MSN Admissions Standards

Students can be admitted as full degree seeking status or pre-MSN status. The GPA requirement is based on last 60 hours of coursework.

Full Degree Seeking Admission

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing
• Current Florida RN license
• 3.0 GPA
• Applicants are required to meet one of the following requirements:
  - Earn a minimum score of 1000 on the GRE and 4.0 on the analytical writing section
  - NUR 600 Scholarly and Professional Communication in Nursing

Pre-MSN Admission

• Bachelor’s degree in an area other than nursing
• Current Florida RN license
• 3.0 GPA
• Applicants are required to meet one of the following requirements:
  - Earn a minimum score of 1000 on the GRE and 4.0 on the analytical writing section
  - NUR 600 Scholarly and Professional Communication in Nursing
• Three required nursing prerequisite courses

Students who have bachelor’s degrees in areas other than nursing are admitted as Pre-MSN students. They are required to take the following three undergraduate prerequisites prior to starting the graduate-level curriculum:

• NUR 318  Health Assessment
• NUR 322  Contemporary Issues in Health Care
• NUR 420  Principles in Community Health

Students may complete Pre-MSN courses at another university with faculty permission. Only grades of “C” or better will be accepted. Students will be re-evaluated for admission once the Pre-MSN courses are completed.