Application Process

Eligibility

Students that wish to apply for financial aid as a domestic student must meet the following criteria:

-U.S. citizenship or permanent residency

-Eligible Non citizen

A U.S. national (includes natives of American Samoa or Swains Island), U.S. permanent resident (who has an I-151 or I-551 or I-551C [Permanent Resident Card]), or individual who has an Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) showing one of the following designations:

"Refugee"
"Asylum Granted"
"Cuban-Haitian Entrant (Status Pending)"
"Conditional Entrant (valid only if issued before April 1, 1980)
Victims of human trafficking, T-visa (T-2, T-3, or T-4, etc.) holder
"Parolee" (You must be paroled into the United States for at least one year and you must be able to provide evidence from the USCIS that you are in the United States for other than a temporary purpose and that you intend to become a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.)

If you do not meet the above criteria, you should apply for financial assistance as an international student.

For information on the application process, please click on the program you are applying to below:

Incoming Students

Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine - International Students

Physical Therapy

Clinical Leadership Program

Clinical Research Program

Ophthalmic Technician Program

Pathology Assistant Program

Physician Assistant Program

Returning Students