Requirements for Students Accepted
to Jefferson School of Pharmacy
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Congratulations on your acceptance to Jefferson School of Pharmacy! Before you start your classes, please review the requirements and information listed below. To download a printable copy of this form Click Here. If you have any questions about completing these requirements, please call the Admissions Office at 215-503-8890.
Please use this form as a checklist to keep track of your requirements as you complete them.
** 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.
| Requirements |
Date Due |
1. Accept the offer of admission
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Within 2 weeks of acceptance. |
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.
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Within one month of acceptance. |
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: http://jeffline.jefferson.edu/Education/edservices/courseinfo/.
- The campus key is your personal identifier that allows access to
information resources on campus. To access your Campus Key go to: http://pulse.jefferson.edu/ (Click on the “Campus Key Lookup” under “Links” on the left hand side of the Pulse homepage.)
- Read the enclosed JEFF/IT letter to incoming students for technical information you need to know.
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Within one month of acceptance. |
| 4. Update your permanent mailing address
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Within one month of acceptance. |
5. Attend Orientation
- You will receive an Orientation packet in the mail approximately
one month prior to your scheduled Orientation date.
- Attendance is mandatory, so don't forget to register!
- Orientation dates will be available in January. Please check back then!
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Assigned Date, Before first day of class. |
| 6. Submit Student Medical Records to University Health Services
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One month before first day of class. |
7. Complete a Child Abuse Clearance
- The Child Abuse Clearance must be completed and received by TJU no later than:
- December 1, 2009 for the spring 2010 term
- August 1, 2010 for the fall 2010 term
- December 1, 2010 for the spring 2011 term
- It may take up to EIGHT WEEKS for this process to be completed.
- Log on to the Verified Credentials website at: www.myvci.com/tju
to download a form.
- Written instructions are included in your offer of admission packet
- When you receive the report, return the original to:
Office of Admissions
130 S. 9th St., Suite 100
Philadelphia, PA 19107
**Begin this process as soon as possible, but no earlier than January 1, 2010 for fall term. January 2010 applicants should begin the process immediately.
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One month before first day of class. |
8. Complete a Criminal Background Check
- Log on to the Verified Credentials website at: www.myvci.com/tju
- The Criminal Background Check must be completed by the first day of class.
- Do not mail the original criminal background check to TJU. Keep it for your records. A clinical site may request it.
- Verified Credentials will send an electronic notification to TJU that the check has been completed.
- Written instructions are included in your offer of admission packet
***Begin this process as soon as possible, but no earlier than January 1, 2010 for fall terms. January 2010 applicants should begin the process immediately.
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First day of class |
9. Complete the health insurance requirement
- All matriculated students must maintain health insurance. (Dental insurance is optional.)
- Follow this link for information about both health and dental insurance:www.jefferson.edu/schools/health.cfm
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First day of class |
| 10. Pay your tuition and fees
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First day of Class |
| 11. View and complete a quiz for the Federally Mandated HIPAA & Safety Training Presentations
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First day of class |
| 12. Submit Final Transcripts to the Office of Admissions
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The Last Day of Drop/Add |
** 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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