Essay Requirements
A Personal Essay is required for Physician Assistant Studies applicants and should address the following: a statement about yourself, why you want to become a physician assistant, and why you chose Royal University.
A personal essay is recommended but not required for certain health professions programs (Athletic Training, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech-Language Pathology) and is optional for other programs.
Submit your essay via our application portal (after submitting your application). If you choose to apply via Common App, we will accept the Common App essay for all programs listed above, with the exception of Physician Assistant Studies.
Music Applicants
A performance audition is required for all applicants to the School of Music. View audition requirements or contact the School of Music for further details.
Health Sciences
- Physical Therapy: Documentation of a minimum of 40 hours of volunteer, paid, or shadowing experience in a physical therapy setting is required by August before your first year.
- Transfer Applicants: Review specific requirements or call (NULL) for more details.
Second Degree Applicants
- Nursing: Please review the School of Nursing requirements.
- Pharmacy: If you have, or will earn, an undergraduate degree by the end of the current academic year, you may be interested in our Pharm D Weekend Program.