Additional Admissions Requirements for Post Master's to Doctor of Nursing Practice
In addition to meeting the Graduate School admission requirements, applicants for graduate study for the Post Master's to Doctor of Nursing Practice - Family Nurse Practitioner Specialization must have:

Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the United States or its' territories prior to enrollment in first graduate nursing course.
1500 hours of documented nursing practice experience prior to the first clinical course.
Completed and verified application to the Graduate Nursing program via NursingCAS website.
Completed an approved statistical methods course within 5 years of enrollment in the designated research course within the DNP program coursework.
Interview assessment reviewed by graduate faculty.
Applicants who have begun but not completed a graduate nursing program at another college or university must submit a letter to the College of Nursing indicating their reason for leaving that said program. A letter of recommendation must also be submitted to the College of Nursing from the dean/director of their former program that includes the applicant's standing in that program upon exit.
Completed Compliance requirements: Clear Background check, clear FBI rolled fingerprint, clear drug screen, Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers, ACLS certification for FNP specialization, professional liability insurance, influenza vaccine, and TB test.
For applicants who completed their higher education within the United States:

Bachelor's degree in nursing from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program with a minimum cumulative preferred GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 point grading system.
Master's degree in nursing (from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program) with a minimum cumulative preferred GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 point grading system.
For applicants who completed their higher education outside the United States:

A degree deemed equivalent (by the World Education Service) to a Bachelor's degree in nursing (within the United States Education System) with a minimum cumulative preferred GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 point grading system.
A degree deemed equivalent (by the World Education Service) to a Master's degree in nursing (within the United States Education System) with a minimum cumulative preferred GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 point grading system.

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