Your college search is an exciting time, and we are pleased you're exploring your
options as a freshman student at SXU. Please use the Office of Admission and your
admission counselor as resources to help guide you through the college application
process. It's our goal to make this an easy process. Depending on your interest of
study, your department or school may have specific requirements for the admission
process.
Submit a free application for admission. Saint Xavier has rolling admission, however, we encourage students to apply early in senior year especially for programs where capacity is limited, such as our nursing program.
Request an official high school transcript or GED score report.
ACT or SAT test scores are NOT required, however, it may be beneficial to submit test scores. See our No Test Required Admission Policy for more details.
Applicants for our nursing program are required to submit an essay describing your reasons for pursuing the nursing
program and why you are interested in attending Saint Xavier University.
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Students who have been admitted to Saint Xavier University must follow additional
requirements to be allowed entry into the Music Department. All students in the Music
Department are considered Music Major Candidates until formal application and acceptance
status into the Department has been completed.
Students are required to audition as a music major or music minor candidate.
The guidelines for auditions are specific to your major and choice of instrument.
During the audition, students are being considered for scholarship opportunities offered
directly by the Music Department. If a student is accepted into the Music Department,
he or she is not guaranteed a music scholarship. However, the student may be eligible
for other scholarships, so please consult the scholarship directory.
Students must make formal application for admittance to the Department after completion
of four (4) semesters of study as a music major candidate.
It is the responsibility of the student to initiate and follow through with the admission
process.
Students who are not admitted into a specific music degree program should not register
for upper-level music courses in that program.
It is possible that upper-level coursework taken prior to formal admission will not
count toward degree completion.
Students who are not admitted after the second attempt may petition the music faculty
for a third and final attempt at formal admission to a specific program.
Admission into the Music Departments requires students to meet multiple criteria.
Successful completion of Music Department sophomore year requirements (located on
page 65 of the Music Student Handbook).
Successful completion of the University Sophomore year requirements (48-60 semester
hours).
Cumulative GPA of at least 2.5.
Letters of recommendation from an Applied Music professor, Theory/Aural Skills professor
and Music Education director (Music Education students only).
Successful completion of a Formal Admission Jury with a GPA of 2.5 for Bachelor of
Arts candidates and 3.0 for Bachelor of Music candidates.
Successful completion of the State of Illinois Criminal Background Investigation and
Test of Academic Proficiency #400 for Music Education majors.
Students admitted to the University as music majors must comply with the Music Department
admission requirements in order to be officially admitted to the department.
Mid-semester of the fourth semester of Music studies, obtain an Application for Formal
Admission to the Music Department.
Submit two (or three) letters of recommendation to the Chairperson of the Department
at least four weeks prior to the close of the semester. Letters should come from an
Applied Music professor, the director of Theoretical Studies and for Music Education
students, the director of Music Education.
Full-time Music Department faculty will meet to discuss all areas of academic achievement
as well as principal instrument performance ability.
A 20 or 30-minute audition (based on major) on principal instrument will take place
during the current semester's jury examination unless otherwise requested.
Nursing
By applying to the Nursing Program, students will be prepared for the 21st century
health care workplace with a focus on health and wellness across diverse populations
while acquiring a quality education from a top ranked program.
Apply online. There is no fee. We encourage students to apply early in senior year especially for nursing since capacity
is limited.
Submit official high school transcript or GED score report.
ACT or SAT test scores are NOT required, HOWEVER, it may be beneficial to submit test scores.See our No Test Required Admission Policy for more details and for suggestions on when submitting a test score could be helpful.
Submit an essay describing your reasons for pursuing the nursing program and why you
are interested in attending Saint Xavier University.
Saint Xavier University adheres to the May 1 national college decision day guidelines.
The nursing program has a finite number of spaces for enrolling freshmen each fall.
Applicants who apply late in senior year may be placed on a waitlist. Admitted students
who submit a tuition deposit after May 1 may be placed on a waitlist.
Capacity in our nursing program is limited, so we encourage students to apply early
in senior year.
Students accept the offer of admission on a first come, first served basis by submitting
a tuition deposit and registering for freshman orientation.
Once capacity is reached, a waitlist will be created. Students will be notified as
soon as possible should they be put on the waitlist.
A waitlisted student may receive a tuition deposit refund after May 1, if requested.
Students admitted to the University as pre-clinical nursing majors must comply with
the Nursing Program admission requirements in order to be officially admitted to the
program.
Applicants with the following qualifications may be considered for admission:
Minimum 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) cumulative high school GPA
Grade of B or better in high school biology and chemistry courses
Essay describing why you want to be a nurse, and how you plan to be successful at
Saint Xavier University
Students are required to test negative for drugs in a 12 panel drug screening prior
to beginning their clinical experience and as required by clinical agencies. The College
of Nursing, Health Sciences and Business reserve the right to require random drug
screenings based upon reasonable suspicion.
Before beginning clinical courses, students must meet and provide a series of health
requirements.
Physical Examination
Titers
Tetanus
Annual TB Screen
Influenza Immunization
Current BLS certification for Health Care Providers
Proof of Comprehensive Health Insurance
Complete Immunization Record
CPR certification
Current Health History
Required Laboratory Reports
Students are responsible for completing and clearing a criminal background check as
a condition of admission to the nursing program and must do so annually thereafter.
All students shall have an ongoing duty to report any violations of this policy and/or
state and/or federal law.