Applicants for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Forensic Nursing program must have completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree with an overall undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above from an institution accredited by the National League for Nursing or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
Proof of a current unrestricted Registered Nurse license in the United States or its territories.
A minimum of one year of clinical experience as an R.N. (at program start) is required during which time the applicant must have functioned as an independent decision-maker and demonstrated advanced psychomotor skills.
Two (2) Recommendations must be completed by healthcare professionals in forensic nursing, leadership, administration/management, or education and are able to attest to the applicant's nursing skills and/or abilities. One reference must be from a colleague who is familiar with the applicant's work.
Professional statement of 500 to 1,000 words. The professional statement should focus on the applicant's reason for seeking formal forensic nursing education, how recent clinical experience has prepared him/her for forensic nursing practice, career goals after program completion, as well as plans for professional development in the specialty of forensic nursing. The professional statement will be evaluated on content and appropriate use of grammar, style, spelling and rhetoric.

You must submit transcripts from all colleges/universities you have attended. If your last degree was obtained from an international college/university, your transcripts must be evaluated by a professional credential evaluation service.

Oakland University will only accept transcript evaluations completed by a current member of NACES. Most students choose World Educational Services, Educational Credential Evaluators or SpanTran. Graduate programs usually require a course-by-course (or detailed) evaluation report rather than the general evaluation report. Since official transcripts are required for your transcript evaluation.
Admission eligibility
TOEFL (internet): 79
TOEFL (paper): 550
TOEFL (computer): 213
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or IELTS: 6.5
or PTE Academic: 53