The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Admission requirements for the academic year have been released. The list contains the names of applicants that have been accepted into the school.
The management of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Admission has released the list of requirements for admission into the institution.
University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Admission & Requirements
Both Undergraduate and Postgraduate Admission Requirements
- Submit your application online or through the Common App and we will waive the fee.
- Submit official transcripts from your high school.
- USJ is fully testing optional for all programs and scholarships.
- Submit an essay, 250 words or more in length.
- Have a teacher or high school counselor write a letter of recommendation and send it to the University.
Graduate Admission & Requirements
The University of Saint Joseph requires all candidates applying to a graduate program to provide official transcripts from all undergraduate institution(s) attended. Students should request official transcripts from their institution’s Registrar, either via mail or official electronic (“E-Script”) submission. Official electronic transcripts can be directed to [email protected] Official paper transcripts can be delivered to:
University of Saint Joseph
Office of Admissions
1678 Asylum Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
The University of Saint Joseph will always require the transcript showing degree conferral of a Bachelor degree program from a regionally-accredited institution for students interested in a Master degree program or graduate certificate program, regardless of the student’s program of interest. The University of Saint Joseph will also require the transcript degree conferral of a Master degree program from a regionally-accredited institution for students interested in Post-Master’s degree programs including the Doctor of Nursing Practice and the Applied Behavior Analysis graduate certificate.
Note: Graduate students cannot be reviewed to take non-matriculated coursework without the minimum of an official or unofficial transcript from their degree conferral institution.
Minimum GPA & Prerequisite Courses
GPA (or grade point average) provides the quantitative knowledge about the student’s past academic experiences on the transcript. At the University of Saint Joseph, many of the graduate programs use a minimum GPA that is set by that individual graduate program. Course prerequisites are used to ensure that every student has a strong foundation to be successful in their program of interest. Course prerequisites are required for the Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Nutrition graduate programs.
For information regarding the minimum GPA and prerequisite courses for a graduate program offered by the University of Saint Joseph, please visit the Admissions Requirements section of that specific graduate program’s listing in the Academic Course Catalog.
