{"id":1351,"date":"2019-09-09T06:45:03","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T06:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/admissions\/?page_id=1351"},"modified":"2019-09-20T07:40:27","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T07:40:27","slug":"transient-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/admissions\/transient-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Transient Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Students enrolled at another college or university may apply for admission as a transient student (temporary student who wishes to transfer credits to his\/her home institution). Such admission carries no commitment for permission to register for either term of the regular academic year. Students from other college or universities must be in good standing or eligible to continue academic work at their respective institutions and are responsible for determining if these institutions will accept credits earned at Jackson State University.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe student must submit the following:<br \/>\n\t1. Completed application and<br \/>\n\t2. Official transcript (showing student is in good standing) or a letter of good standing from the home institution attended.\n<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"faq-accordion \" id=\"faq-accordion-1\" data-accordion-group data-conf=\"{&quot;single_open&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-accordion class=\"faq-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-control class=\"faq-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Step 1:  Visit Our Campus<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-content\"><p>\n\tAre you ready to visit our beautiful Jackson, MS campus? Join us for a tour and explore life at Jackson State.&nbsp;Your visit will consist of a brief orientation session and a 1&frac12; hour walking tour. Tours are conducted by recruitment office staff and student ambassadors. During our tour, prospective students and visitors learn about undergraduate admission requirements, degree options, housing, student life and the legacy of the university. You&rsquo;ll get a glimpse of some notable campus buildings including our JSU Student Center, residential facilities, recreation center and library.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>To schedule a campus visit, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/recruitment\">click here<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-accordion class=\"faq-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-control class=\"faq-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Step 2: Get Admitted to JSU<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-content\"><p>Applying to Jackson State University takes two (2) easy steps.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Submit an online application at www.jsums.edu by clicking the \u201cApply\u201d link on the homepage.<\/li>\n<li>Request your current college or university to send an official transcript or letter of good standing to Undergraduate Admissions..<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please allow at least 7-10 business days from the receipt of all required documents for an admission decision.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOW TO SUBMIT DOCUMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u><strong>Official Transcript<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<p>The official transcript may be sent electronically via e-Scrip Safe or Parchment web accounts; or Clearinghouse (email for clearinghouse is <a href=\"mailto:futuretigers@jsums.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">futuretigers@jsums.edu<\/a><a href=\"mailto:transcripts@jsums.edu)\">)<\/a>.\u00a0 If sending via any other method, please call 601-979-6361 for further instructions<\/p>\n<p>Hand delivered\u00a0(must be in a sealed envelope)<\/p>\n<p>Mailed (must be sent in school envelope)<\/p>\n<p><b>Mailing Address:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Jackson State University<br \/>\nUndergraduate Admissions<br \/>\nP.O. Box 17330<br \/>\nJackson, MS \u00a039217<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/admissions\">www.jsums.edu\/admissions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-accordion class=\"faq-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-control class=\"faq-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Step 3:   Send Immunization Record<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-content\"><p>\n\tSEND IMMUNIZATION RECORD TO THE HEALTH CENTER\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAll students born after December 1956 who plan to attend classes on one of our campuses must submit proof of immunization compliance for measles, mumps, and rubella (on-line students excepted).&nbsp; A copy of your Immunization record (or your state&rsquo;s immunization compliance form) can be submitted directly to the Health Center in one of the following ways:\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tFAX:&nbsp; 601-979-9228\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tEMAIL: <a href=\"mailto:healthservices@jsums.edu\">healthservices@jsums.edu<\/a>, (if more convenient for you).&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tFor more detailed information on JSU&rsquo;s health screening requirements, including for international students, exemptions and the Health Center&rsquo;s&nbsp; mailing address, visit the Health Center&rsquo;s web page at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/healthservices\">www.jsums.edu\/healthservices<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe contact number for the JSU Health Center is 601-979-2260<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-accordion class=\"faq-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-control class=\"faq-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Step 4:  Register for Classes<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-content\"><p>Whether you are taking a class online or on campus,\u00a0please\u00a0schedule a meeting with an academic advisor.\u00a0If you\u00a0will be enrolled in an online program, please\u00a0contact JSUOnline at 601-979-0779. If you are taking classes on campus, please\u00a0contact the\u00a0University Academic Advisement Center at 601-979-1250.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-accordion class=\"faq-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-control class=\"faq-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Step 5:  Complete Registration or Set up a Payment Plan<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-content\"><p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t&ldquo;Completing Registration&rdquo; is the phrase used to describe the Business Office acknowledgement or verification of how fees are to be paid for the current semester.&nbsp; Once this information is &quot;officially communicated&quot; to the Business Office, we will &ldquo;accept&rdquo; the charges and payments for the current semester which in turn protects the student&rsquo;s classes from being purged.\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tThere are two ways to &ldquo;officially communicate&rdquo; with the Office of Financial Services\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t1. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The first and most popular way is via the Automatic Registration Complete process.&nbsp; Once a student has selected his or her classes (along with housing and meal plan), the system will review all eligible accepted financial aid and if the remaining balance is less than $200, the students&rsquo; registration will be completed automatically.\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t2. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The second way to &ldquo;officially communicate&rdquo; is to enroll in the online payment plan.&nbsp; The payment plan is based on the balance due being divided into four (4) installments.&nbsp; The initial installment plus $100 (the deferment fee) is required to complete registration.&nbsp; The remaining three (3) installments are due in 30-day increments. Late fees of $70 begins on the 1st day of class.\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tStudents can verify their status by signing into their JSU PAWS account and following the steps below\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t1. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Select the &ldquo;Student&rdquo; tab.\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t2. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Select &ldquo;Registration&rdquo;\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t3. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Select &ldquo;Fall Registration Service&rdquo;\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t4. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Select &ldquo;Check Registration Status&rdquo;\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t5. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; If registration is complete a congratulatory message will be displayed.\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t6. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; If not, a message will display instructing you to your next required step.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-accordion class=\"faq-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-control class=\"faq-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Step 6 &#8211; Get your Student Identification<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-content\"><p>\n\tTo enhance the safety and security of the campus community, faculty, staff and students are required to obtain a University issued photo ID card. The University mandates that all faculty, staff, and students display his\/her ID card visibly at all times while on campus. First-year students are able to obtain their ID after registration is complete (Step 8).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students enrolled at another college or university may apply for admission as a transient student (temporary student who wishes to transfer credits to his\/her home institution). Such admission carries no commitment for permission to register for either term of the regular academic year. 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