Checklist

Post-doctoral Programs Orientation Checklist

What You Should Do Before Orientation:

  • Review Post-doctoral checklist
  • Obtain required health inoculations, tests, and titers
  • Submit Health History and Physical Examination Report to Student Health Service (fax # 617-353-3557 or 617-353-7224)
  • Explore education financing options
  • Read and respond appropriately to University correspondence (whether paper or electronic)
  • Explore housing options and arrange for your move
  • Provide the Admissions Office with your updated contact information
  • Get your student identification card if you arrive in Boston prior to Orientation

For International students:

After You Receive Specific Instructions and Materials, You Should:

  • Set up your Boston University email account and your access to the Boston University Student Link
  • Make arrangements to settle your student account
  • Submit final transcripts
    • Please submit to the Admissions Office an official final transcript that includes all semesters of study and a statement of the degree awarded
    • Make sure you request that your prior school produces the transcript following your graduation
    • If the final official transcript does not include a statement of the degree awarded, also submit a photocopy of your diploma
    • Most international students submit a final transcript and a photocopy of the diploma during the application process; it is not necessary to send duplicates of these materials if no changes have been made in the record
    • For post-doctoral students, if you have not already done so, please submit your original dental school transcript and diploma copy, in addition to the official ECE or WES transcript evaluation (for international students)

CPR Certification

Post-doctoral students are required to take a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) class during Orientation. A particular evening class session will be scheduled for each post-doctoral student. If you have taken a CPR course during the six months prior to Orientation, you may bring the CPR certification card to Orientation.