Counseling Program
Students must apply as a psychology major within the three-year bachelor’s degree program, whose requirements include a 3.0 GPA or higher in high school and multiple units of college credits through AP, IB, or dual enrollment courses. The GRE admissions requirement is waived for students with a cumulative TCNJ GPA of 3.3 or higher. Students must pass the standard admission interview administered by the Counseling faculty at TCNJ, which will take place at the end of year 2 of the accelerated 3-year Bachelor’s. Please contact Jason Dahling in the Psychology department for more information.
Law Program
The College of New Jersey has established an affiliation agreement with Villanova University’s Charles Widger School of Law, allowing third-year juniors and graduating seniors direct entry to law school. This highly selective program allows TCNJ juniors who meet the eligibility and application requirements to attend Villanova Law during their senior year, obtain dual credit, and receive a full-tuition scholarship. Eligible TCNJ seniors receive a half-tuition scholarship.
Pharmacy Program
Students must apply as a biology or chemistry major. Students must take all required courses at TCNJ, with the exception of non-science courses through AP, IB, or dual credit at another college. Students must have a reasonable plan for completion of all required courses with at least a C in each course prior to August 1 of the year of matriculation at Jefferson College of Pharmacy. Cumulative and science GPAs > 2.7. Students will have a supplemental application placed on their application portal. By the end of their first year of enrollment at TCNJ, students must submit a separate application for admission to the Early Assurance program, which will be evaluated by TCNJ faculty. Qualified candidates will be assured of an interview and final review for admission to the Jefferson College of Pharmacy, but enrollment in the doctoral program is not guaranteed. Please contact Keith Pecor (biology) or Benny Chan (chemistry) for more information.
Physical Therapy Program
Students must apply as a biology or kinesiology major. Students must have a 3.3 cumulative GPA and a minimum 3.0 GPA in science prerequisite courses before their matriculation at Thomas Jefferson University. The application deadline for this program is December 1st. Students who meet the GPA requirement will have a supplemental application placed on their application portal. Jefferson will review applications and selections will be decided mid-March. Please contact Keith Pecor (biology) or Anne Farrell (kinesiology) for more information.
Early Decision is not available to students applying to TCNJ’s seven-year physical therapy program, as this program has its unique application timeline.
Seven-year Medical Program
Students must have a minimum SAT score of 1400 on the Reading and Math sections from one test date OR a 34 composite on the ACT AND rank in the top 5% of their high school class to be considered for Seven-year Medical Programs. Those who qualify must submit their Common Application or Coalition Application by November 1st and have all required application materials successfully submitted to the TCNJ Admissions Office as close to that date as possible. Upon receipt of all required materials, TCNJ will email qualified candidates a supplemental application that must be submitted electronically within two weeks of receipt (or by December 1st, should that arrive first). Those candidates with strong supplemental applications will be offered an on-campus interview with TCNJ faculty and staff. Final interviews for the top candidates will be held at the New Jersey Medical School. Please contact 7year@TCNJ.edu for more information.
Early Decision is not available to students applying to TCNJ’s seven-year medical program, as this program has its unique application timeline.
Seven-year Optometry Program
Students interested in the Seven-year Optometry Program must be a strong A/B student, with no C’s in any science courses. They should be in the top 10% of their high school class. They also must have an SAT score of 1360 or higher on the Math and Reading sections (with a minimum of 700 on the Math section) OR a 30 composite on the ACT. The application deadline for this program is November 1st. Please contact Sudhir Nayak for more information.
Early Decision is not available to students applying to TCNJ’s seven-year optometry program, as this program has its unique application timeline.
Speech-Language Pathology program
Students must apply as a Speech Language Pathology and Audiology major. Students must have a 3.3 cumulative GPA and a minimum 3.0 GPA in science prerequisite courses before their matriculation at Thomas Jefferson University. The application deadline for this program is December 1. Students who meet the GPA requirement will have a supplemental application placed on their application portal. Jefferson will review applications, and selections will be decided in mid-March. Please contact Lynn Smith for more information.
Early Decision is not available to students applying to TCNJ’s Speech-Language Pathology dual degree program, as this program has its unique application timeline.
For more details on dual degree programs at The College of New Jersey, please visit our Academics page.