ADMISSIONS & APPLICATION
HOW TO APPLY
Step by Step Guide to Apply to the Interprofessional Palliative Care Graduate Certificate- COMING SOON!
- Submit the Graduate Non-Degree Application
- Complete Personal- Biographic Information
- Academic Interest- Select the following choices:
- Certificate
- Online
- Certificates: Graduate Certificate in Interprofessional Palliative Care
- Term in which you plan to enroll: Fall, 2027
- Complete Program Questions
- Academic History:
- Enter ALL post-secondary institutions you have previously attended, including those where no degree was earned or transfer credits were received. Four Year College and Universities, Community and Junior Colleges, Vocational, Technical, and Trade Schools, Online and Distance Learning Universities, and Professional Schools should ALL be entered.
Transcript Requirements:
- Upload Unofficial Transcript: If available, upload an unofficial transcript for your highest degree obtained.
- Please make sure that the transcript shows the degree received and the conferral date.
- IMPORTANT: To be eligible to enroll in a graduate certificate program, we must see that you have graduated with a US bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent). If you have not yet graduated but will before the term begins, submit your most recent in-progress transcript.
- Submit Transcript: If unofficial transcript is unavailable for upload, please request a transcript from your highest degree obtained to be sent to the CU Anschutz Graduate School.
- Transcript Submission Options
- Electronic: DO NOT SEND TO ANY OTHER CU ANSCHUTZ LOCATION. Manually enter [email protected] if needed
- Mail:
Graduate School
Mail Stop C296
Fitzsimons Building, C5000
13001 E. 17th Place
Aurora, CO 80045International Transcripts: Submit a Course by Course International Credential Evaluation Report from ECE or WES for any non-U.S. academic institutions.
- This process can take 1-3 weeks AFTER all required materials have been received. Please start this process immediately to avoid missing any deadlines.
Note: If you later apply to the master’s program, you’ll be required to submit official transcripts from every institution you’ve attended, even if you did not earn a degree there or only received transfer credit.
Your application may be submitted while transcripts are being sent.
- This process can take 1-3 weeks AFTER all required materials have been received. Please start this process immediately to avoid missing any deadlines.
- Electronic: DO NOT SEND TO ANY OTHER CU ANSCHUTZ LOCATION. Manually enter [email protected] if needed
- Transcript Submission Options
- Enter ALL post-secondary institutions you have previously attended, including those where no degree was earned or transfer credits were received. Four Year College and Universities, Community and Junior Colleges, Vocational, Technical, and Trade Schools, Online and Distance Learning Universities, and Professional Schools should ALL be entered.
- Submit TOEFL/ IELTS Scores (International Students Only)
- Recommendation
- Contact information for two recommenders, such as employers, supervisors, faculty, or preceptors, will be entered directly in the application. Personal references (family, friends, clergy, politicians) are not accepted.
- An automated email will be sent to these individuals requesting their recommendation documents.
- Contact information for two recommenders, such as employers, supervisors, faculty, or preceptors, will be entered directly in the application. Personal references (family, friends, clergy, politicians) are not accepted.
- Add’l Materials
- Supporting Materials
- Upload a Personal Statement
- Please address the following questions in your personal statement (2 pages maximum)
- Why are you interested in obtaining an interprofessional MS in Palliative Care or Palliative Care Certificate from the University of Colorado Anschutz.
- Describe your philosophy of Palliative Care and your commitment for integrating this into patient care.
- How will the interprofessional MS in Palliative Care or Palliative Care Certificate help you reach your professional goals?
- Describe how you will balance your professional, personal, and academic responsibilities while meeting the time commitments of the certificate program.
- Please address the following questions in your personal statement (2 pages maximum)
- Upload a Resume or CV
- Upload your current resume or curriculum vitae, including professional work/practice since graduating with a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent).
- Interview
- Applicants selected to move forward after the initial application review will be invited to complete a Zoom interview with two faculty and/or administrative representatives. The interview is a required step in the admissions process for those invited and is used to evaluate professional readiness, communication skills, and understanding of the profession.
- Upload a Personal Statement
- Supporting Materials
- Answer Student Conduct Questions
- Type Signature
- Review
- Click Finalize Application
- Submit Payment: $50 (domestic) or $75 (international). This fee is waived if you attend a Virtual Information Session. The Graduate School manually processes event attendee fee waivers on started applications on a rolling basis. You will receive an email notification when your waiver has been processed.
International Applicants
- International Transcripts: Submit a Course by Course International Credential Evaluation Report from ECE or WES for any non-U.S. academic institutions.
- This process can take 1-3 weeks AFTER all required materials have been received. Please start this process immediately to avoid missing any deadlines. Your application may be submitted while transcripts are being sent.
- Meet all requirements above, plus any additional requirements from International Admissions.
Visit International Admissions for more information.
Step by Step Guide to Apply to the Master of Science in Palliative Care- COMING SOON!
- Submit the Graduate Admissions Application
- Complete Personal- Biographic Information
- Academic Interest- GRAD Select the following choices:
- Masters Only, EdS Only, or with Licenses and/or Endorsements
- Drop Down
- Graduate School
- Palliative care (MS)
- Graduate School
- Drop Down
- Please choose a subplan for Palliative Care**
- Drop Down
- Palliative Care- Fully Online
- Drop Down
- Please select the term you plan to enroll*
- Drop Down
- Fall, 2027
- Drop Down
- Masters Only, EdS Only, or with Licenses and/or Endorsements
- Complete Program Questions
- Academic History:
- Enter ALL post-secondary institutions you have previously attended, including those where no degree was earned or transfer credits were received. Four Year College and Universities, Community and Junior Colleges, Vocational, Technical, and Trade Schools, Online and Distance Learning Universities, and Professional Schools should ALL be entered.
