Admissions

Undergraduate Applicants

Undergraduate applicants may choose from three paths into our Bachelor of Science in Nursing program:

1. Traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, with internal and external transfer student options.
2. Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, a fast-track into nursing for non-nursing degree holders.
3. RN-to-Bachelor of Science in Nursing program for licensed nurses seeking to advance their education.
   • RN-to-Bachelor of Science in Nursing online format

Graduate Applicants

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Graduate applicants interested in our Doctor of Nursing Practice program are ready practice at the highest level of their education as doctorally-prepared nurse practitioners (NPs). Our program includes a dual-degree DNP/MBA track and three Nurse Practitioner tracks:

1. Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
2. Family Nurse Practitioner
3. Post-master's option for nurse practitioners

DNP program features three dedicated Nurse Practitioner tracks. Students can apply for Fall, Spring, or Summer semesters. Apply Now.

Nurse Practitioner tracks

• Full-time Plans of Study:
  • Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner |
  • Family Nurse Practitioner |
  • Post-master's option for nurse practitioners |

School Nurse Specialty Program

School Nurse Program allows students to apply for Fall, Spring, or Summer semesters. Apply Now.

• Note: most of the certificate courses are currently offered over the summer semester.

Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse Certification

Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse Education Program (WOCNEP) starts only in the fall semester. Apply to the WOCNEP program.

• WOCNEP is a total of 13 graduate credits.
• Students must start with WOC Nursing I in the fall semester.

Nurse Education Certificate Program

Apply to the Post Masters Nurse Educator Certificate Program.

Professional Applicants

Professional applicants who are licensed, registered nurses and wish to focus on a specialty career may choose from several certification programs:

1. School Nurse Certification - Trains nurses to better address the complex and increasingly demanding health needs of students and their communities within the state.
2. Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse Certification - Our highly-regarded program is a stand-alone graduate nursing certificate recognized by the American Nurses Association and accredited by the Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society.
3. Post Masters Nurse Educator Certificate Program - This program is a total of 12 graduate credits. Students can take two classes in the fall semester and two classes in the spring semester.