Requirements for Students Accepted
to Jefferson School of Nursing
Plus Key University Offices Contact List
Congratulations on your acceptance to Jefferson School of Nursing! 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.
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Date Due |
1. Accept the offer of admission
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Within one month 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
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Assigned Date. |
Welcome Day (Fall Start Students)
This program is coordinated through the individual academic areas. Please contact your academic department or school for information.
- Participation in Welcome Day is a required component to starting your education at Jefferson.
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Assigned Date, Before first day of class. |
6. Submit Student Medical Records to University Health Services
- Go to the Incoming Students Web page on the University Health Service's Web site at: www.jefferson.edu/uhs/incoming.cfm
- Read, print and complete all three items on the Medical Records Requirements for Incoming Students Web page:
- Medical Records Requirements for Incoming Students - Cover Letter
- Medical Records Pre-Matriculation Physical Evaluation Form
- Medical Records Requirements Meningococcal Exemption Form (if necessary)
- Mail completed forms to:
University Health Services
833 Chestnut Street
Suite 205
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
*Begin this process as soon as possible. It may take up to EIGHT WEEKS for this process to be completed.
If you are a CURRENT Jefferson employee, you must still contact UHS and update your records.
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One month before the first day of class |
7. Complete all required Clearances
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One month before first day of class. |
8. 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 |
| 9. Pay your tuition and fees
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First day of class |
| 10. View and complete a quiz for the Federally Mandated HIPAA & Safety
Training Presentations
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First day of class |
| 11. 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.
University Offices
Jefferson Admissions
If you have any questions about completing these requirements, please call the 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 at william.thygeson@jefferson.edu or 215-503-8189, as early as possible, before the first day of class.
International Students
Please contact Eugenia Kim, International Student and Scholar Advisor, at eugenia.kim@jefferson.edu or at 215-503-4023.
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