Graduate Admissions
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Take your career to the next level and discover greater impact with a graduate or professional degree from the University of Saint Francis. Our programs are designed to help you grow personally and professionally through expert faculty, individualized support and valuable professional connections.
Ready to take the next step?
To apply for a Saint Francis graduate program, you will need a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or international transcripts evaluated by World Education Services.
Here’s how to apply to a graduate program:
Step 1
Complete the application that corresponds to your program:
Step 2
Send your official transcripts from all the post-secondary institutions you attended to admis@sf.edu. Transcripts must come from the institution’s registrar’s office.
If mail is preferred, please send to:
University of Saint Francis
Graduate Admissions
2701 Spring Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46808
Step 3
Refer to program-specific requirements below to determine eligibility and additional documentation required. All materials may be submitted to admis@sf.edu.
Step 4
If you have already earned graduate credits, you may transfer up to 15 credits (restrictions apply). Connect with your admissions counselor to learn more.
Admissions Requirements
To apply for Saint Francis’ graduate programs, you’ll need:
- For U.S. students: A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States.
- For RN-DNP applicants: An Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN).
- For international students: Transcripts evaluated by World Education Services.
Program-Specific Requirements
For admission to one of the Graduate Nursing Programs, candidates must meet the following requirements:
- Meet general admission standards for graduate education at the University of Saint Francis.
- Hold an associate, baccalaureate or master’s degree in nursing.
- Associate degree graduates: apply for the ASN-Graduate Nursing Program track.
- Baccalaureate degree graduates: apply to the Graduate Nursing Program.
- Master’s degree in nursing graduates: apply for the Post-Graduate Nursing Program track.
- Hold a current license as a Registered Nurse.
- Have an undergraduate GPA of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
- Submit a resume or curriculum vitae.
- Submit three (3) letters of reference from professional and/or academic contacts.
- Complete and submit the Saint Francis Graduate Nursing Essay.
- Write a two-page essay in APA format that displays graduate-level writing on the following:
- Discuss your contribution to the nursing profession (leadership, education, mentoring, participation in professional orgs., etc.).
- Why do you wish to pursue a graduate nursing degree? How have you prepared for graduate studies?
- DNP applicants: What is your understanding of the qualities of a DNP, both today and in the future? What type of DNP Scholarly Project do you wish to take on during the program?
- Write a two-page essay in APA format that displays graduate-level writing on the following:
- Complete admission interview (Personal Interview).
Prior to admission, it is highly recommended that candidates:
- Have professional experience as a Registered Nurse.
- Complete an undergraduate or graduate statistics course within the past five years.
- For nurses applying for an advanced practice registered nursing (APRN) track, complete a minimum of a one-day shadow experience with an APRN working in their planned practice area.
- For nurses applying to a DNP track, investigate topics suitable for a DNP Scholarly Project.
View admissions policies and procedures for the Physician Assistant Studies Program, available under Admissions and Enrollment.
All applications must meet the following:
- Submit a professional resume.
- Have a college GPA of 2.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
All applications must meet the following:
- Submit a professional resume.
- Have a college GPA of 2.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
- Transition to Teaching (TTTO): The TTTO program is 18 credit hours and prepares the student for the pedagogy exam required by the state of Indiana. The program leads to a secondary education license in grades 5-12. The student will also take the subject area test.
- Transition to Teaching Elementary Education (TTTE): The TTTE program is 24 credit hours. It leads to an elementary education license in grades K-6.
- Transition to Teaching Special Education (TTTS): The TTTS program is 24 credit hours. It leads to a K-12 special education in Mild Intervention or Intense Intervention.
- Master of Arts in Education (MAE): The MAE program is 30 credit hours. It leads to Elementary, Secondary Education Licensure, Special Education Mild Intervention or Special Education Intense Intervention. There is also a non-licensure track available.
Graduate Program Requirements per IDOE:
Elementary Education Requirements (K-6)
All applicants must meet one of the following:
- Baccalaureate degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution with a GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 point scale.
- Both a baccalaureate degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution with a GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 point scale and five years of professional experience.
- Both a baccalaureate degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution and proof of passing state-approved content area examination(s) in the subject area.
Secondary Education Requirements (5-12)
All applicants must meet one of the following:
- Baccalaureate degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution in the subject area that the individual intends to teach with a GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Graduate degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution in the subject area or related field in which the person wants to teach.
- Both a baccalaureate degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution in the subject area that the individual intends to teach with a GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale and five years of professional experience.
- Both a baccalaureate degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution and proof of passing state-approved content area examination(s) in the subject area.
All-Grade Education Requirements (P-12)
All applicants must meet one of the following:
- Baccalaureate degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution in the subject area that the individual intends to teach with a GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- A baccalaureate or graduate degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution in the subject area that the individual intends to teach with a GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale and five years of professional experience.
- Both a baccalaureate degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution and proof of passing state-approved content area examination(s) in the subject area.
Meet Your Counselor
Tracey Boothman
Director of Adult and Distance Admissions, Fort Wayne and Gas CityFor students with last names beginning M-Z
tboothman@sf.edu
Madison Wharton
Graduate and Transfer Coordinator, Fort Wayne and Gas CityFor students with last names beginning A-L
mwharton@sf.eduContact Us
Office of Admissions
Welcome Center
North Campus
Phone: 260-399-8000
Text: 260-217-0854
Email: admis@sf.edu