Admissions

Application Process

We are happy you have chosen Jefferson State! Follow the steps below to guide you through the application process.

1. Read the Admissions Application Instructions.

2. Fill out the Online Application.

Follow the instructions to create a Login ID and PIN.
Choose the appropriate Application Type from the drop down box and select Continue.
Choose the Admission Term, type your name using the correct upper and lower case format and select Fill Out Application.

3. Submit the signature page to Enrollment Services. The signature page can be printed upon completion of the online application. It can be mailed, hand delivered or faxed to Enrollment Services at (205) 856-8091.

4. An applicant must present either; (1) one primary form of documentation, or (2) two secondary forms of documentation. Acceptable primary and secondary documentation are listed below. An applicant must submit the documentation required in person or through a notarized copy by U.S. mail.

Primary forms of documentation:

Unexpired Alabama Driver’s License or instruction permit
Unexpired Alabama identification card
Unexpired U.S. Passport
Unexpired U.S. Permanent Resident Card
Resident Alien Card- Pre-1997
Unexpired Driver’s License or instruction permit from another state or possession that verifies lawful presence, dated 2000 and beyond
U.S. Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-151) prior to 1978
BIA or tribal identification card with photo

If an applicant cannot present primary documentation, he/she must provide two secondary forms of documentation, one of which must be a photo identification card such as a school ID (with photo) or an employee ID (with photo). In addition to the photo identification card, an applicant must present one of the following:

Secondary Forms of Identification:

U.S. Certificate of Naturalization
Social Security Card (without restrictions)
Certified copy of a U.S. Birth Certificate or a U.S. State Department Certificate of Birth Abroad
U.S. Certificate of Citizenship
U.S. Military ID Card (active duty, reserve, retired)
U.S. Armed Forces driver’s license
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs card
Concealed weapons permit
Medical/Health insurance ID card (except Medicare card or a Mexican Matricula Consulate card)
BIA or tribal affidavit of birth or certificate of Indian blood
USCIS I 94 or I94A form
USCIS employment authorization document (I688A, I-688B, I-766)
U.S. military DD-214
U.S. travel document (mint green cover) endorsed with Permit to re-enter (Form I 327 or refugee travel document Form I-571)
U.S. application for voluntary departure under the family unity program (Form I-797)
U.S. temporary resident card (Form I-688)
U.S. notice of approval to apply for permanent residents (Form I-171 or I-463)
Other documentation issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; or, documentation presenting a status permitted under 8U.S. Code § 1621 and 1641

5. Males between 18-26 must submit verification of Selective Service Registration. Go to sss.gov to print selective service verification number. It can be mailed, hand delivered, or faxed to Enrollment Services at (205) 856-8091.

Your application will be processed more quickly if you use the Online Application, but you are also welcome to print, fill out and submit a Hard Copy Application.