Apply to the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP – FNP)

A complete UCI application includes and adheres to the following:

*Please use the two essay prompts below and follow the guidelines to write your essays. Please don’t use the personal history statement and statement of purpose prompts that appear in the online application:

• *A personal history statement (guidelines)
• *A statement of purpose (guidelines)
• Three letters of recommendation submitted on your behalf (guidelines & submission directions)
  
• A current resumé/CV
• A signed Statistics Admissions Requirement Acknowledgement form (guidelines)
• Unofficial transcripts from all universities/institutions (guidelines)
  • If you received your degree outside of the United States, you must upload a professional evaluation/translation in addition to copies of unofficial transcripts.
    
• TOEFL or IELTS English test scores (if needed)

Application Notes

• An interview may be required for final selection of candidates
• Additional information is available from UCI Graduate Division
• We strongly encourage applicants to carefully review the DNP Guide to Applying which is a comprehensive guide to the application and admission requirements.

UC Irvine Graduate Application Fee

Please note that if you are planning to apply for an Application Fee Waiver, you must submit your waiver request to UC Irvine’s Graduate Division 5 days prior to your individual graduate program’s deadline or by March 4 (whichever comes first) of the same calendar year. The School of Nursing does not manage the application fee nor does it manage the application fee waiver process. Please refer to the UC Irvine Graduate Division website for more information: https://grad.uci.edu/admissions/applying-to-uci/fee-waivers.php