Saint Francis University

Supplemental essays

1. Describe your personal and professional goals as related to your area of specialization, and addresses a potential practice inquiry to plan scholarly work in the program of study. The Leach College of Nursing Grad Admission Committee reviews applicants’ statements to recognize the applicant’s goals, motivations, visions, and preparedness for the DNP program by reviewing the following items that should be addressed in the statement. - Personal and professional goals and expectations of how the DNP program at the University of St. Francis can help achieve the goals. - Professional experiences in research/quality improvement projects. - Identified healthcare issues or needs related to a specific population at the organizational level. - Visions, as a DNP-prepared nurse, to improve healthcare outcomes of a specific population at the state or national level. - Academic strengths and areas to improve for success as a DNP student. - Expected challenges in the DNP program of study and strategies for achieving the goals in the DNP program. - Qualifications, motivations and areas of special interest. - Address your ability to collaborate with others and readiness to learn in the classroom and in the field.
2. What are your short term professional and educational goals?
3. What are your long term professional and educational goals?
4. Please include your qualifications, motivations and areas of special interest. Address your ability to collaborate with others and readiness to learn in the classroom and in the the field.
5. Why do you want to pursue a Doctor of Education degree?
6. What are your personal and professional goals?
7. Why do you want to become a principal?
8. What qualities or abilities do you feel you have that will make you a successful principal?
9. This program requires considerable time and effort, especially during the year-long internship. Administrative activities need to be completed outside of your teaching hours in fall and spring and during the summer months. Explain your plan for completing the program.
10. Why do you want to become a school leader?
11. What qualities or abilities do you feel you have that will make you a successful school leader?
12. Describe your short and long term goals as they relate to your chosen major (reading specialist, special education, etc.).
13. Describe the qualities or abilities you possess that make you a successful professional.
14. Describe the values that are important for a nurse practitioner, nurse administrator, or a nurse educator.
15. What do you believe are the characteristics of an effective teacher?
16. What characteristics and/or abilities do you possess that will help you to be a successful, effective educator? In what areas do you believe that you need to grow?
17. The M.Ed. with Licensure program requires considerable time and effort, especially during the field experiences (e.g. student teaching), which may impact your family and/or work life balance. Explain what supports you have and/or changes you will make to add a rigorous graduate program to your current responsibilities. In your response, please include responsibilities such as, parenting, caregiving, professional, volunteer, etc. Please keep in mind for each credit hour in which you are enrolled, you can expect three (3) clock hours of coursework beyond class meeting time or engaging with asynchronous material in an online course.
18. Student teaching is the same time commitment as a full time teacher and you will not be able to continue any daytime employment. Since student teaching is an unpaid experience, explain what arrangements you are making to be ready to be unemployed during this period of time.
19. Expand and clarify any information included in your application.
20. Discuss a social issue or problem that is important to you and motivates your decision to pursue a School Social Work Certification.

Copied verbatim from the school's official admissions page (2025-26 cycle).