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Sona Account Registration

How to Register

Please read the instructions carefully as all USF campuses have consolidated into a single SONA system for Fall 2020.  You will use a single User ID and password for all of your SONA activities, regardless of campus.

If you have never had an account with SONA on any USF campus, skip to the "Request Account" instructions below.

If you have participated using the USF Tampa SONA system before, then you should already have an account. If you know your User ID but cannot remember your password, then go to the SIGN-IN page and select "Forgot Password?" located toward the bottom of the page. DO NOT register for a new account if you already have one. Having more than one account will make it difficult to accurately assign extra credit to your classes. If you have previously participated on the Tampa SONA system and cannot find your account information, please contact the SONA administrator for your primary campus for assistance identifying your account information.

If you previously participated in the USF St. Petersburg SONA system (within the past 3 years) and did not also have an account on the Tampa SONA, your User ID has been transferred but not your password. Please follow the "Forgot Password?" prompt and you will be sent an email with a temporary password to log-in and then you can create a permanent password. If you had an account on the USF Tampa system previously, you can simply continue to use that account for all SONA participation. If you have questions, please contact the USF St. Petersburg campus SONA administrator.

If you previously participated in the USF Sarasota-Manatee SONA system and did not also have an account on the Tampa SONA, you will need to create a new account following the "request account" steps below. If you had an account on the USF Tampa system previously, you can simply continue to use that account for all SONA participation. If you have questions, please contact the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus SONA administrator.

Request Account Instructions

If you need to register for a new account, click the "Request Account" link on the SIGN-IN page.

For the User ID please enter the first portion of your email address. For example, for the email sona@usf.edu the User ID should be "sona".

For the email address, please enter your @usf.edu email. For example, sona@usf.edu

For alternate email, you may enter any other email address (e.g., @gmail.com; @hotmail.com)

Please note that you will receive SONA information to both emails – including an alternative is important if you more regularly check a non-USF email account, but you MUST use your @usf.edu as your log-in information.