- Do not enter where you went to high school, as it may delay the processing of your application.
- If you attended any of the University of Colorado campuses, you still must list this institution below and submit an unofficial transcript; we will pull an official transcript on your behalf during the review process.
- Transcript Requirements:
Unofficial transcripts are sufficient for the initial application review, however, admitted students must submit official transcripts. Please arrange to have your official transcripts submitted as soon as possible to avoid any delays in the matriculation process.
Send official transcripts from ALL post-secondary institutions you have previously attended.
- Four Year College and Universities, Community and Junior Colleges, Vocational, Technical, and Trade Schools, Online and Distance Learning Universities, and Professional Schools should ALL be submitted.
- If you have transfer credits that appear on a degree transcript, we still require the transcript from the institution where you earned the transfer credits.
- When Graduate Admissions personnel manually review your application, we will reach out if we require any additional transcripts or information about your academic history.
- IMPORTANT: To be eligible to enroll in a graduate program, we must see that you have graduated with a US bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent). If you have not yet graduated but will before the term begins, submit your most recent in-progress transcript.
Transcript Submission Options
- Electronic (Preferred): DO NOT SEND TO ANY OTHER CU ANSCHUTZ LOCATION. Manually enter [email protected] if if needed.
- Mail:
Graduate School
Mail Stop C296
Fitzsimons Building, C5000
13001 E. 17th Place
Aurora, CO 80045International Transcripts:
Submit a Course by Course International Credential Evaluation Report from ECE or WES for any non-U.S. academic institutions.
- This process can take 1-3 weeks AFTER all required materials have been received. Please start this process immediately to avoid missing any deadlines.
Your application may be submitted while transcripts are being sent
- This process can take 1-3 weeks AFTER all required materials have been received. Please start this process immediately to avoid missing any deadlines.
- Electronic (Preferred): DO NOT SEND TO ANY OTHER CU ANSCHUTZ LOCATION. Manually enter [email protected] if if needed.
- When Graduate Admissions personnel manually review your application, we will reach out if we require any additional transcripts or information about your academic history.
- Enter ALL post-secondary institutions you have previously attended, including those where no degree was earned or transfer credits were received. Four Year College and Universities, Community and Junior Colleges, Vocational, Technical, and Trade Schools, Online and Distance Learning Universities, and Professional Schools should ALL be entered.
- Test Scores- Not Required for Master of Science in Palliative Care
- Recommendations
- Contact information for two recommenders, such as employers, supervisors, faculty, or preceptors, will be entered directly in the application. Personal references (family, friends, clergy, politicians) are not accepted.
- An automated email will be sent to these individuals requesting their recommendation documents.
- Contact information for two recommenders, such as employers, supervisors, faculty, or preceptors, will be entered directly in the application. Personal references (family, friends, clergy, politicians) are not accepted.
- Complete Program Questions
- Add’l Materials
- Supporting Materials
- Upload a Personal Statement
- Please address the following questions in your personal statement (2 pages maximum)
- Why are you interested in obtaining an interprofessional MS in Palliative Care or Palliative Care Certificate from the University of Colorado Anschutz.
- Describe your philosophy of Palliative Care and your commitment for integrating this into patient care.
- How will the interprofessional MS in Palliative Care or Palliative Care Certificate help you reach your professional goals?
- Describe how you will balance your professional, personal, and academic responsibilities while meeting the time commitments of the certificate program.
- Please address the following questions in your personal statement (2 pages maximum)
- Upload a Resume or CV
- Upload your current resume or curriculum vitae, including professional work/practice since graduating with a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent).
- Interview
- Applicants selected to move forward after the initial application review will be invited to complete a Zoom interview with two faculty and/or administrative representatives. The interview is a required step in the admissions process for those invited and is used to evaluate professional readiness, communication skills, and understanding of the profession.
- Applicants selected to move forward after the initial application review will be invited to complete a Zoom interview with two faculty and/or administrative representatives. The interview is a required step in the admissions process for those invited and is used to evaluate professional readiness, communication skills, and understanding of the profession.
- Upload a Personal Statement
- Supporting Materials
- Answer Student Conduct Questions
- Type Signature
- Review
- Click Finalize Application
- Submit Payment: $50 (domestic) or $75 (international). This fee is waived if you attend a Virtual Information Session. The Graduate School manually processes event attendee fee waivers on started applications on a rolling basis. You will receive an email notification when your waiver has been processed.
International Applicants
- International Transcripts: Submit a Course by Course International Credential Evaluation Report from ECE or WES for any non-U.S. academic institutions.
- This process can take 1-3 weeks AFTER all required materials have been received. Please start this process immediately to avoid missing any deadlines. Your application may be submitted while transcripts are being sent.
- Meet all requirements above, plus any additional requirements from International Admissions.
MSPC Admission Required
Participation in the Community Hospice and Palliative Medicine (CHPM) Fellowship requires enrollment in the Master of Science in Palliative Care (MSPC) program. Physicians interested in the fellowship must first apply to and be admitted to the MSPC. See above for more information on how to apply to the Master of Science in Palliative Care (MSPC).
On the MSPC application, please indicate that you are a mid-career physician interested in the CHPM Fellowship on the Program Questions page.
The summer before starting the MSPC, interested applicants will be required to attend a virtual CHPM information session to learn about fellowship eligibility, admissions requirements, and application deadlines.
After attending a virtual CHPM information session, eligible students may submit a separate application to the CHPM Fellowship. Fellowship applications are reviewed independently by the CHPM Admissions Committee, with decisions based on academic performance, professionalism, professional qualifications, and readiness for fellowship training.
Please Note:
- Admission to the MSPC does not guarantee admission to the CHPM Fellowship.
- CHPM Fellowship positions are limited, and admission is competitive.
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