13 Requirements for Accepted Students
Plus Links to Key University Offices

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Congratulations on your acceptance to Jefferson College of Health Professions! Before you start your classes, please review the requirements and information listed below. Frequently Requested Links, including phone numbers for various campus offices, are provided to the right. If you have any questions about completing these requirements, please call the JCHP Admissions Office at
215-503-8890.

** Please note that if you do not meet each requirement by the specified deadline, then you are subject to cancellation of your registration, loss of access to the Banner Web Student System and on-line Pulse course information, inability to remain in class, and/or inability to begin clinicals.

Frequently
Requested Links

• Academic Calendar
• Activities Office
• Commuter Services
• Directions and Campus Map
• Housing and Residence Life
• Important Phone Numbers on Campus
• Jeff-IBC Wellness Center
• Jefferson Medical and Health Science Bookstore
• Leadership Development Opportunities
• Lockers
• Tuition and University Office of Financial Aid
• University Office of the Registrar

1. Accept the offer of admission

• Sign and return to the Office of Admissions the Enrollment Decision Form, included in your acceptance packet, by the date indicated on your admissions offer letter.
• Include your $200 enrollment deposit, if applicable.
• Include your birthdate on the form.

2. Complete the Prerequisite Credit Agreement Form, if applicable

• Sign the form and return it to the Admissions Office.
• Complete all of the prerequisite credits prior to enrollment.

3. Log on to Jefferson email and the Pulse Portal intranet
Pulse is the official University web portal, providing access to JeffMail, Banner and JEFFLINE (the library). For a tutorial on using Pulse, go here.

• The campus key is your personal identifier that allows access to information resources on campus. Click the following link to access your Campus Key. (Click on the “Campus Key Lookup” under “Links” on the left hand side of the Pulse homepage.)
• Read the Jeff-IT letter to incoming students for technical information you need to know.

4. Update your permanent mailing address

• Use the Permanent Mailing online form to update your mailing address every time you move.

DUE DATE: WITHIN ONE MONTH OF ACCEPTANCE

5. Attend Orientation and Welcome Day

• You will receive an Orientation packet in the mail from the Office of Student Affairs approximately one month prior to your scheduled Orientation date.
• Attendance is mandatory, so don't forget to register!

6. Submit Student Medical Records to University Health Services

• Go to the Incoming Students Web page on the University Health Service's Web site.
• Read, print and complete all three items on the Medical Records Requirements for Incoming Students Web page:
  • Incoming Students - Cover Letter
  • Pre-Matriculation Physical Evaluation Form
  • Requirements Meningococcal Exemption Form (if necessary)
• Mail completed forms to:

  University Health Services
  Suite 6230
  111 S. 11th Street
  Philadelphia, Pa. 19107

  * Begin this process as soon as possible. It may take up to EIGHT WEEKS for this process to be completed.

DUE DATE: ONE MONTH BEFORE FIRST DAY OF CLASS*

7.  Complete a Child Abuse Clearance (click to connect)

• You must provide a U.S. address on the clearance form. The PA Department of Welfare will only send Official Child Abuse Reports to a U.S. address.
• The Child Abuse Clearance must be completed and received by TJU no later than:
  • December 1, 2007 for the spring 2008 term
  • May 1, 2008 for the pre-fall 2008 term
  • August 1, 2008 for the fall 2008 term
  • December 1, 2008 for the spring 2009 term
• It may take up to EIGHT WEEKS for this process to be completed.

  **Begin this process as soon as possible, but no earlier than January 1, 2008 for pre-fall and fall terms.  January 2008 applicants should begin the process immediately. 

8.  Complete a Criminal Background Check (click to connect)

• The Criminal Background Check must be completed and received by TJU by the first day of class.

***Begin this process as soon as possible, but no earlier than January 1, 2008 for pre-fall and fall terms.  January 2008 applicants should begin the process immediately. 

9. Complete the health insurance requirement (click to connect)

• All matriculated students in the Jefferson College of Health Professions must maintain health insurance. (Dental insurance is optional.)
• Follow this link for information about both Health and Dental Insurance.

10.  Pay your tuition and fees

• Jefferson offers students a few options for paying tuition. Click here for information.

11. View and complete a quiz for the Federally Mandated HIPAA Presentation

• Click on the link to take an on-line test.
• This PRESENTATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE STARTING IN JUNE for all students who will begin in Fall 2008.  For all other students, the presentation will be made available approximately one month prior to your start date.

12.  View and complete a quiz for the Federally Mandated Safety Training Presentation

• Click on the link to take an on-line test.
• This PRESENTATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE STARTING IN JUNE for all students who will begin in Fall 2008.  For all other students, the presentation will be made available approximately one month prior to your start date.

13. Submit Final Transcripts to the Office of Admissions

• Have an official final transcript sent to: Office of Admissions - Jefferson College of Health Professions, 130 S. 9th St., Suite 100, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

** Please note that if you do not meet each requirement by the specified deadline, then you are subject to cancellation of your registration, loss of access to the Banner Web Student System and on-line Pulse course information, inability to remain in class, and/or inability to begin clinicals.

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University Offices

JCHP Admissions
If you have any questions about completing these requirements, please call the JCHP Admissions Office at 215-503-8890.

Financial Aid
Complete financial aid paperwork. Information is available at www.jefferson.edu/financialaid or 215-955-2867.

Housing
Complete housing forms. Information is available at www.jefferson.edu/housing/ or 215-955-8913.

Special Accommodations
If you require special accommodations, please contact Dr. William Thygeson, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, by email or at 215-503-8189, as early as possible, before the first day of class.

International Students
Please contact Eugenia Kim, International Student and Scholar Advisor, by email or at 215-503-4023.