Overview
D'Youville is a private, coeducational liberal arts and professional college located in residential Buffalo, New York, approximately 1 mile from the Peace Bridge. The Grey Nuns founded D'Youville College in 1908. With a student population of just over 2,400, D'Youville offers its students the diversity and resources of a much larger college and the attention and accessibility that is usually attributed to a small college. The College's 7-acre campus offers students comprehensive facilities, modern computer labs, state-of-the-art medical labs, and modern classrooms.

Graduate degree programs are enhanced by a 13:1 student-faculty ratio. The current enrollment is 1,095 full-time and 405 part-time graduate students. Seventy-three percent of the student population are women, 5 percent are from minority groups, and 68 percent are international students.

The Location and Community
D'Youville's location is ideally set in a residential community of Buffalo, New York. D'Youville College is minutes from the Peace Bridge to Canada and is approximately 90 minutes from Toronto and 25 minutes from Niagara Falls, making it a gateway to recreation areas in western New York and Ontario.

Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
D'Youville College offers the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in educational leadership and health policy and health education. Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) and Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) programs are also offered. Master of Science (M.S.) degrees are offered in clinical nurse specialist studies in community health nursing, education (early childhood, childhood, middle childhood (generalist and specialist), adolescence, and special education-including teacher certification), health services administration, international business, nurse practitioner studies (master's degree and post-master's certificate), nursing (with choice of clinical focus), occupational therapy, and physical therapy. Advanced certificate programs in clinical research associate studies, health services administration, long-term-care administration, and nursing and health-related professions education are also available. Five-year B.S./M.S. degrees are offered in dietetics, international business, nursing, and occupational therapy.

Facilities & Resources
D'Youville's Library Resources Center contains 101,000 volumes, including microtext and software, and subscribes to 630 periodicals and newspapers. The library also has access to 18,624 full-text journals via the Internet.

Expenses and Aid
Graduate tuition is $620 (M.S.) and $655 (Ed.D. and D.P.T.) per credit hour. The Doctor of Chiropractic is $8345 per semester. A general fee of between $30 and $60 is required and is based on credit hours taken. A Student Association fee of $2 per credit hour is applied toward concerts, yearbooks, activities, and guest lectures.

Financial Aid:
In order to apply for federal aid, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be completed. Graduate students must be matriculated for 6 or more credits in a degree program. Sources of federal aid include Federal Perkins Loans, the Federal Work-Study Program, Veterans' Benefits, Federal Stafford Student Loans, and Graduate Nursing Loans. The New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) is available to full-time (at least 12 credit hours), matriculated graduate students who are residents of New York State. D'Youville College offers three forms of scholarships for graduate students matriculated in a master's degree program, including the Program Merit Scholarship, the Disadvantaged Student Scholarship, and the Retention Award. Nurse traineeship assistance is available to students enrolled for a minimum of 9 credit hours per semester in the Graduate Nursing Program. Canadian students (citizens and landed immigrants) are offered a 20 percent tuition reduction and may also apply for the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). Private education loans are also available to both U.S. and Canadian citizens.

Housing/Living Expenses:
Marquerite Hall, the residence facility, houses men and women students on separate floors, with the exception of the designated coed floors. For 2004-05, room and board cost $3670 per semester. Overnight accommodations are available at a rate of $25 per night (space permitting). A new residence-apartment complex is scheduled to open in January 2005 and house 175 junior, senior, and graduate students in one- and four-bedroom apartments. Rates have yet to be determined.

How to Apply / Application
Completed application files are reviewed on a rolling admissions basis. The Doctor of Chiropractic program requires a minimum of 90 credit hours of undergraduate course work for application to the professional phase of the program. All other program candidates must have earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. Candidates for the Ed.D. programs must have completed a minimum of 30 credit hours of master's-level course work from an accredited college or university. A baccalaureate degree in nursing from an approved or accredited college or university and RN licensure are required for admission to the graduate nursing programs. Licensure as a registered nurse in New York State and a minimum of one year of experience as a registered nurse are required of candidates applying to the nurse practitioner studies programs. Admission to graduate programs is based on an overall evaluation of credentials, including the applicant's undergraduate record, which should show approximately a B average or better in the major field. Applicants who do not fulfill admission requirements may be admitted provisionally. Applicants to the Ed.D. programs should show a 3.25 GPA or better in their master's course work. Admission to Ed.D programs is competitive. Applicants whose native language is not English must submit a minimum TOEFL score of 500. The College does not require Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) or Miller Analogies Test (MAT) scores.

International Students
The International Student Office (ISO) provides assistance to our international students. We counsel students on immigration matters, guide them through the cultural adjustment process and connect them to the services and activities available on campus and in the community. We also inform students of the rights and responsibilities of their F-1 student status.

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