# New PhD Student Checklist

**Source**: https://bloomberg.nursing.utoronto.ca/learn-with-us/how-to-apply/how-to-apply-phd-program/new-phd-student-checklist/
**Parent**: https://bloomberg.nursing.utoronto.ca/news/

1. **Accepting the offer of Admission**

   - You will receive your offer of admission by email.
   - Accept your offer of admission by completing and returning the School of Graduate Studies Confirmation Form by uploading the form to your application.
   - We will email you to confirm receipt. If you run into problems uploading the form or if you have questions, please reach out to us ([connect.nursing@utoronto.ca](mailto:connect.nursing@utoronto.ca)).
2. **Clearing admission conditions**

   - If your offer of admission has conditions, these will be outlined in your offer letter.
   - You are required to clear all conditions by the date indicated on your offer of admission letter. Failure to clear outstanding conditions may jeopardize your entry to the PhD Program.
   - Typically conditions will require that you submit a document (e.g. final transcript, letter, diploma) to show that you have fulfilled the condition.

   **Please submit documents to:**

   PhD Admissions \
   Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing \
   155 College Street \
   Toronto, ON, M5T 1P8.

   We will email you to confirm receipt of documents and to indicate the condition has been cleared.
3. **ACORN – Your Student Account System**

   - If your offer of admission has conditions, these will be outlined in your offer letter.
   - You are required to clear all conditions by the date indicated on your offer of admission letter. Failure to clear outstanding conditions may jeopardize your entry to the PhD Program.
   - Typically conditions will require that you submit a document (e.g. final transcript, letter, diploma) to show that you have fulfilled the condition.

   Take some time to explore [ACORN](https://www.acorn.utoronto.ca/). ACORN is where you will do many important things including enrol in courses, monitor your student financial account, print your tuition invoice, and obtain tax documents.
4. **Get your TCard, UofT email and UTORid**

   - Your TCard is your University of Toronto student card and is your key to many services and activities at the University and off-campus.
   - Once you have obtained your TCard, you will be able to set-up your UofT email account and you will be assigned a UTORid.
   - Visit the [TCard Office](http://sites.utoronto.ca/tcard/) for more information.
5. **Fees, Registration, and Enrolment**

   - A breakdown of your tuition and supplementary fees for the coming year is typically posted in ACORN in mid to late July.
   - You can login to [ACORN](https://www.acorn.utoronto.ca/) to monitor your student account and to print out your tuition invoice, once it is available.
   - You are considered registered as soon as you have paid tuition and incidental fees or have requested to register without payment (i.e. fee deferral).
   - For information on registering without payment (i.e. fee deferral), visit the [Graduate Fees section](https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/future-students/graduate-fees/) of the SGS website.

   **Full details on enrolling in courses will be emailed to all students by the Registrar.**
6. **Paying your tuition**

   - Login to[ACORN](https://www.acorn.utoronto.ca/) and print out your invoice.
   - For instructions on making your tuition payment, consult the [Student Accounts page.](https://studentaccount.utoronto.ca/)
7. **Orientations**

   - The School of Graduate Studies (SGS) holds an orientation session during the first week of September. SGS will email you with full details over the summer.
   - Bloomberg Nursing hosts a welcome luncheon typically on the first Monday of the academic year for all newly admitted PhD students. Full details will be emailed to new students over the summer.

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