Prospective Students

DNP: How to Apply

The DNP program only accepts fall applications. The applications must be complete and supporting documents must be postmarked by February 1st of each year.

Application Materials

A complete application includes all of the following:

1. UIC Graduate Application: Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply online for faster processing. Please be sure to enter a valid e-mail address in the application. A nonrefundable application fee ($50 domestic; $60 international) is required. Payment may be made by sending with your application a check or money order in US currency payable to the University of Illinois, or, if applying on-line, by credit card. When completing the on-line application, choose Graduate for Application Type and for Planned Course of Study, Select Your Major, one of the following based on your regional site:

DNP Nursing Practice-Chicago
DNP Nursing Practice-Peoria
DNP Nursing Practice-Quad Cities
DNP Nursing Practice-Rockford
DNP Nursing Practice-Urbana

Applicants who applied online may check the status of their UIC application at any time by clicking here.

2. Official Transcripts:
Official transcripts must be sent from each university and college you have attended. Send all transcripts together in one envelope to the address below. Current and former UIC students do not need to submit UIC transcripts.

Office of Graduate Admissions (MC 018)
University of Illinois at Chicago
Box 7994
Chicago, Illinois 60680-7994

3. DNP Supplemental Application :
Within 10 days of submitting your UIC Graduate Application, you will receive an e-mail link to the Nursing Supplemental Application. For this reason, it is imperative that you enter a valid e-mail address when submitting your UIC application. Do not delete this e-mail. Be sure to check your "spam" and "junk" folders if the e-mail link hasn't arrived in your primary inbox.

Applicants can check the status of their supplemental application and electronic recommendations by referring to the e-mail they received after completing the UIC application. If you are having difficulty finding the e-mail, search for “conapply@uic.edu” as the sender.

In preparation for the supplemental application, you can update your resume and begin working on the following essay questions:

Describe your reason for pursuing the DNP and your short and long term goals.

Please comment on your current area of practice, a population of special interest to you and/or anything you are particularly interested in pursuing with your DNP experience.

Have you had any experience translating research into practice? If yes, please describe.

3a. Three Electronic Recommendations
Instructions for submitting the three electronic recommendations are included in the above Doctoral Supplemental Application. Hard copies will not be accepted due to the fact that they will be submitted electronically by your recommenders.

Recommendations should come from those who can speak to your
professional and scholastic abilities. It is strongly preferred to have
letters of recommendation from those with a doctoral degree.

3b. Current Resume
You will be able to cut and paste your resume into the Nursing Supplemental Application. Do not mail in your resume.

4. Official Test Scores
Official test scores (GRE, TOEFL) must be sent directly to the UIC Graduate Admissions Office from the Educational Testing Service (UIC Institution Code: 1851, Department Code: 0610). Scores older than five years will not be accepted and the GRE exam must be retaken.

5. Copy of Current Nursing License

Fax to:
312.996.8066 (Attn: Phil Zack)

Scan and send as an attachment to:
con@uic.edu

Mail to:
Graduate Nursing Program
Attn: Phil Zack
College of Nursing (MC 802)
University of Illinois at Chicago
845 South Damen Avenue
Chicago, IL 60612-7350

6. International Applicants only
TOEFL is required for applicants whose native language is other than English with a minimum score of 550 (paper based) or 213 (computer based). For the TOEFL ibt scores, the minimums are Writing-21, Speaking-20, Listening-17, Reading-19 and total score-80. Please note that TOEFL scores over two years old are invalid. For the official IELTS, a minimum total score of 6.5 is required, with sub-section minimums of Listening-6, Writing-6, Reading-6 and Speaking-6.

For postsecondary coursework completed at an institution outside the United States, applicants must request a Full Education Course-by-Course Report evaluation of foreign credit from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS).

For licenses in a political jurisdiction other than one of the United States, applicants must also request the Validation of Registration/License Report from CGFNS. Contact CGFNS: 3600 Market Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-2651, 215.222.8454, www.cgfns.org, or e-mail at info@cgfns.org.

Upon being recommended for admission, evidence of financial support for the first year is also required.

Visit the Office of Admissions and Records' International Admission Requirements website for further details about the information above.

7. Scholarship Application (optional): Word.
Graduate scholarship applications will be available in January and are due March 1st of each year. Students applying for scholarships are also required to file a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form with the UIC Office of Financial Aid and submit a copy of their SAR (Student Aid Report) with their scholarship application.

8. Interview with Faculty
Qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview.  Applicants must be available to meet with faculty on the interview dates listed below.

Application Timeline

	Date
Application Deadline	February 1, 2010
Interviews	March 1 - March 12, 2010
Final decisions sent to applicants	March 22 - March 31, 2010

Questions regarding the application process should be directed to con@uic.edu or 312.996.7624.

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