Admission Status: Degree-Seeking Students

Applicants accepted to the School of Health Professions, or the School of Medicine will be admitted as degree-seeking students. Certificate students must follow the same process as degree-seeking students. Degree-seeking students qualify for financial aid and must consult the Financial Aid Office. Not all certificate students qualify for financial aid and they should inquire with the Financial Aid Office before applying.

Pre-matriculation Requirements for Degree-Seeking Students

Electronically pay a non-refundable deposit fee of $300 for all programs except for the following:
- School of Medicine requires a $100 deposit fee (refundable up until April 30 per AMCAS guidelines)
- Physician Assistant Program requires a non-refundable $500 deposit fee
- Certificate Programs: Students are not required to pay a deposit fee
Electronically acknowledge the Program Conditions of Acceptance (Certificate Students are not required to complete this requirement)
Electronically acknowledge the Program Technical Standards (Certificate Students are not required to complete this requirement)
Electronically complete the Criminal Background Check - All students residing in the United States and Canada must submit a criminal background check as part of their Conditions of Acceptance within 10 days of accepting the offer. Visit the PreEmploy Force webiste and use the Unique Package code 052897 to complete this process. Use only Internet Explorer to complete this requirement.
- Accepted students in the Doctor of Medicine Program will receive directions from AMCAS on how to complete their criminal background check in January.
Electronically complete the Immunization Requirements: EVMS adheres to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations for immunizations and tuberculosis surveillance and the immunization requirements of Virginia law as described under EVMS Student Health Requirements for Incoming Students. Applicants accepted will have 3 weeks from the date of confirming acceptance to complete all health requirements. To complete your student health requirement, please use your EVMS credentials to access the Occupational Health Portal. For additional information about the immunization requirements, please visit the Occupational Health website. Questions related to these requirements should be directed to Occupational Health via e-mail or telephone at 757-446-7105.
- Distance learning students are not required to complete the immunization requirement except for the Reproductive Clinical Sciences, MS program.
Submit Final Transcripts: Accepted students are required to submit final transcripts missing grades and with the degree conferral date. The Doctor of Medicine, the Medical Master’s and the Physician Assistant programs require all official transcripts sent through the CAS systems be resent to the Admissions & Enrollment Office. Official Electronic Transcripts must be sent directly from the institution via email to hpadmissions@evms.edu to any program in the School of Health Professions or evms_admissions@evms.edu for the Doctor of Medicine program. If your institution does not offer electronic transcripts, then the official transcript MUST BE IN A SEALED ENVELOPE and sent directly from the institution you attended to the address below:

School of Health Professions Mailing Address:
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Admissions and Enrollment
Attn: School of Health Professions
700 W. Olney Road, Suite 1156
Norfolk, VA 23507

School of Medicine Mailing Address
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Admissions and Enrollment
Attn: School of Medicine
700 W. Olney Road, Ste: 1166
Norfolk, Virginia 23507-1607

Complete Mandatory Compliance Requirements Module in Blackboard:
- Bloodborne Pathogen (Distance Learning students are not required to complete this requirement)
- Compliance
- Foundational Science (only Doctor of Medicine and Medical Master’s Programs)
- HIPAA
- Title IX
Complete Online Orientation
Complete Online Course Registration

Non-Degree-Seeking Application Requirements

Applicants who are not seeking a degree may, on a space-available basis, take courses offered by the program. Non-degree-seeking applicants must contact the program director and get approval before applying for non-degree status. Applicants who do not meet program admissions requirements may be asked to apply for non-degree status. Credit received as a non-degree student may be applied to a graduate degree if and when the student be¬comes a degree-seeking graduate student. A maximum of 9 - 12 credits may be earned while in non-degree status depending on the program. Students in non-degree status do not qualify for financial aid.

Application and Fees: Applicants must electronically submit a completed GradCAS Application and the appropriate non-refundable application fee. Application information is available online on the Education website and the application homepage. The application fee information is as follows:
- GradCAS Fees and Waivers: GradCAS charges $60 for EVMS programs. The Admissions & Enrollment Office may provide coupons that offset the application fees on a case-by-case basis. Fee Waiver requests must be submitted to the program before Admissions & Enrollment will send out a coupon code.
Official Transcripts: Applicants must submit all official transcripts for all institutions attended to the CAS systems. Degree awarding transcripts must indicate the date the degree was conferred. Transcripts with in-progress grades must be resubmitted once the grades have finally posted.
Grade Point Average: All non-degree applicants must have a baccalaureate degree and or graduate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and meet the program minimum grade point average (GPA) on a 4.00 scale. Applicants who do not meet the minimum program GPA requirement may be considered on a case-by-case basis by the program director.
Resume: Applicants are required to submit a copy of their resume or curriculum vitae.