Partnership & Admissions Agreements

*While not required, the following courses are recommended: Pre-calculus, Nutrition, Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology, Biostatistics, and Research Methods

The Guaranteed Admission Program allows students to have reserved admission into one of Jefferson’s graduate degree programs. Many of the programs also include reduced admissions requirements.

Participating Partners:

• Mira Costa Community College, CA
• Solano Community College, CA

Eligibility Criteria: the Admissions Program provides students from the partner school with a clear path to earn admission into the Jefferson program. The following criteria are required to be met to earn guaranteed admission:

• Be a rising senior/senior year student who will have earned a Bachelor of Science in Biomanufacturing from the partner school prior to enrollment at Jefferson
• Be a first time applicant
• Meet the following admissions criteria:
• Degree Requirement: Bachelor of Science in Biomanufacturing
• GPA Requirement: A minimum 3.0 overall GPA
• 1 positive letter of recommendation from representative at partner school
• Apply via Jefferson’s online application

As long as the above eligibility criteria are satisfied, there is no limit to the number of students at the partner school who can participate in the Admissions Program.

Participating Partners: 

• Elizabethtown College

Eligibility Criteria: the Admissions Program provides students from the partner school with a clear path to earn admission into the Jefferson program. The following criteria are required to be met to earn guaranteed admission:

• Be a rising senior/senior year student who will have earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the partner school prior to enrollment at Jefferson
• Be a first time applicant
• Meet the following admissions criteria:
• Degree Requirement: Bachelor of Science in Biology, Chemistry, Chemistry Laboratory Science or Engineering
• GPA Requirement: A minimum 3.0 overall GPA
• 2 positive letters of recommendation from representative at partner school
• Apply via Jefferson’s online application

As long as the above eligibility criteria are satisfied, there is no limit to the number of students at the partner school who can participate in the Admissions Program.

Participating Partners:

• James Madison University, VA

Eligibility Criteria: the Admissions Program provides students from the partner school with a clear path to earn admission into the Jefferson program. The following criteria are required to be met to earn guaranteed admission:

• Be a rising senior/senior year student who will have earned a Bachelor of Science in Integrated Science & Technology, Biotechnology, or Engineering from the partner school prior to enrollment at Jefferson
• Be a first time applicant
• Meet the following admissions criteria:
  • Degree Requirement: Bachelor of Science in Integrated Science & Technology, Biotechnology, or Engineering
  • GPA Requirement: A minimum 3.0 overall GPA
  • 1 positive letter of recommendation from representative at partner school
  • Apply via Jefferson’s online application

As long as the above eligibility criteria are satisfied, there is no limit to the number of students at the partner school who can participate in the Admissions Program.

Participating Partners

• Marymount Manhattan College

Eligibility Criteria: the Admission Program provides students from the partner school with a clear path to earn admissions into the Jefferson program. For full eligibility criteria please contact the Office of Admissions at [email protected].

Participating Partner:

• Immaculata University

Eligibility Criteria: the Admissions Program provides students from the partner school with a clear path to earn admission into the Jefferson Program. All applicants who meet the requirements will receive guaranteed admission into the program.

The following criteria are required to be met to earn guaranteed admission:

• Be a full-time student since matriculation at the partner school
• Be a rising senior/senior year student who will have earned a bachelor’s degree from the partner school prior to enrollment in the program at Jefferson
• Be a first time applicant
• Meet the following admissions criteria:
• Degree Requirement: Bachelor of Science in Emergency Planning and Management or a Bachelor of Science in Public Health, or any Bachelor's degree if awarded with a minor in Emergency Management
• GPA Requirement: A minimum 3.0 overall GPA

Participating Partner:

• Sweet Briar College, VA

Eligibility Criteria: the Admissions Program provides students from the partner school with a clear path to earn admission into the Jefferson Program. The following criteria are required to be met to earn guaranteed admission:

• Be a rising senior/senior year student who will have earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science from the partner school prior to enrollment at Jefferson
• Be a first time applicant
• Meet the following admissions criteria:
• Degree Requirement: Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science
• GPA Requirement: A minimum 3.0 overall GPA
• 1 positive letter of recommendation from an instructor at partner school
• Apply via Jefferson’s online application

As long as the above eligibility criteria are satisfied, there is no limit to the number of students at the partner school who can participate in the Admissions Program.

