Admission Requirements and Process

1. A completed Graduate Student Application for Master of Arts in Teaching: Alternative Licensure - Early Childhood Education (Birth - Grade 2). There is no application fee. After submitting your application, you will receive an automated confirmation email within 24 hours (check your spam). Within several business days, a representative from the Office of Graduate Admission will reach out to discuss next steps and inform you how to have your official transcripts submitted.
2. Official transcript(s) from bachelor degree granting institution, plus any other institution where undergraduate or graduate coursework was completed and regardless of whether a degree was completed.
3. Additional documents may be required as part of the application/admission process. If this is the case, you will be notified accordingly.

1. A completed Graduate Student Application for Master of Arts in Teaching: Alternative Licensure - Elementary Education (Grades 1-6). There is no application fee. After submitting your application, you will receive an automated confirmation email within 24 hours (check your spam). Within several business days, a representative from the Office of Graduate Admission will reach out to discuss next steps and inform you how to have your official transcripts submitted.
2. Official transcript(s) from bachelor degree granting institution, plus any other institution where undergraduate or graduate coursework was completed and regardless of whether a degree was completed.
3. Additional documents may be required as part of the application/admission process. If this is the case, you will be notified accordingly.

1. A completed Graduate Student Application for Master of Arts in Teaching: Alternative Licensure - Middle Level Education (Grades 5-8). There is no application fee. After submitting your application, you will receive an automated confirmation email within 24 hours (check your spam). Within several business days, a representative from the Office of Graduate Admission will reach out to discuss next steps and inform you how to have your official transcripts submitted.
2. Official transcript(s) from bachelor degree granting institution, plus any other institution where undergraduate or graduate coursework was completed and regardless of whether a degree was completed.
3. Additional documents may be required as part of the application/admission process. If this is the case, you will be notified accordingly.

1. A completed Graduate Student Application for Master of Arts in Teaching: Alternative Licensure - Secondary Education (Grades 9-12). There is no application fee. After submitting your application, you will receive an automated confirmation email within 24 hours (check your spam). Within several business days, a representative from the Office of Graduate Admission will reach out to discuss next steps and inform you how to have your official transcripts submitted.
2. Official transcript(s) from bachelor degree granting institution, plus any other institution where undergraduate or graduate coursework was completed and regardless of whether a degree was completed.
3. Additional documents may be required as part of the application/admission process. If this is the case, you will be notified accordingly.

1. A completed Graduate Student Application for Master of Arts in Teaching: Elementary Education (Grades 1-6). There is no application fee. After submitting your application, you will receive an automated confirmation email within 24 hours (check your spam). Within several business days, a representative from the Office of Graduate Admission will reach out to discuss next steps and inform you how to have your official transcripts submitted.
2. Official transcript(s) from bachelor degree granting institution, plus any other institution where undergraduate or graduate coursework was completed and regardless of whether a degree was completed.
3. Additional documents may be required as part of the application/admission process. If this is the case, you will be notified accordingly.

1. A completed Graduate Student Application for Master of Arts in Education: Secondary Education. There is no application fee. After submitting your application, you will receive an automated confirmation email within 24 hours (check your spam). Within several business days, a representative from the Office of Graduate Admission will reach out to discuss next steps and inform you how to have your official transcripts submitted.
2. Official transcript(s) from bachelor degree granting institution, plus any other institution where undergraduate or graduate coursework was completed and regardless of whether a degree was completed.
3. Additional documents may be required as part of the application/admission process. If this is the case, you will be notified accordingly.

1. A completed Graduate Student Application for Master of Arts in Special Education. On your application, choose the Not Yet Licensed option if pursuing this program for your initial licensure or choose the Already Licensed option if already have a license for regular ed and now pursuing credential to teach special ed. There is no application fee. After submitting your application, you will receive an automated confirmation email within 24 hours (check your spam). Within several business days, a representative from the Office of Graduate Admission will reach out to discuss next steps and inform you how to have your official transcripts submitted.
2. Official transcript(s) from bachelor degree granting institution, plus any other institution where undergraduate or graduate coursework was completed and regardless of whether a degree was completed.
3. Additional documents may be required as part of the application/admission process. If this is the case, you will be notified accordingly.

1. A completed Graduate Student Application for Early Childhood Special Education Letter of Approval. There is no application fee. After submitting your application, you will receive an automated confirmation email within 24 hours (check your spam). Within several business days, a representative from the Office of Graduate Admission will reach out to discuss next steps and inform you how to have your official transcripts submitted.
2. Official transcript(s) from bachelor degree granting institution, initial licensure program institution if different than bachelor degree granting institution, and possibly additional institutions' transcripts if determined necessary after receipt of your application.
3. Additional documents may be required as part of the application/admission process. If this is the case, you will be notified accordingly.

This is the application requirements for the Master of Arts in Education Dual Endorsement LBS I and Bilingual/ESL.

1. A completed Graduate Student Application for Master of Arts in Education: Dual Endorsement LBS1 and Bilingual/ESL. There is no application fee. After submitting your application, you will receive an automated confirmation email within 24 hours (check your spam). Within several business days, a representative from the Office of Graduate Admission will reach out to discuss next steps and inform you how to have your official transcripts submitted.
2. Official transcript(s) from bachelor degree granting institution, initial licensure program institution if different than bachelor degree granting institution, and possibly additional institutions' transcripts if determined necessary after receipt of your application.
3. Additional documents may be required as part of the application/admission process. If this is the case, you will be notified accordingly.

