Application Process
When to apply?
| Starting Term | Application Period |
| Summer 2024 | Apply October 1, 2023 – March 1, 2024 |
All application materials must be received by the March 1st deadline in order to be considered for admission. Applications are pooled and reviewed following the March 1st deadline.
How to Apply
Step 1: Complete an online application
Applicants can fill out an online application at https://illinoisstate.edu/apply/graduate/
All materials will be submitted as part of your GradCAS application. Make sure you have the following materials ready to upload to your application.
- Unofficial transcripts from all schools of higher education attended, other than ISU. Official transcripts will be required if accepted into the program.
- Current resume
- Copy of RN license, as evidence of RN licensure in Illinois
Step 2: Submit reference
- One professional reference: must be from the principal or assistant principal of the school in which you serve as a school nurse or from the Nurse Manager in the district where you work. The form linked below will be available to your reference to submit electronically through the online application.
When are decision made?
Applications received by the March 1st deadline will be pooled and reviewed. Admission status will be communicated by late March/early April.
Admitted applicants must have cleared a criminal background check and drug screen along with specified health and safety forms through MCN before enrolling in first semester courses.