Admissions Requirements
Admission to the Master of Science in Nursing program requires a baccalaureate degree in nursing from a Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or National League of Nursing (NLN) accredited program, a minimum GPA of 3.0 for the last 60 semester hours of undergraduate course work, and evidence of satisfactory completion of physical assessment, inferential statistics and nursing research with a grade of C (2.0) or better at the baccalaureate level.
Students should have computing skills sufficient to complete graduate work including word processing and statistical software programs. Admission decisions will be influenced by the strength of the undergraduate program, academic achievement, community service, and the educational goals of individual applicants.
A complete application consists of:
- a completed application form (see "How to Apply")
- one set of official transcripts from colleges and universities attended
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree conferred
- evidence of completion of an undergraduate or graduate level bioethics course
- proof of licensure as a registered nurse in California
- a current resume
- two letters of reference
- 1-2 page essay outlining professional & educational goal(s)