Participating Partner:

• Immaculata University

Eligibility Criteria:the Admissions Program provides students from the partner school with a clear path to earn admission into the Jefferson Program. All applicants who meet the requirements will receive guaranteed admission into the program.

The following criteria are required to be met to earn guaranteed admission:

• Be a rising senior/senior year student who will have earned a bachelor’s degree from the partner school prior to enrollment in the program at Jefferson
• Be a first time applicant and apply via Jefferson’s online application (application fee waived)
• Meet the following admissions criteria:
  • Degree Requirement: BA History, BA English, or BA Liberal Arts
  • GPA Requirement: A minimum 3.0 overall GPA
  • Personal Statement: outlines interest in the M.S. in Historic Preservation and how this course of study and credential relate to desired career path.
  • $5k Dean’s scholarship

This partnership allows qualified students to earn a Certificate in Midwifery from the partner institution and a Master of Science in Midwifery degree from Thomas Jefferson University. Students are dually enrolled, taking courses at both Jefferson (all courses taught online) and the partner institution, over five semesters of study.

Participating Partners

• Baystate Medical Center, MA
  
• University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, IA

Eligibility Criteria: Applicants apply directly to the partner institution which determines eligibility. Admitted students are then provided instructions for how to apply to Jefferson via an expedited online application.

Participating Partner:

• The College of New Jersey

Eligibility Criteria: the Admission Program provides students from the partner school with a clear path to earn admissions into the Jefferson program. Up to seven (7) applicants each cycle will receive guaranteed admission into the program. For full eligibility criteria please contact the Office of Admissions at [email protected].

Participating Partner:

• Immaculata University

Eligibility Criteria:the Admissions Program provides students from the partner school with a clear path to earn admission into the Jefferson Program. All applicants who meet the requirements will receive guaranteed admission into the program.

The following criteria are required to be met to earn guaranteed admission:

• Be a rising senior/senior year student who will have earned a bachelor’s degree from the partner school prior to enrollment in the program at Jefferson
• Be a first time applicant and apply via Jefferson’s online application (application fee waived)
• Meet the following admissions criteria:
  • Degree Requirement: BS Accounting, BS Finance, BS Business Management, or BS Marketing Management
  • GPA Requirement: A minimum 3.0 overall GPA
  • Personal Statement: outlines interest in the M.S. in Rel Estate Development and how this course of study and credential relate to desired career path.
  • $5k Dean’s scholarship

This opportunity is available for the Pre-Fall enrolling master’s program concentrations:

• Community Trauma Counseling, MS
• Community Trauma Counseling, MS with a concentration in Child Trauma & Play Therapy
• Community Trauma Counseling, MS with a concentration in Trauma, Addictions, & Recovery

Participating Partners

• University of Delaware
  

Eligibility Criteria: the Interview Program provides students from the partner school with a clear path to earn an admissions interview with the Jefferson program. The following criteria are required to be met to earn a guaranteed admission interview:

• Be a full-time student since matriculation at the partner school
• Be a rising senior/senior year student who will have earned a bachelor's egree from the partner school prior to enrollment in the program at Jefferson
• Be a first time applicant to apply to the Interview Program
• An application for admission must be received by the application deadline
  
• Seats must still be available in the program at time of application submission
• Applicants must meet the program’s minimum admissions criteria for the application year the student is applying:
  • Overall GPA requirement: 3.0 or higher
  • Required Prerequisite Coursework: Outlined on the program's Admissions Information page

Participating Partners

• Rosemont College

Eligibility Criteria: the Pathway Program enables undergraduate students from select institutions engage in College of Architecture & the Built Environment (CABE) graduate coursework. For more information please contact the your home campus Advising Office.

