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USF St. Petersburg to launch freshman nursing pathway; inaugural cohort admitted fall 2026
Summary
University of South Florida St. Petersburg told City Council it will add a freshman nursing pathway to produce more locally trained nurses, with an inaugural freshman cohort admitted in fall 2026 and nursing coursework beginning in 2028.
University of South Florida St. Petersburg officials told the St. Petersburg City Council on Oct. 2 they will add a freshman nursing pathway and begin recruiting an inaugural cohort that would arrive as freshmen in fall 2026.
The program change is intended to expand local access to nursing degrees and strengthen ties between the campus and nearby clinical partners, including Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Orlando Health and BayCare, university officials said.
Thomas Smith, vice provost for academic affairs at USF St. Petersburg, said the campus is recruiting a new freshman cohort that will "be here next August" and move through a four‑year degree track that places students into nursing coursework after two years of general education. "We will be accepting into the ... there's a new freshman cohort who will be — we're recruiting them right now and they will be here next August starting as…
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