critical nursing prerequisite coursework, participate in special events and activities designed to immerse yourself into the culture of the nursing profession, and network with the College of Nursing faculty, administrators, and student leaders. You will also have the exclusive opportunity to engage in weekly in-hall tutoring with one of our current nursing students as well as experience monthly in-hall advising opportunities with the Freshmen Nursing Pathway advisor.

Located In: Osprey Suites
Open To: All nursing students with priority given to Freshmen Nursing Pathway students

 

Benefits of the College of Nursing LLC Program

• Special programming designed to increase academic and career success
• Opportunities to interact with current nursing faculty members, Program Directors, and Deans
• Weekly in-hall tutoring for nursing prerequisites with a student in the nursing program
• Co-enrolling in nursing prerequisites
• Monthly in-hall advising to support progression in the major
• College of Nursing simulation lab tours
• Nursing student success resources to promote well-being, time management, and managing stress and anxiety in college

How to apply

To live in the Nursing Trailblazers LLC, students must meet all of the following requirements and maintain the progression criteria outlined in the Freshmen Nursing Pathway contract. To remain active, students must attend all events deemed mandatory for the year as well as at least one optional event.

To gain admission to an RCP, you will need to complete an online RCP application (in addition to the general USF housing application) and be admitted into the RCP.

When completing an RCP application that requires longer responses, we recommend typing into a Microsoft Word document that you can save and refer back to if you have any complications. Once you submit an application, a confirmation page should appear. You will also receive a confirmation email in your USF email account. If you do not receive these confirmations, please contact stp-ResEd@usf.edu as your application was not received.

RCP Admission Decisions

Once received, your application will be reviewed by the appropriate RCP for a decision on admission. You will be notified via your USF email account regarding your RCP admission status. Each RCP has its own review timeline, but most programs will review applications and begin making application decisions by early March. Admission decisions are for one academic year.

The Nursing LLC is open to a limited number of returning students. Returners should complete the Nursing LLC application and answer the additional required returner-focused questions for considersation.

If you are admitted to an RCP, you will automatically be assigned into that community. If you do not meet the eligibility requirements, or the RCP has reached capacity, your housing assignment will be based on the preferences in your general housing application.

If at any point you wish to withdraw an application, or for questions regarding the general housing application, meal plans, payment information, etc., please contact stp-housing@usf.edu or 727-873-5101.

Dog INC. provides guide dogs and service dogs free of charge to people who are visually impaired and to veterans with PTSD. Part of how they accomplish this task is having volunteers to raise their puppies from 9 weeks old until 16 months old when they are ready for formal training. Here at USF St. Petersburg we have a group of students who are puppy raisers and puppy sitters for these amazing dogs. Puppy raisers are responsible for a dog 24 hours a day for a little over a year and are able to take them to class, on outings, and are responsible for teaching them house manners and basic commands. Puppy sitters help out puppy raisers by watching the dogs for a few hours or a few weeks when they have obligations where the dogs cannot go.

After students are puppy sitters during their first year they will be able to apply to be puppy raisers and may raise a dog on campus in specific rooms in Pelican Hall. Only students who live in Pelican Hall will be able to sit dogs overnight, but students living anywhere on campus may sit a dog during the day.

• Housing Location: Pelican Apartments 

A community committed to an inclusive environment centered on awareness, respect, and belonging for students of all genders and sexual orientations.

• Housing Location: Pelican Apartments