Admission Process

Hawthorn University offers prospective students the ease of applying via the Web through our online application process.

Students interested in courses in the Continuing Education (CE) program do NOT need to pay an application fee or submit any documentation CE students need only fill out the demographic information on the application. This includes students interested in the Biochemistry elective and the WISE Traditions Nutrition Certificate program.

Click here to fill out our application online.

The application process is a multi-step process that typically takes 2 to 3 weeks to complete and consists of the following steps:

• Submit the online application. Applicants will be emailed an invoice with an online payment option for the non-refundable $50 application fee.
• Submit two (2) letters of recommendation. Three (3) letters are required for the doctoral program.
• Submit a copy of your driver's license or picture ID.
• Submit the Official Transcript(s) from your previous school. The transcript(s) must be mailed directly from the school to the Hawthorn University Registrar (see address below)
• Once approved, you will be sent an Enrollment Agreement for your signature. Upon the Registrar's receipt of the completed Enrollment Agreement along with payment for the first course, you will be officially enrolled in Hawthorn University.
  
  Successful applicants will be notified of the decision by email and will be emailed an Enrollment Agreement. All enrolled students are expected to complete Orientation.

If you are unsure if online learning fits your personal education needs, please feel free to take the following brief survey.

For additional information or help during the admission's process, contact:

Kathleen McDermott, Director of Admissions, at or by phone at (707) 986-4153, Ext. 401

How to Submit Application Documents

Letters of reference and a copy of the driver's license can be uploaded online during the application process and emailed to:

or mailed to:
Hawthorn University,
Office of the Registrar
PO Box 546916
Surfside, Florida 33154

or faxed to: 866-771-9433.

Official transcripts must be sent directly to the Registrar's office.

For more information on the application process, contact Kathy McDermott, Director of Admissions, at:or by phone at 707-986-4153, Ext. 401.

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