Nursing PhD applicants must hold a master's degree in nursing from an accredited program equivalent to 30 credits or a master's degree in a related health field with a baccalaureate degree in nursing. Applicants also must hold a valid, current nursing license in a U.S. state or territory, waivers for international applicants will be determined by the assistant dean for doctoral programs. Applicants must have a 3.00 GPA or higher on a 4.00 scale in their master's program. Applicants also must have completed a graduate-level course in statistics in the past two years with a final grade of 3.00 or higher or will be required to complete NURS 757 Nursing Research and Biostatistics I before beginning PhD coursework.
You must have earned a 3.00 GPA on a 4.00 scale or better in your baccalaureate study. The GPA requirement can be higher for individual graduate programs.
If you are a graduate applicant with international educational credentials (outside the United States): For the application process, you are able to provide scanned and uploaded copies of your official transcripts in both English and the Original Language to the online application
TOEFL IBT - 88 points total AND a minimum of 20 points in each section, PBT - 570 points, IELTS – Academic 6.5 total band score
Goals statement, as required by the program
Letter(s) of recommendation, as required by the program
Other materials specified by the program, including official exam scores from Graduate Admission Exams (such as GRE or GMAT), departmental forms, portfolios, and/or interviews