1. A completed Graduate Student Application for Graduate Endorsement: ESL/Bilingual. There is no application fee. After submitting your application, you will receive an automated confirmation email within 24 hours (check your spam). Within several business days, a representative from the Office of Graduate Admission will reach out to discuss next steps and inform you how to have your official transcripts submitted.
2. Official transcript(s) from bachelor degree granting institution, initial licensure program institution if different than bachelor degree granting institution, and possibly additional institutions' transcripts if determined necessary after receipt of your application.
3. Additional documents may be required as part of the application/admission process. If this is the case, you will be notified accordingly.

1. A completed Graduate Student Application for Graduate Endorsement: Special Education - Learning Behavior Specialist (LBS1). There is no application fee. After submitting your application, you will receive an automated confirmation email within 24 hours (check your spam). Within several business days, a representative from the Office of Graduate Admission will reach out to discuss next steps and inform you how to have your official transcripts submitted.
2. Official transcript(s) from bachelor degree granting institution, initial licensure program institution if different than bachelor degree granting institution, and possibly additional institutions' transcripts if determined necessary after receipt of your application.
3. Additional documents may be required as part of the application/admission process. If this is the case, you will be notified accordingly.

Our graduate nursing programs begin once per year (the fall term which begins in August). The application deadline date is typically a date in mid-July, but it may vary and so we strongly encourage you to contact our Office of Graduate Admission for details. Completed applications, however, are reviewed on a rolling basis year-round. As such, the sooner a candidate completes the application process, the sooner the candidate can receive a decision.

For more information about the application process and admission requirements, please select the Admission Requirements tab below or contact the Office of Graduate Admission at graduateadmissionFREESXU or 773-298-3053.

Qualified applicants for the MSN: Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program must have graduated from an ACEN or CCNE accredited baccalaureate nursing program.

Qualified applicants for the Post-Master's Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program must have graduated from an ACEN or CCNE accredited master's in nursing program.

For either Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program, a minimum GPA of 3.0 is preferred. Applicants with a GPA below 3.0 will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Special consideration will be given to applicants whose transcripts indicate high performance in science coursework and/or graduate level coursework.

• Graduate Student Application. There is no application fee.
• Applications are currently being accepted only from Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
• Copy of U.S. RN license
• Personal statement
• Resume or curriculum vitae
• Must have a minimum one year's worth of full-time work experience as a registered nurse (RN) by the time program begins.
• Official transcript(s) sent directly from the Registrar of all colleges, universities and professional schools attended including accredited baccalaureate degree-granting college/university and all graduate level coursework, to graduateadmissionFREESXU.
• Applicants may be asked to complete an interview with faculty.
• Additional documents may be required as part of the application/admission process. If this is the case, you will be notified accordingly.

Qualified applicants for the MSN: Nurse Educator (NE) program must have graduated from an ACEN or CCNE accredited baccalaureate nursing program.

Qualified applicants for the Post-Master's Nurse Educator (NE) program must have graduated from an ACEN or CCNE accredited master's in nursing program.

For either Nurse Educator (NE) program, a minimum GPA of 3.0 is preferred. Applicants with a GPA below 3.0 will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Special consideration will be given to applicants whose transcripts indicate high performance in science coursework and/or graduate level coursework.

• Graduate Student Application. There is no application fee.
• Copy of U.S. RN license
• Personal statement
• Resume or curriculum vitae
• Must have a minimum one year's worth of full-time work experience as a registered nurse (RN) by the time program begins.
• Official transcript(s) sent directly from the Registrar of all colleges, universities and professional schools attended including accredited baccalaureate degree-granting college/university and all graduate level coursework, to graduateadmissionFREESXU.
• Applicants may be asked to complete an interview with faculty.
• Additional documents may be required as part of the application/admission process. If this is the case, you will be notified accordingly.

Request an information packet for any graduate nursing program.

Family Nurse Practitioner Applicants

In approximately 300-400 words, please describe how your previous education, experience, and professional interests have prepared you to be successful in the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program. Additionally, share a professional story that highlights your approach to patient-centered care.

Nurse Educator Applicants

In approximately 300-400 words, please describe a pivotal moment in your nursing career that inspired you to pursue a role as a nurse educator. How did that experience shape your approach to teaching patients, staff, or colleagues and your desire to influence future nurses? Discuss your long-term professional goals and the role you envision for yourself in shaping the future of nursing education upon completion of the Nurse Educator program.

Before beginning courses, applicants must provide all of the following:

• Physical Examination
• Titers
• Tetanus
• Annual TB Screen
• Influenza Immunization
• Current BLS certification for Health Care Providers
• Complete Immunization Record

Additionally, students are required to test negative for drugs in a 12 panel drug screening prior to beginning their clinical experience and as required by clinical agencies. The University and School of Nursing reserve the right to require random drug screenings based upon reasonable suspicion.

Students are responsible for completing and clearing a criminal background check as a condition of admission to the nursing program and must do so annually thereafter. In addition, all students have an ongoing duty to report any violations of this policy and/or state and/or federal law.

Nursing students may request credit transfer for courses completed at other accredited institutions prior to enrollment at Saint Xavier University. Subject to faculty approval, a maximum of six credit hours of non-clinical courses earned elsewhere may be accepted toward completion of graduate degree requirements in nursing. This request must be made formally, in writing, after the student's admission into the graduate program. See the Saint Xavier University graduate academic catalog for further details.