Program Requirements

Required Documents

  • Please include your health experience, any work/volunteer experience you have in the industry & all relevant education. Your resume will be uploaded and attached to your application in NursingCAS.

    Resume

  • All transcripts will be sent from the school directly & submitted to NursingCAS. Contact your school early as it frequently takes several weeks to complete transcript requests. Please read all NursingCAS instructions carefully.

    Transcript(s)

  • Personal Statement

  • TEAS Test

    ✳ – Graduate & Doctoral programs also require 1-3 professional references – depending on the program.

    • Personal Statement Guidelines

      Please include your full name at the top and limit the statement to ~750 words. Required information includes but is not limited to:

      • – Discussion of health-related experience
      • – Relevant work/volunteer experience
      • – Personal experiences that may have affected grades (please explain any interruptions in education)
      • – Personal strengths and weaknesses
      • – Rationale for choice of profession & long term goals
      • – Any other relevant information you feel the admissions committee should know
    • Personal Statement

      Personal Statements are extremely important and are carefully reviewed by the admissions committee. Pay close attention to spelling and grammar as this will be taken into consideration during the application review. In less than 500 words, utilize the following prompts:

      • – Your nursing and health related experience, as well as, explaining any interruptions in your work history. Focus on how your work experience prepares you for the MSN program for which you are applying.
      • – What prompted you to apply for this MSN program and how do you plan on utilizing your specific MSN degree post-graduation.
    • Personal Statement Guidelines

      Please include your full name at the top and limit the statement to ~750 words. Required information includes but is not limited to:

      • – Discussion of health-related experience
      • – Relevant work/volunteer experience
      • – Personal experiences that may have affected grades (please explain any interruptions in education)
      • – Personal strengths and weaknesses
      • – Rationale for choice of profession & long term goals
      • – Any other relevant information you feel the admissions committee should know
      • – For PhD Applicants: Please include your research interest area