SoHP Application Instructions

1 SUNY. OWNSTATE. Health Sciences University 450 Clarkson Ave, MSC 60 Brooklyn, NY 11203. SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS. Application Instructions . SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University utilizes a central What you need to complete your online Application system (AMP). We strongly recommend that you Application : read the Application Instructions prior to starting the Application process. All applications to programs offered at SUNY 1. Your unofficial transcript(s) from all post-secondary Downstate Health Sciences University must be submitted institutions attended (including college courses taken electronically through the central Application system. while in high school) must be readily available for reference and uploaded into your online Application . Your Application information is transmitted through a secured server and is kept confidential.

2 If you have completed part or all of your education outside of the United States of America, you will be First time applicants (desktop browser strongly preferred) required to upload an unofficial copy of your course- by course evaluation of your foreign transcript(s), Select * New Applicants Click Here to Apply (link completed by an affiliated NACES member. For a list is located in the middle of the page) and complete of approved evaluation agencies, please visit the the fields under the section Create New User.. NACES website at: Do not upload Please note a valid email address is required your foreign college transcript(s). An email verification will be sent to the email address 2. Letters of recommendation are required for all Downstate you entered when you created your Application programs . Since we use an electronic recommendation Once your email verification is complete, you will be system, all letters must be submitted via the admissions able to begin the Application process portal.

3 Please ensure that you have the correct names, Applicants for the Physical Therapy program, must titles and current work/professional email addresses for initiate an Application through each recommender. It is important that you confirm with A supplemental Application and fee payment your recommenders that they are willing to complete a will also be required. letter of recommendation on your behalf before listing them. Re-applicants: Enter the previous username and password used when you created your initial Application . For more information, please refer to the Admissions Requirements section on our website specific to your program of interest. If the recommenders are unable to Only after you have submitted your complete online Application and paid your non- submit the recommendation electronically, he/she must refundable Application fee, will your submit the recommendation on official letterhead, dated, Application be reviewed by the admissions and signed.

4 This letter must be emailed to staff. from the recommender's professional/work email address as a pdf attachment. Document Upload 3. Please review the Technical Standards for Admissions Please note: Once your Application has been submitted, you will based on your program of choice and place a check mark still have the ability to upload additional supporting documents in the box in the online Application , acknowledging that throughout the Application process. To upload documents, log you have read, understood, and agreed to your program of into the admissions portal and select the Document Upload choice technical standards requirements. More option, located in the left-hand corner of the blue menu bar of information regarding program specific Technical the Application . All documents must be uploaded as pdf attachment(s).

5 If you have difficulties uploading documents, please email: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University School of Health Professions Application Instructions . Standards can be accessed via: 4. Clinical and non-clinical (volunteer or paid) experience in the career field, as applicable to program of your interest 4. If you were born outside the United States, upload a PDF. copy of your USCIS documentation , a copy of your 5. Leadership, membership or professional naturalization certificate, passport, your permanent organizations/associations resident card (front and back), I-20, IAP-66, I-821 D, I-797, USCIS H1/H4 approval form or DACA documents, etc. Do not upload photocopies of your Employment Authorization card, social security card, or driver's license, as these are not acceptable documents in the admissions I Admissions decisions are final and cannot be appealed.

6 All educational programs at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University are open to all qualified prospective students process. regardless of race, religion, sex, color, creed, age, national 5. Documentation of clinical/non-clinical hours: For all origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or status as a programs requiring documentation of clinical and/or non- disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era. clinical hours, these hours must be documented on official institutional letterhead, dated and signed by your Pre-Admissions Advisement/ Application supervisor. The documentation must state the number of Assistance hours, time period/dates completed, and duties. All documents must be uploaded as pdf attachment(s) under We urge you to seek pre-admission advisement or Application the Document Upload section of the Application portal, assistance prior to applying for admission consideration.

7 You located in the left menu bar, under your program of your may register online for an appointment for pre-advisement or choice. Application assistance at: 6. For more information regarding the Admissions Requirements for your program of interest, please visit: Appointments are available on alternate Fridays from: 9:50am to 3:00pm. Application Deadlines and Timelines Transcripts Deadline(s) for online submission and completion of your Applicants must upload all post-secondary unofficial academic transcripts for all USA colleges or universities attended. For Application for a program within the School of Health Professions may be obtained at: college courses completed in the United States, only credits from a college or university accredited by an institutionally accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Early applications are stronglyencouraged.

8 Education Accreditation (CHEA)* will be accepted. General Admissions Policies For college courses completed outside the United States, a course-by-course evaluation completed by an affiliated NACES. The Admissions Committee considers the individual member will be required. For a list of approved evaluation qualifications of each applicant. Applications are reviewed agencies, please review the NACES website: holistically, and decisions regarding admission are based on a If you have earned college credits while you were in high school, number of factors, including, but not limited to the following: a copy of the college transcript must also be uploaded (not your 1. Prior academic performance high school transcript). 2. Completion of prerequisite courses and the grades You must upload clear/legible pdf copies of your unofficial received in those courses transcript(s).

9 All transcripts must contain all pertinent information such as: name of the institution, your full name, 3. Letters of recommendation, communication skills, and transfer credit information, cumulative credits and cumulative motivation to pursue the profession GPA. Proof of course registration for all coursework in progress must be uploaded under the Document Upload section of the * Colleges and universities institutionally accredited and recognized by The Council for Higher Education (CHEA) will be accepted. Refer to the website for more details. 2. SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University School of Health Professions Application Instructions . Courses & Grades Requirements Application portal, located in the left menu bar. Please visit the admissions website for requirements: If you are currently enrolled in a college or taking prerequisite courses, upload under the Document Upload section of the Application portal, located in the left menu bar, a pdf copy of Please note: A grade less than a C is not acceptable.

10 Your current semester grade report or a pdf copy of your course For the Physician Assistant program, all prerequisite courses registration. must be completed with a letter grade of "C+" or better. Once the coursework is completed, please upload your updated unofficial transcripts with final grades to your Application , as a Notification of Admission Status pdf attachment. All applicants must submit a completed Application on or before the published deadline to receive full consideration. Email is our Credit by examination programs primary form of communication. Updates to our Application will If you have fulfilled admissions requirements through the also be visible via the admissions checklist. You may monitor college -Level examination Program ( clep ), Excelsior college your Application status via the Application portal.