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Congratulations on taking the next step toward earning your DNP and becoming a CRNA!

Please read the whole page before you begin the application.This content outlines all materials and resources you need on hand to complete your application.

If you have any questions, please contact the UIC Nursing graduate admissions team at congradapply@uic.edu.

Admits: Fall

Application Deadline: May 1

Interview: February – May
Decision Notification: February – May

*Some deadline exceptions may apply for our active military applicants. Please reach out to congradapply@uic.edu, if you have any questions.

UIC Nursing’s nurse anesthesia DNP program is not currently accredited. The program is undergoing a capability review with the Council on Accreditation for Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs and is actively working toward achieving accreditation. While you can apply to the program, admission cannot be offered until accreditation is formally approved.

 

Please note: The nurse anesthesia DNP program is a largely face-to-face program offered ONLY at our Chicago campus. It is also a full cost recovery program, meaning it is not eligible for tuition waivers by University of Illinois employees.

Because the program is delivered largely in person, and because faculty arrange all clinical site placements for students, students must live within commuting distance of the UIC Nursing Chicago campus. That could be in Illinois, Wisconsin or Indiana. Students must also have a registered nursing license in the state in which their clinicals will be completed.

For international applicants: The DNP program does not meet F-1/J-1 student visa requirements. Applicants in other visa categories should check regulations for their specific visa type before applying.

Be sure to read: Admission Requirements

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1. Submit NursingCAS and UIC Nursing Graduate Supplemental Application

After submitting your NursingCAS application, visit the UIC Graduate Application page to submit the UIC Nursing Graduate Supplemental Application. Once on the page, type “DNP” into the search bar. You will then be able to select Nursing Practice – DNP. Click on Apply and create a login.

You will be able to complete Steps 2 – 6 (listed below) within the NursingCAS application. In addition, applicants to the nurse anesthesia program must complete and upload the UIC NAP Applicant shadow experience form.

Please note: Both a NursingCAS application and a supplemental UIC Nursing Graduate Application are required to complete your admission file for review.

2. Select UIC Nursing Campus and Specialty

You will be prompted to select a UIC College of Nursing campus and specialty to apply to in the NursingCAS application. The nurse anesthesia program is only offered at our Chicago campus.

3. Academic Credentials/Transcripts

All UIC graduate and professional applicants must submit official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended directly to NursingCAS. For guidance on how to do this, visit Sending Your Official Transcripts and Test Scores to NursingCAS.

4. Resume or Curriculum Vitae

Upload your most recent resume or CV that details educational background, work experience, honors/awards/activities directly to the NursingCAS application.

5. Application Essay

Within the NursingCAS application, you’ll be prompted to answer the following essay questions. We recommend that you draft your responses to the questions before beginning your application.

  • Briefly summarize your educational and clinical practice background. Please include your nursing education, other relevant graduate education, and RN and APRN practice experience as applicable.
  • Briefly summarize your understanding of the nurse anesthesia specialty and describe how you envision your practice in this area after graduation.
  • Describe your understanding of the DNP degree and the role of the DNP-prepared nurse in today’s health care environment. How will obtaining a DNP degree enable you to achieve your nursing career goals?
  • The DNP-prepared nurse is a leader in health care. Please describe how you have demonstrated leadership in the past.
  • Success in a graduate program will involve a reassessment of personal and professional commitments. How do you plan to prioritize graduate school with other commitments (for example work and family) to ensure your success in the DNP program?
  • The UIC College of Nursing is committed to diversity and inclusivity. What does diversity mean to you, and how would you contribute to our commitment to respecting diversity?
  • Provide an example of how you have demonstrated critical decision-making and psychomotor skills that include patient assessment and advanced monitoring techniques to provide safe and effective patient care.

6. Three Letters of Recommendation

Enter the names and email address for three recommenders to your NursingCAS application. Each recommender will then receive an email with a link to log in to the NursingCAS Recommender Portal and submit a recommendation form. Please inform each recommender that the recommendation form is required; the system does not allow the option of uploading a separate letter.

7. UIC College of Nursing Interview

Completed within the NursingCAS application on the asyncronous interview platform Kira. Your Kira interview assessment gives you the flexibility to show us who you are, when and where it’s convenient for you. By removing the travel and time costs associated with face-to-face interviews, we aim to make it easier for us to get to know each other better.

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