Required Documents

The HPAC Committee will need to review your unofficial transcripts. Please download and print a copy to upload to your Google Form. You can find your Class History by clicking on the three little dots in the upper right hand corner of Degreeworks once you are logged in. The dots are right next to the printer and email icons. From the drop down, choose "Class History", then print that screen.  Due to the scaling of the information, we request that when you print the document, you change the "scale" to about 70% so that the information is easily readable on one page. 

If you completed coursework outside of SJU, please submit those, too.

This Google Sheet will help you document your experiences and is structured the same as it is in the centralized application services (CAS). If you are planning on applying to both MD & DO programs, you only need to complete one tab, but please keep in mind, there is a difference in character limits between the two.

This form is an opportunity to voluntarily provide information about any University policy that you were deemed to have violated during your time at Saint Joseph’s University or at any other college or university that you have attended. Each professional application you submit will also ask you to provide this information and a background check will be run upon your acceptance to verify this information. This form will be kept confidential with only the HPAC Committee Members having access to the information you provide. 

This form is required in order to obtain records from SJU Community Standards regarding any policy violation that has occurred. 

Send this document (instructions, evaluation form, & submission information) to your recommenders after you've requested a letter from them. You'll also need to include this waiver which will waive or not waive access to your letters; it is strongly recommended to waive your access to your letters. 

There is no "form" for the personal statement, however, there is a place to upload it on your Google Form. It should be neatly typed as a Google Doc. 

Although it doesn't need to be your final draft, it should be more than an initial draft. Follow the prompt for your chosen professional school, and please limit your character count to 5300 characters for medical school and 4500 for other health professions (dental, optometry, etc.) as that is the limit on their centralized application services. You can review the prompts and essay information for the various programs here.

Prompt: 

Please describe anything unique or challenging about your past and present (family, childhood, parents’ careers, siblings, family members in health care, first-gen status, gender identity, disability, disadvantaged status) that speaks to your independence, perseverance, tolerance, cultural appreciation, adaptability, reliability, dedication, etc. in relation to your decision to pursue your desired profession.

Character limit: 3000 

Please complete this form if you have already completed the HPAC process and are now interested in applying to a health professional school (only necessary for medical, dental, optometry, veterinary or podiatry schools).  As with the other forms on this page, please download the pdf document, complete the required information and email to prehealth_advising@sju.edu.  Any questions, please email Brianna Metzger (bmetzger@sju.edu). 

Feel free to take a professional selfie to upload for your file. Your Google form will have a specific place to upload this photo as an image file.