MS—Admission Requirements

BS-to-MS Admissions Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  
• Undergraduate GPA of 3.0. A higher GPA may be necessary to be competitive for admission.
  
• Current New York state RN license
  
• Current CPR certification
  
• No RN work experience required
  
• No GREs required
  
• Basic Health Assessment (NURS 310 or 300 level or higher course) and Basic Statistics (3 credits each). If either of these courses was taken more than five years ago, an advisor will discuss the possibility of taking a refresher course to update your skills. It is up to you to determine whether you feel competent to enroll in advanced courses that require an understanding of basic concepts in these areas.

RN-to-MS Admissions Requirements

• RN-to-MS applicants must be graduated from an associate’s or diploma program and have an RN or be eligible for licensure.
  
• A minimum of 60 semester hours from a basic nursing program including:  
  • Anatomy & Physiology I & II—6-8
    
  • Microbiology—3-4
    
  • English (including Composition)— 6
    
  • Social Science (including one Psychology)—6
    
  • Liberal Arts-Sciences— 6-9
    
  • Nursing—30
    
• An additional 12 credits in Arts & Sciences (9 credits free electives, 3 credits science electives.)
  
• Grades of “C-“ or higher and a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher.
  A higher GPA may be necessary to be competitive for admission.

Bachelor’s in another field RN-to-MS Requirements

Candidates with a bachelor’s degree in another field must take the following bachelor degree level courses or Excelsior College Examinations (ECE) to fulfill
undergraduate nursing pre-requisites:

• Management and Leadership (ECE 543) or CON NURS 415
  
• Research (ECE 537) or CON NURS 481
  
• Community Focused Nursing (ECE 546) or CON NURS 444