How to Apply

Submit a complete Transfer Application by the December 1 application deadline. The BSN application opens in August for the following fall.

Transfer Application

The Prerequisite form is included in the Transfer Application. The Prerequisite Form is an important component of the application where applicants provide detailed information about the completion or planned enrollment of the 10 required prerequisite courses. 

A complete prerequisite form will include: 

• the course name and number
• the institution the course was/will be completed
• the term the course was or will be completed
• the grade earned
• the number of credits earned

Find detailed information about the Prerequisite Requirements.

There are two application essay questions included in the Transfer application. The application question prompts are:

1.  Please write about your interest in nursing and how you have decided to pursue this career path. (Maximum word count: 450)
2. Seattle University Mission: Seattle University is dedicated to educating the whole person, to professional formation, and to empowering leaders for a just and humane world. 
   
   The Seattle University mission is an integral part of the campus community. How does the university’s mission connect to your personal and educational goals? (Maximum word count: 450) 

Applicants will need to detail their relevant health care, volunteer, work, and/or medical experience in the Activity Log portion of the application. Applicants should include any experience or certifications in this portion of the application. 

Students will input the relevant experience directly into the transfer application and the application will format the information for the applicant.

Activity Log How-To Video: Coming Soon

Applicants must submit Official Transcripts from Each College/University Attended by the December 1 application deadline.

• Applicants with coursework in progress must submit all official transcripts by the December 1 deadline and submit an updated unofficial transcript for courses completed in the fall term as soon as Fall grades are released.

All transcripts must be submitted directly from the original college or university even if the courses have been transferred to another institution.

Transcripts may be mailed to:

Seattle University
Undergraduate Admissions
901 12th Avenue
P.O. Box 222000
Seattle, WA 98122-1090

or emailed to admissions@seattleu.edu

• $60 Application Fee (fee waivers available)
  • The fee is not required for student who will have completed an Associate of Arts degree at a Washington, Arizona, California or Oregon state community college by the time of enrollment and who are transferring directly to Seattle University.
  • Additional fee waivers may be available; information is provided when submitting the application.

If exam scores will be used to satisfy prerequisite requirements, official exam scores must be submitted by the application deadline. 

Official Exam Scores may include: AP and CLEP scores. 

Link to Credit policies: Coming Soon

Applicants for whom English is not a first/native language must demonstrate English Proficiency regardless of English language studies, academic history, residence in the United States or other English-speaking countries, or immigration status.

Learn more about ways to satisfy the English Proficiency Requirement: Proof of English Proficiency

The Seattle University Transfer BSN application does not require or review the following items:

• Recommendations of any kind
• TEAS Test
• Certified Nursing Assistant Certification (you may include this information in the activity log portion of the application)
• High school transcript
• SAT/ACT test scores (Seattle U is a test optional institution)