First-Time Student

Application Checklist

Our Admissions Office will walk you step by step through the application process to make it as simple as possible.

After you submit a completed application, follow the checklist below to finish the admissions process. When you have finished all items in Empower, you’ll need to contact an advisor and register for classes.

You cannot enroll in classes until all required documents have been uploaded and approved by the Admissions Office.

Step 1: Apply

Step 2: Official High School Transcript

Step 3: Official Test Scores

Step 4: Apply For Financial Aid

Step 5: Evidence Of Meningitis Vaccination

Step 6: Final Documents

Step 7: Student Housing

(if living on campus)

Step 1: Apply

Start an application here. If you are an international student, click here.

Start an Application

Step 2: Official High School Transcript

IMPORTANT: Your official high school transcript must be directly from your high school showing your graduation date with an official high school seal.

Your transcript must show all sections of standardized testing you’ve passed (TAKS/TAAS/TEAMS/STAAR).

If you did not graduate high school…

Non-high school graduates must provide a state-issued GED certificate or transcript (available for request online).

You can take GED Classes through the Jacksonville Literary Council.

Step 3: Official Test Scores

One of the following is required:

An ACT composite score of at least 12
A SAT composite score of 680 on the new SAT
Evidence of having passed Texas exit requirements (not modified or ARD exempt)
Accuplacer (in-house testing) score of Math 260+, Reading 276+, Writing 276+
PSAT/NMSQT2 Math 510, English 460
TSI Assessment Math 350 +, English 351 +
TSIA2 Assessment Math 950 +, English 945 +

Official test scores need to be sent to admissions@jacksonvillecollege.edu. Please note that Jacksonville College does not proctor any tests other than the Accuplacer placement exam.

Step 4: Apply For Financial Aid

FAFSA: Complete your FAFSA (Jacksonville College code: 003579).

SCHOLARSHIPS, DISCOUNTS & GRANTS: Complete your scholarship, discount and grant form.

If you’re not sure if you qualify for a scholarship, discount or grant, no problem. Simply complete any form you believe you may qualify for. The Director of Financial Aid will assist you in receiving the award best fitted for you.

Residency Info: Complete the Oath and Residency Information form (for Texas residents ONLY).

Step 5: Evidence Of Meningitis Vaccination

The State of Texas has passed a new law (HR 4189) that requires all first-time freshmen and transfer students under the age of 22 to have a vaccination against bacterial meningitis.

One of the following is required to be uploaded into Empower:

Evidence that the student has received the vaccination (student must have received vaccination at least 10 days prior to living on campus) must be submitted in one of the following formats:

A document bearing the signature or stamp of the physician or his/her designee, or public health personnel
An official immunization record generated from a state or local health authority (must include the month, day, and year the vaccination was administered)
An official record received from school officials, including a record from another state (must include the month, day, and year the vaccination was administered)

Evidence that the student is declining the vaccination must be submitted in one of the following two formats:

An affidavit or a certificate signed by a physician who is duly registered and licensed to practice medicine in the United States, in which it is stated that, in the physician’s opinion, the vaccination required would be injurious to the health and well-being of the student
An affidavit signed by the student stating that the student declines the vaccination for bacterial meningitis for reasons of conscience, including a religious belief. A conscientious exemption form (“Affidavit Request for Exemption from Immunizations for Reasons of Conscience“) from the Texas Department of State Health Services must be used.

Step 6: Final Documents

All other required documents must be completed in Empower before you may register for courses. This includes:

Federal and Institutional Expectations
Financial Responsibility Agreement
Housing Contract
Institution Aid
Room Request (if living on campus)
Room Reservation Fee (if living on campus)

Priority deadline for Fall admission is June 1. Priority deadline for Spring admission is December 1. You may apply after these dates, but you must work quickly to have all requirements/documents turned in before the start of each term.

View the Academic Calendar for term start dates.

Step 7: Student Residence (if living on campus)

If you plan to live on campus, you must complete the following requirements to be guaranteed a bed on campus. If you do not complete these requirements, you will be placed on a waiting list.

Complete a Housing Reservation request via Empower.
Pay a $100.00 room reservation via Empower.
View the Residential Services Handbook’s Residential Packing List
View the Jacksonville College Student Handbook for guidelines on code of conduct, curfew, and room inspections.

“I completed the application checklist. What now?”

Login to your Empower account to verify you have submitted everything properly and nothing is missing. A single missing document can prolong admittance, so be sure to complete the checklist in a timely manner.

Official transcripts and test scores must be sent directly to Jacksonville College (ATTN: Admissions) from the originating organization. All other documents are completed in Empower.