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Union University seeks to educate students to be servant leaders, ready to carry out the vocation to which God has called them, and equipped with the abilities necessary to think Christianly and perform skillfully in the world. To this end, Union University seeks to recruit and admit quality undergraduate students of qualified preparation and good character. Union University is primarily an undergraduate institution and seeks to enroll students who desire the educational and Christian life experiences that are offered here and explained in the Mission Statement, Guiding Principles, and Goals of the University found in the beginning pages of the Catalogue.

The Union University Office of Undergraduate Admissions receive and process applications for all semesters and terms of the University. All applications should be mailed to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, 1050 Union University Drive, Jackson, TN 38305. For more information, or for an application call (731) 661-5000 or 1-800- 33UNION.

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Applications & Forms

Undergraduate Studies

Complete and return the Union University application for undergraduate admission. Write legibly or type.
Enclose an application fee, personal check or money order, for $35 payable to Union University.
Request all official transcripts be mailed directly to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. If any high school or college work is in progress at the time of application, final transcript must be sent when work is completed.
Request that the results of either the American College Test (ACT Code 4020) or the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT Code 1826) be sent to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Transfer applicants who have completed more than 23 units of transferable, semester college credit are not required to submit test scores.

Since a limited number of spaces may be available for a class, early application is strongly recommended.

Graduate Studies

Nine graduate programs currently exist at Union University: the M.B.A., administered by the McAfee School of Business Administration; the M.A.Ed., the M.Ed., the. M.S.W., the Ed.S., and the Ed.D. degrees administered by the School of Education and Human Studies; the M.S.N., administered by the School of Nursing; the Pharm.D., administered by the School of Pharmacy; and the M.A.I.S., administered by the Institute of International and Intercultural Studies.

The Master of Business Administration degree program is administered by the M.B.A. Director and by the Dean, McAfee School of Business Administration.
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The Master of Arts in Education, the Master of Education, the Master of Social Work, the Education Specialist and the Doctor of Education degree programs are administered by Directors of Graduate Studies in Education and by the Dean, School of Education and Human Studies.
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The Master of Science in Nursing is administered by the M.S.N. Director and the Dean of the School of Nursing.
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The Doctor of Pharmacy is administered by the Dean of the School of Pharmacy.
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The Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies is administered by the Director of the Institute of International and Intercultural Studies in collaboration with the MAIS Advisory Council and the Academic Council comprised of all University deans.
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The Master of Christian Studies is administered by the M.C.S. Director and the Dean of the School of Christian Studies.
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The Graduate Faculty is responsible for approval of curriculum and graduate program policies. It is comprised of all doctorally qualified faculty at Union. The Graduate Faculty considers recommendations from the Graduate Curriculum Committee, which is responsible for examining graduate programs, course offerings, and policies relative to graduate studies at Union. The committee is composed of five faculty members who choose a chair from one of their number each year. Each program is represented by one graduate student on the committee. Ex-officio members include the President, Provost, directors of the graduate programs, Registrar, and Acquisitions Librarian. Curriculum changes are discussed and approved by graduate faculty in the departments and on task teams. Task teams may be created by the Deans of the Schools/Colleges to consider and make recommendations to the Graduate Curriculum Committee. Thus, significant curriculum and policy changes and additions proceed from the Directors (and/or task teams) to the Graduate Curriculum Committee to the Graduate Faculty. The graduate governance structure at Union University is completed completed by the Provost, the President, and the Board of Trustees.

The Program Directors are empowered to make admissions decisions based on the approved and published admission criteria. Admission decisions of the nursing graduate program are made by the Graduate Nursing Admissions Committee. The Graduate Nursing Admissions Committee is comprised of the Dean, School of Nursing, the MSN Program Director and three graduate nursing faculty appointed by the Dean on a yearly basis. The Graduate Business Admissions Committee and the Graduate Education Admissions Committee, comprised of business or education faculty and directors, respectively, receive recommendations from the appropriate Dean regarding candidates for admission who do not meet regular admission requirements. The MAIS Advisory Council, comprised of the director and the faculty across the disciplines, receive recommendations from the MAIS Program Director regarding candidates for admission who do not meet regular admission requirements. The respective Admissions Committees may recommend Conditional Admission for students who do not meet published criteria for admission.