These partnership programs first year applicants to apply to both Jefferson and our partner institutions as high school seniors and be guaranteed admission into Jefferson’s graduate/professional degree program upon successful completion of prerequisite requirements at the partner institution. In many cases, these partnerships allow students to accelerate their education.

Doctorate in Occupational Therapy

Participating Partners

• University of Delaware Accelerated BS/OTD 3+3 

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Participating Partners

• The College of New Jersey BS/DPT 4+3

Master in Speech-Language Pathology

Participating Partners

• The College of New Jersey BS/SLP 4+2

These partnership programs are cooperative agreements between the Jefferson College of Pharmacy (JCP) and our partner institutions. These partnerships allow students to apply to one of our partner institutions and complete coursework in 3 years before moving into the 4 year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program in the Jefferson College of Pharmacy at Thomas Jefferson University. Students may complete both a bachelor’s degree and a PharmD in 7 years.

Participating Partners

• Cabrini College
• Immaculata University
• The College of New Jersey

Eligibility Criteria

The Accelerated BA/BS Degree Program provides students from the partner school with a clear path to earn an accelerated bachelor’s degree. The following criteria are required to be met to be eligible for the program:

• Apply, receive an offer of admission and enroll at the partner institution.
• Depending on the requirements of the partner institution, students may be required to submit an application for admission to the accelerated program associated with a specific undergraduate major at that school. Students must meet the program requirements at the partner institution.
• Students intending to participate in this partner agreement should review the JCP program requirements to assure all requirements may be met prior to entering the Doctor of Pharmacy program. The student and partner program are encouraged to annually review pre-requisite courses to assure that all courses will satisfy and be completed prior to entry in the Doctor of Pharmacy program.
• Following successful completion of courses required within the first year of the PharmD curriculum, students shall request an official transcript be sent to the appropriate person at the partner institution for review and potential awarding of a bachelor’s degree from the partner institution.

Process Within Jefferson College of Pharmacy

• Students from the partner institution will apply to JCP via PharmCAS in the cycle appropriate for entry into the Doctor of Pharmacy program. PharmCAS cycle typically opens mid-July and closes the following June for entry in the fall semester after the close of the cycle. Thus applications should be started the summer before the final year of study at the partner institution.
• Per accreditation standards for Doctor of Pharmacy programs, formal acceptance into the Doctor of Pharmacy program should occur following an assessment of the applicant’s ability to successfully complete the program, assessment of communication skills, and professional and technical standards. This information includes a review of pre-requisite coursework and activities such that formal acceptance into a Doctor of Pharmacy program shall occur in close proximity to program entry.
  
• The JCP Admissions committee will evaluate completed applications and will priority review known individuals in partnership programs received by October 1 or earlier. Applicants fulfilling admissions criteria will be extended.

These partnership programs are cooperative agreements between the Jefferson College of Pharmacy (JCP) and our partner institutions. These partnerships allow students to apply to one of our partner institutions and complete coursework before moving into the 4 year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program in the Jefferson College of Pharmacy at Thomas Jefferson University. Students may complete both an associate's degree and a PharmD.

Participating Partners

• Community College of Philadelphia

• Apply, receive an offer of admission and enroll at the partner institution.
• Depending on the requirements of the partner institution, students may be required to submit an application for admission to the program associated with a specific undergraduate major at that school. Students must meet the program requirements at the partner institution.
• Students intending to participate in this partner agreement should review the JCP program requirements to assure all requirements may be met prior to entering the Doctor of Pharmacy program.
  
• The student and partner program are encouraged to annually review pre-requisite courses to assure that all courses will satisfy and be completed prior to entry in the Doctor of Pharmacy program.
  
• The associate's degree will be awarded by the partner school at whatever point the student completes all partner school graduation requirements.

Process Within Jefferson College of Pharmacy

• Students from the partner institution will apply to JCP via PharmCAS in the cycle appropriate for entry into the Doctor of Pharmacy program. PharmCAS cycle typically opens mid-July and closes the following June for entry in the fall semester after the close of the cycle. Thus applications should be started the summer before the final year of study at the partner institution.
• Per accreditation standards for Doctor of Pharmacy programs, formal acceptance into the Doctor of Pharmacy program should occur following an assessment of the applicant’s ability to successfully complete the program, assessment of communication skills, and professional and technical standards. This information includes a review of pre-requisite coursework and activities such that formal acceptance into a Doctor of Pharmacy program shall occur in close proximity to program entry.
  
