For detailed information, please login to your Personal Admitted Student Portal.

This information will be posted within your Personal Admitted Student Portal.

CPR Certification

Students are required to get CPR certified prior to enrolling in classes through the American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR - BLS for Health Care Providers Course (BCLS). Once this is completed, please retain a digital copy of your certification. This document will be required prior to the start of your clinical rotations.

Immunizations

All students are required to send-in proof of required immunizations and health forms (Graduate full time option) to University Health Services prior to the first week of class.

Please be sure to keep copies of ALL your updated medical records.

This information will be used as part of your clinical rotations. Please note that some clinical sites will require for you to do additional immunizations. The Clinical Placement Office will inform individuals ahead of time if and when additional immunizations are needed.

Castlebranch

Each student will be required to sign up for the Castlebranch database.  Castlebranch is the database that Boston College Connell School of Nursing use to track students' medical and criminal records. Please do not attempt to create an account without the instructions from the Clinical Placement Office.

Any questions about clinical placement credentialing can be sent to csoncp@bc.edu. Someone will respond in a timely manner.  

Prerequisite Courses & Final Transcripts

For any outstanding transcripts, please send completed official documents to the Graduate Office prior to August 1.

Digital transcripts can be sent via email to csongrad@bc.edu.

All hard copy transcripts can be sent via mail to:

Boston College
Graduate Nursing Office
Maloney Hall - 2nd Floor
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Federal Aid & Graduate Loans

To apply for federal aid, students must complete the Graduate Student (Non-Law) Enrollment Form.  Please visit the Office of Student Services' website for additional information on graduate financial aid and to access the form.

Graduate Nursing Financial Aid Counselors:·         

Last Names A-F, S-Z - Elaine Holloman        
Last Names G-R - Marsia Hill Kreaime

Graduate students are also eligible to apply for a Graduate PLUS loan. 

If you have any further questions, please visit the Office of Student Services' website for information on graduate financial aid.

Important Information

All communication with students will be through your BC email address.  Please be sure to monitor your BC email address on a consistent basis so that you are not missing important information. Additionally, you can visit Information Technology Services for information on technology requirements and available technologic resources as a BC student.

You are also required to purchase the required materials before courses begin:

• Name pin (Order through the BC Bookstore—call the store at 800-978-0978 to order and allow 2 weeks time). Name pin should have your name, and underneath read "Student Nurse".
• Neutral colored professional looking closed toed shoes, clogs, or sneakers (Black, white or grey shoes are acceptable). Should be puncture and spill resistant.
• Stethoscope with a bell and diaphram (Littman Cardiology IV is recommended, but not required)
• Watch with a second hand
• Manual blood pressure cuff with pump (Latex free). Not the automatic kind.
• Books (Available at the BC Bookstore)
• Maroon scrubs (Any shade of maroon is acceptable and can be purchased through any vendor, including the BC bookstore)

For other important information for graduate students, please visit the Incoming Graduate Student Guide.