Admissions Requirements

Admission and application requirements for D'Youville's advanced degree programs vary.

General Admission Requirements

• You need to have earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. The exceptions are our chiropractic and pharmacy doctoral programs:
• Chiropractic: Students who have completed at least 90 credits of a bachelor of science degree may apply to the chiropractic program.
• Pharmacy: Students who have completed at least 65 credit hours of a bachelors of science degree may apply to the pharmacy program.
• Your undergraduate record should be a B average of better in the major field.
• If you don't fulfill admission requirements, you may be admitted provisionally.
• Applicants whose native language is not English must submit a minimum TOEFL score of 500.

Program-Specific Requirements

Review the list of requirements according to the specific program you're interested in:

• Master's Degree Programs
• Doctoral Programs
• Advanced Certificate Programs

Note to applicants: Remember these requirements are in addition to the general admissions requirements for graduate studies at D'Youville.

Master's Degree Programs - Requirements

Business

• International Business (MS)
• Business Administration (MBA)

Education

• Childhood Education (MS)
• Adolescence Education (MS)
• Special Education -Childhood (MS)
• Special Education - Adolescent (MS)
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages - TESOL (MS)
• Canadian Teacher Program (MS)

Health Services Administration

• Health Services Administration (MS)

Nursing

• Nursing (choice of clinical focus) (MS)
• Clinical Nurse Specialist in Community Health (MS)
• Family Nurse Practitioner (MS)

Occupational Therapy

• Occupational Therapy (MS)

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Doctoral Degree Programs - Requirements

Chiropractic

• Doctor of Chiropractic (DC)

Educational Leadership

• Educational Leadership (EdD)

Health Administration

• Health Administration (EdD)

Doctor of Nursing Practice

• Doctor of Nursing Practice

Physical Therapy

• Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)

Pharmacy

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

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Advanced Certificate Programs - Requirements

Education

• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Health Services Administration

• Health Services Administration
• Long Term Care Administration
• Clinical Research Associate

Nursing

• Family Nurse Practitioner (Post-Master's Certificate)
• Nursing and Health-Related Professions Education

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