Hello Everyone,

This is just a quick announcement that we are moving forward with Certiphi Criminal Background Checks in place of the police clearance collected by students for immigration starting with this Spring 2016 semester. 

 All incoming students will have a 1 month window before their start date to have their criminal background check run by Certiphi. Instructions will be emailed to students shortly before their window to run a check opens, there is no need to try to run this check early as it would expire.

All Spring 2016 students were emailed the instructions, today, October 28th.  If you are a part of the Spring 2016 class and did not receive an email please let your Document Specialist know.

Overall this should make the process much easier, as getting police clearances that meet immigration standards has been becoming more difficult over time.  This new process is thorough and is on par with the standards of US medical schools and institutions.  If you have any questions, please reach out to your Document Specialist.