Take your next steps for enrollment! Make sure you’ve completed these items as part of the admissions process:

1. Complete the Sonoran University Enrollment Agreement form and the Technical Standards Affidavit through the Docusign email that will be sent to you.
2. Pay $300 admissions deposit on the Sonoran University Admissions Portal
3. Complete your Certiphi Background Check. You should have received an email from Certiphi, a Vertical Screen company, with log-in information. Please note that there is a fee for the background check, payable directly to Certiphi.
4. Complete your Everfi safety/prevention courses. You are required to complete three (3) courses.  Please note, each course contains two (2) parts and must be completed at least two weeks prior to New Student Orientation.  Look for an email from Everfi approximately 3 months prior to New Student Orientation. Please check your junk or spam folders as well.
5. Complete Immunization requirements. Sonoran University requires all students to demonstrate immunity for Measles, Mumps and Rubella. Click Go to Sonoran University’s Consumer Information page for more details (scroll down to Immunizations).
6. Taking out Financial Aid?  Complete your financial aid paperwork.
7. Complete outstanding admissions requirements. Refer to your admission offer letter or call your admissions representative with questions.

Peer mentoring is available for ND students during their first six months of enrollment at Sonoran University’s College of Naturopathic Medicine.  While this is not required, we have found it is extremely valuable and very helpful for new students! Below are reflections mentees have stated in regards to their experience with their mentors:

• “Made me feel welcomed and supported upon starting Q1”
• “We met up for lunch and she is amazing. I look up to her and she has helped me so much in terms of emotional support.”
• “Reaches out when I have exams without me even telling her! A nice encouragement text is so encouraging the day of or before an exam!”

To participate in this program and get matched with a mentor, please follow the instructions provided during New Student Orientation

You should expect to hear from your mentor within the first two weeks of the start of classes. There will also be a Peer Mentor Meet ‘n Greet during first week of classes, where mentors and mentees will formally meet in person. The exact date and location are to be determined. Contact peermentor@sonoran.edu with any questions or concerns.

All class schedules will be posted on mySonoran about 6 weeks prior to the start of the quarter.

First quarter required book lists are posted on mySonoran a few weeks before the quarter begins. We’ll send you a note once it’s available. Students often ask if they should buy every book on the list. All required books are available for short-term loan in the Sonoran library. Some students purchase all their books. Others wait to purchase their books until after attending Orientation.

Incoming ND students should purchase/download Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 8th Edition by Davi-Ellen Chabner, BA, MAT. You are required to read this book before you arrive. You will be quizzed on the material during Orientation.

Incoming ND students are also highly encouraged to buy a good human anatomy atlas. Some favorites include Atlas of Anatomy by Anne M Gilroy, Brian R MacPherson, Lawrence M Ross, Michael Schuenke, Erik Schulte or Atlas of Human Anatomy by Frank Netter, MD.

dealoz.com does the comparative shopping for you by listing the price, shipping, and availability at dozens of online book sellers.
abebooks.com is highly recommended by fellow students.
bookfinder.com is highly recommended by Robert Wilbanks, Library Assistant.

ND students are required to dress professionally for your Introduction to Clinical Practice I & Clinical Skills Lab (CLPR). You don’t need a full professional wardrobe, just a couple of outfits that you can alternate every week and a pair of comfortable closed-toe shoes.

Need to buy professional clothes? There are lots of great discount stores in the Phoenix area including Ross, Marshalls/TJ Maxx, Dillard’s Outlet and quality second hand stores including My Sister’s Closet, Poor Little Rich Girl and If I Were a Rich Man.

Lab coats – Sonoran University provides lab coats for students in the Anatomy Lab which includes a cleaning service every week. The coats come in various sizes: XXS, XS, S, M, L, XL and XXL.

*Not required, but a lot of students like to have a pair of scrubs to wear underneath their lab coat to Anatomy Lab.