Technical Standards for Admission, Continuation, and Graduation

The following technical standards specify those attributes that are necessary for studies in the Graduate School of Nursing and therefore, are pre-requisites for admission, continuation and graduation. Students applying to the Graduate Entry Pathway, Master’s Program and DNP Program’s must possess aptitude, abilities and skills in the following areas:

   1. Observation

   2. Sight

   3. Hearing

   4. Touch

   5. Smell

   6. Communication

   7. Sensorimotor Coordination and Function

   8. Intellectual-Conceptual, Integrative and Quantitative Abilities

   9. Professional, Behavioral and Social Attributes

More detailed descriptions by program are available below:

   apdfIconGraduate Entry Pathway Pre-Licensure Year 

   apdfIconMaster’s Program

   apdfIconDNP Program

PhD Technical Standards

The following technical standards specify those attributes that are necessary for studies in the Graduate School of Nursing and therefore, are pre-requisites for admission, continuation and graduation.

Students applying to the PhD Program must possess skills in the areas listed in the detailed description below:

   apdfIconPhD Program