• The JCP Admissions committee will evaluate completed applications and will priority review known individuals in partnership programs received by October 15 or earlier. Applicants fulfilling admissions criteria will be extended.

Jefferson College of Population Health (JCPH) offers several dual degree programs between their Master of Public Health (MPH) degree and Population Health, MS, and other internal programs or external institutions:

• Master of Public Health
  • Master of Social Services (MSS)/Master of Public Health (MPH) with Bryn Mawr College
  • Master of Science in Emergency & Disaster Management (EDM)/Master of Public Health (MPH) with Jefferson College of Health Professions
  • PhD in Nursing/Master of Public Health (MPH) with Jefferson College of Nursing
  • PharmD/Master of Public Health (MPH) with Jefferson College of Pharmacy
  • Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)/Master of Public Health (MPH) with Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM)
  • Medical Doctor (MD)/Master of Public Health (MPH) with Sydney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC)
  • Juris Doctor (JD)/Master of Public Health (MPH) with Widener University Delaware Law School's Family Health Law & Policy Institute

Jefferson offers employees of Alliance member organizations a 25% tuition discount in the MS program.

Jefferson offers employees of DHS and Community Umbrella Agencies (CUA) a twenty-five percent (25%) discount on tuition for the Community and Trauma Counseling, MS program.

Jefferson offers employees of the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) a twenty-five percent (25%) discount on tuition for the MBA, Online and Organizational Leadership, MS graduate programs.

Jefferson’s School of Business Master of Business Administration and Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC). More information about the partnership can be requested at [email protected].

This degree is delivered collaboratively by the Jefferson Institute for Bioprocessing (JIB) at Thomas Jefferson University and the School of Pharmacy at Temple University.

Students take 15 credits of coursework at each University, plus 6 elective credits based on area of interest (manufacturing techniques at Jefferson or regulatory affairs at Temple) for a total of 36 credits. Students have the choice of receiving the degree from either Thomas Jefferson University or Temple University, depending upon their area of interest: Manufacturing (Jefferson) or Regulatory Affairs (Temple).

Eligibility Criteria: Students with a greater interest in the manufacturing process should apply to Thomas Jefferson University; students with a greater interest in regulatory affairs should apply to Temple University. In either instance the student will complete an informal non-degree seeking application to the partner institution to enroll in courses and transfer/apply the required credits to their “home" institution. If interested in earning the MS degree from Jefferson, apply via the MyJefferson application.

The partnership between The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) and Thomas Jefferson University’s Neonatal Nurse Practitioner program provides an opportunity for students enrolled in the TCNJ NNP Program to take neonatal focused didactic and clinical courses offered through the Jefferson NNP Program. These credits are transferred to TCNJ where the student is matriculated.

Jefferson College of Population Health (JCPH) has collaborative partnerships between their Master of Public Health (MPH) degree and other external institutions:

• Rutgers University - Camden
• Albright University
• Cedar Crest College
• Dickinson College
• Immaculata University

The partnership between the Satish Misal Education Foundation's Brick School of Architecture in Pune, India, and Thomas Jefferson University’s MS in Sustainable Design program provides an alternative study path for earning an MS in Sustainable Design degree from Jefferson. This path allows students to start their graduate degree in a hybrid/online format from India and to join the program in person in the United States in Year 2.

For more information, please visit the MS in Sustainable Design Brick Partnership program page.

The partnership between Heriot-Watt University and Thomas Jefferson University’s MS in Textile Design program provides an opportunity for students to earn an MS/MSc degree. This program, with semesters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA and Galashiels, Scotland UK, immerses students in the global textile design market, enabling them to develop both their technical and artisanal skills for foremost industry or entrepreneurial ventures.

For more information, please visit the Global Textile Design MS/MSc Partnership program page.