Application Information

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LLU offers degrees in many health science professions. You can learn about these programs by viewing our degrees offered. You may also visit the catalog and schools page. All LLU programs require previous college/university credit.

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LLU Application - Loma Linda University accepts only online applications. Paper applications are no longer available or accepted.

External applications: the following programs use external application services.

• MD - AAMC, choose AMCAS
• DDS - ADEA, choose AADSAS
• Post-DDS professional certificate programs in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pediatric Dentistry - ADEA, choose PASS
• Post-DDS professional certificate programs in Dental Anesthesiology, Endodontics, Periodontics, and Prosthodontics can apply through PASS or directly through LLU. For dual advanced dental degree programs, apply directly through LLU. 
• Physician's Assistant - CASPA
• Doctor of Physical Therapy - PTCAS - for Entry-level and Progression DPT programs. Priority deadline is November 1. Other PT programs apply directly to LLU.
• School of Public Health - SOPHAS. For combined or dual programs including an SPH major, use the main LLU application. SPH email contact: sphinfo@llu.edu

Non-degree students - Non-degree registration instructions (PDF)

International students - Additional specific information for international student admissions and for US students who have international school credits

In order to complete an online application, you will need:

• Program - View our degrees offered. Note that all programs have admissions prerequisites that include previous college-level academic work.
• Term - Some programs begin once per year. Other programs admit students all four quarters of the year.
• An email address to help us communicate with you about your application.
• Parent contact information for undergraduate degrees and some graduate and professional degrees. 
• Transcripts - information from all post-secondary institutions from which you have received credit whether or not the work pertains to your LLU degree. (Include military credit and unaccredited schools.) Omission of any institution can lead to denial of your application.

High school transcripts are required for applications to undergraduate programs. Applicants who hold an associate degree upon admission do not need to furnish a high school transcript, unless required to validate specific coursework.

All official transcripts must be received and processed by LLU before an acceptance can be offered. (Exception: applications that have come through AMCAS, AADSAS, CASPA, PTCAS, or SOPHAS. However, for these applicants, all official transcripts must be sent directly to and received by LLU before registration.) Have transcripts sent to:

Admissions Processing
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA 92350

Transcripts must be sent by the issuing institution to LLU Admissions Processing, preferably with the LLU transcript request form which will speed the processing of your transcript. Personal transcript copies must be submitted back to the issuing institution for verification, then mailed by the institution directly to LLU. Transcripts that are hand-carried or mailed by the student, even if in a sealed envelope, are not official. See also international transcripts for non-US schools.

• Planned coursework - The courses you are currently taking or plan to take before starting a new degree program at LLU.
• Test scores - All admissions test scores (e.g., GRE, TOEFL) you have taken or plan to take. View test requirements on the school/program to which you're applying--see All LLU Degrees. See also the University Catalog.
• Recommendations - Name and email address for three people who will be sending recommendations.
• Payment - The nonrefundable application fee is $60 for most programs. After completing your application you can pay online with a credit card, phone in a credit card payment, or mail in a check with the payment form.

Continue later. If you don't have all of your information but you want to get started, log off when you've done as much as you can, and log on again later when you have more information to enter. You can do this as many times as you like. However, be sure to remember your LOGIN ID and PIN so that you can log in again later. Write it down and keep it in a safe place. We cannot provide forgotten Logins or PINs. You will also need the same login ID and PIN to check the status of received documents after you submit your application.

Once complete, you will be able to download a copy of the full application for your own records. You will also be able to download additional forms including transcript request forms and the payment form, and will be able to manage your requested recommenders.

The Application Checklist will be available for you to track the receipt of application documents once you submit your application. Log on often to see when your documents have been received. Check Application Status.

Apply early for financial aid even if you are not yet accepted to LLU.

Cancel your application:

• incomplete application - Log on to your application. At the Application Menu, click on Cancel Application beside the application in progress that you wish to cancel. Or at the numbered Application Checklist, click on Cancel Application. (If you do not remember your Login and PIN to log in and cancel your application, contact your school's admissions office for your application to be canceled.)
• submitted application - Please contact the admissions office of the LLU school to which you have applied.
• secondary applications not yet started - If you received an invitation to fill out a secondary application and decided not to apply to LLU, please contact your school's admissions office so they know to cancel your main application. If you have started the secondary application, please follow the correct of the above options.

Change application term - If your application is not submitted you can log in to change the term and course of studies if additional terms are available. If your application is already submitted, contact the admissions office of the school/program to which you are applying.

Reapply - If you file another application with Loma Linda University, use the same login ID (that you created the first time) to retrieve your previous application information and limit the data that you have to enter. Add or update information as needed.

Help
Contact the admissions office with any questions you have about how to fill out the online application or about the application process:

School of Allied Health Professions: askalliedhealth@llu.edu
School of Dentistry: admissions.sd@llu.edu
School of Dentistry, Advanced Dental Education: advanceddentaledu@llu.edu
School of Nursing: admissions.sn@llu.edu
School of Medicine, MD: admissions.sm@llu.edu
School of Medicine, Basic Sciences: admissions.sb@llu.edu
School of Pharmacy: rxadmissions@llu.edu
School of Public Health: sphinfo@llu.edu
School of Science and Technology: admissions.sst@llu.edu
Interdisciplinary Studies: admissions.sb@llu.edu
School of Religion: admissions.sb@llu.edu

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