{"id":4330,"date":"2022-01-24T11:50:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T17:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stfrancis100.org\/?page_id=4330"},"modified":"2026-01-12T10:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:19:16","slug":"additional-admission-requirement-options","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/additional-admission-requirement-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Additional Admission Requirement Options"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4330\" class=\"elementor elementor-4330\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5589c728 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5589c728\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-430a042e\" data-id=\"430a042e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb1a98a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb1a98a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Admission Requirement Options<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aabb63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8aabb63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Admissions-1024x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2484\" alt=\"group of smiling students\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Admissions-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Admissions-400x200.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Admissions-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Admissions.jpg 1028w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7edd0539 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7edd0539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To better evaluate your academic profile, transcripts, test scores and your overall academic performance, we may ask that you submit some or all of the following to our Admission Committee.<\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/admissions-aid\/first-year\/admission-essay\/\">Admission Essay <\/a><\/strong>(for incoming first-year students in any major or transfer students (not nursing transfers)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/crss-admission-essay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) Program Admission Essay<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/nursingessay\/\">Nursing Admission Essay<\/a> (for transfer nursing students)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/undergraduate-lor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Letter of Recommendation from English Teacher<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/undergraduate-lor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Letter of Recommendation from Math Teacher<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/undergraduate-lor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Letter of Recommendation for Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) Program<\/a><\/li><li>Seventh Semester Transcripts (first semester of senior year &#8211; we know that seventh semester transcripts are not usually available until the end of December or early January, so we are more than happy to hold your file open until we receive your transcripts. Start working on everything else now!)<\/li><\/ul><p>The purpose of this is to give you an opportunity to share additional information about yourself, your academic experiences and any other specific information that you feel might give insights into your academic performance in high school.<\/p><p>You can submit everything to your admissions counselor, or you can email it directly to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:supportingdocs@stfrancis.edu\">supportingdocs@stfrancis.edu<\/a>. If you would like to check to see if any of these items have already been turned in, you can\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/myusf.stfrancis.edu\/portal\/secure\/\">check your MyUSF portal account here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p>Once we receive everything above, the Admission Committee will review your file as early as January. As soon as the Admission Committee finishes reviewing your file, they will inform your admission counselor so you can be notified. If you have any questions whatsoever about your file being reviewed, please contact your admission counselor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d4fea5\" data-id=\"6d4fea5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ad2671 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9ad2671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31141e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"31141e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sidebar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h2 class=\"sidebar-title\" style=\"font-size: 24px;\">ADMISSIONS &#038; AID TOP LINKS<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 16px; margin-left: 20px;\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/bachelors\/\">Bachelor&#8217;s Programs<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/masters\/\">Master&#8217;s Programs<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/doctoral\/\">Doctoral Programs<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/certificates\/\">Certificate Programs<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><ul style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/visit\/\">Visit USF<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/admissions-counselors\/\">Admission Staff<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/admissions-aid\/financial-aid-services\/important-resources\/\">Important Resources<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/admissions-aid\/first-year-admission-checklist\/\">First Year Students Admission Checklist<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/admissions-aid\/admission-checklist-for-transfers\/\">Transfer Admission Checklist<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/admissions-aid\/graduate-students\/graduate-admission-checklist\/\">Graduate Admission Checklist<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/USF-State-Approval-Chart_2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adult Learners: States Where USF Offers Degrees<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/admissions-aid\/veterans\/\">Veterans<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/admissions-aid\/veterans\/contact-list-for-veterans\/\">Contact List for Veterans<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/admissions-aid\/application-status\/\">Admission Status<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/sac\/\">Saints Ambassador Corps<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/admissions-aid\/undocumented-dreamer-daca-students\/\">Undocumented \/ DREAMer \/ Defered Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/virtual-tour\/\">Virtual Tour<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Additional Admission Requirement Options To better evaluate your academic profile, transcripts, test scores and your overall academic performance, we may ask that you submit some or all of the following to our Admission Committee. 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