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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: Nov. 1

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

Please note: The nurse anesthesia DNP program is intended as a BSN-to-DNP program. It is also a full cost recovery program, meaning it is not eligible for tuition waivers for University of Illinois employees.

The NA program is offered only at our Chicago campus. Because it is a largely in-person program, 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.

Accreditation

The Nurse Anesthesia Program at UIC Nursing is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA).

To contact COA:

Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
10275 W. Higgins Rd, Suite 906
Rosemont, IL 60018-5603
224-275-9130
www.coacrna.org

Be sure to read: Admission Requirements

Step-by-Step Application Instructions

1. Submit NursingCAS application

 

2. Submit UIC Nursing Graduate Supplemental Application and application fee

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 – Nurse Anesthesia – DNP. Click on Apply and create a login.

You will be able to complete Steps 3 – 8 (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: For your file to be reviewed, your NursingCAS application and UIC Nursing Graduate Supplemental Application must be complete, and your UIC Graduate Application Fee must be paid.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

  • Describe your personal or professional experiences(s) in health care and how these experiences led you to choose the specialty that you are applying to.
  • Describe a situation from your clinical, academic or professional experiences when doing the right thing was difficult. What did you do and what guided your decision?
  • Describe a time when you received critical feedback. How did you respond to it and what did you learn about yourself?
    Why did you choose UIC to pursue a DNP degree? What part of the UIC Nursing mission statement resonates with you and why?
  • Provide a detailed example of how you have demonstrated critical decision making and psychomotor skills that included patient assessment and advanced monitoring techniques to provide safe and effective patient care.

7. 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.

You are encouraged to request recommendations from individuals who can attest to your clinical and professional skills, such as a manager and/or a  supervisor, a college professor or program director, and/or a clinician with whom you work frequently.

8. UIC College of Nursing Online Interview

Completed within the NursingCAS application via the interview platform Kira, this online, asynchronous interview gives you the flexibility to show us who you are without having to travel to campus for a face-to-face interview.

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