Nursing Application

Elmhurst University
School of Health Sciences
Application for Admission

In keeping with the mission of Elmhurst University, we are a collaborative learning community that educates baccalaureate and graduate students for professional practice, leadership, and scholarship who contribute to complex health care systems that serve diverse individuals, families and communities.

Applications are due Sunday, January 25, 2026. Applications will still be accepted after the due date and be considered for the waitlist.

Information

What type of student are you?

Transfer Student

Guaranteed Admission Student (Current, non-transfer Elmhurst students only)

Term for which you are seeking admission

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First Name

Last Name

Birthdate

Cell Phone

Other Phone

Email Address

Mailing Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Have you ever been refused admission to the nursing program at Elmhurst University or at another college or university?
*If yes, provide details in an attached letter to the Undergraduate Pre-licensure Director of the Department of Nursing. Additional documentation is required.

Attach Letter

Or
Write below details for refused admission:

Submit Required Documents

Upload all required application materials below.
Application Due Sunday, January 25, 2026

For further information, contact Dr. Katie Miller, School of Health Sciences
katherine.miller@elmhurst.edu
630-617-6183

A one-page written personal statement

This is a word-processed personal statement answering the following questions in 250 words or less. When writing your answers, keep in mind that nursing is more than just “helping people.” It is a science-based, professional practice discipline. For further information on nursing as a professional practice discipline, see The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice.

In your personal statement, address:
1) In what ways is nursing a science-based, professional practice discipline?
2) What makes you interested in a science-based, professional nursing career?

A copy of registration for all courses in progress

If applicable, written recommendation(s) from the director(s) of all previous nursing program(s) attended

Upload another recommendation from previous nursing program?

Yes

No

If applicable, written recommendation(s) from the director(s) of all previous nursing program(s) attended

Upload another recommendation from previous nursing program?

Yes

No

If applicable, written recommendation(s) from the director(s) of all previous nursing program(s) attended

Upload another recommendation from previous nursing program?

Yes

No

If applicable, written recommendation(s) from the director(s) of all previous nursing program(s) attended

If taken off EU campus, copy of Admission Assessment Exam Scores

Verification of Health Requirements

Accepted nursing students will complete requirements before beginning the program including: immunizations, AHA-BLS certification, drug screening, and background checks. Students will also be required to provide proof of health insurance coverage. Additional details will be shared in late spring after admittance to the program for the following fall.

The Department of Nursing and Public Health updates immunization requirements as indicated by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and our affiliating agencies. The student will be informed of any changes during their program.

The student must be in compliance with all health requirements prior to the start of the program and throughout the entirety of their academic experience. The student must have adequate physical and mental health to participate in clinical. A statement from the student's health care provider is required when the student returns from a medical absence, medical leave, or whenever health accommodations are required, in order to assure that the student can participate in clinical without limitations.

Accepted nursing students will complete requirements before beginning the program including: immunizations, AHA-BLS certification, drug screening, and background checks. Students will also be required to provide proof of health insurance coverage. Additional details will be shared in late spring after admittance to the program for the following fall.

The Department of Nursing and Public Health updates immunization requirements as indicated by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and our affiliating agencies. The student will be informed of any changes during their program.

The student must be in compliance with all health requirements prior to the start of the program and throughout the entirety of their academic experience. The student must have adequate physical and mental health to participate in clinical. A statement from the student's health care provider is required when the student returns from a medical absence, medical leave, or whenever health accommodations are required, in order to assure that the student can participate in clinical without limitations.

I understand there will be health requirements

Letters of Recommendation

Directions:
Two(2) letters of recommendation are required as part of the application for admission to a nursing program at Elmhurst University. Please request your recommendations from recent professors. No more than one recommendation may come from a science professor.

Professor One:

First Name

Last Name

Email

Professor Two:

First Name

Last Name

Email

Verification of Truthfulness

Students in the nursing program are required to abide by all policies published in the STUDENT HANDBOOK for the Prelicensure Option in the Baccalaureate Program, available on the university website.

Web link for Nursing STUDENT HANDBOOK reference: https://www.elmhurst.edu/academics/departments/nursing/

At the completion of their studies, nursing graduates must apply to the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation for licensure as a registered nurse by examination. At the time of application, each graduate will be asked to answer the following questions and under penalties of perjury, declare that she/he has answered each question to the best of her/his knowledge, that the answers are true, correct, and complete. As of Aug 2016, the questions are as follows.

Have you been convicted of any criminal offense in any state or in federal court (other than minor traffic violations)?

Have you been convicted of a felony? If yes, have you been issued a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities by the Prisoner Review Board?

Have you had or do you now have any disease or condition that interferes with your ability to perform the essential functions of your profession, including any disease or condition generally regarded as chronic by the medical community, i.e., (1) mental or emotional disease or condition; (2) alcohol or other substance abuse; (3) physical disease or condition, that presently interferes with your ability to practice your profession?

Have you been denied a professional license or permit, or privilege of taking an examination, or had a professional license or permit disciplined in any way by any licensing authority in Illinois or elsewhere?

Have you ever been discharged other than honorably from the armed service or from a city, county, state or federal position?

Are you more than 30 days delinquent in complying with a child support order?

Are you in default on an educational loan or scholarship provided/guaranteed by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission or other governmental agency of this State?

I answer no to the above statements

I answer yes to one or more of the above statements

Provide details on any of the above statements you would answer yes.

With my signature below, I certify the following:

•   If accepted into the nursing program, I am aware that I will be required to abide by all policies published in the Nursing STUDENT HANDBOOK for the Prelicensure Option in the Baccalaureate Program.
•   I am aware that I will need to answer each of the above questions truthfully at the time of application for my RN license.
•   All information provided in my application is complete, authentic, and accurate.
• If applicable, my personal statement is original, written by me. It has not been submitted with another application or used in any coursework and was not adapted from any other source.
•   I understand that providing incomplete, plagiarized, or false information in this application will result in disciplinary action as outlined by the Elmhurst University Academic Integrity Policy and/or denial of admission to or removal from the nursing program at Elmhurst University.

Signature of applicant

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