GEP to DNP Admissions Criteria

Admission Criteria (all programs)

• Undergraduate GPA 3.0 or higher (preferred) 
• Current Resume/CV
• Letter(s) of Reference
• Personal Statement
• Required course prerequisites
• All transcripts sent directly to NursingCAS via the application
• Qualified applicants will interview with faculty
• GRE's are not required
• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) results are needed for those applicants whose language of instruction was not English. 
• Scores above 250 on the computer test or 600 on the paper test or 100 on the internet-based test is recommended.

Prerequisites                        

• Anatomy & Physiology 1 with lab
• Anatomy & Physiology 2 with lab
• Microbiology with Lab
• Nutrition
• Human Growth & Development
• Statistics
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers
• Each accepted student must provide an active two-year Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Certification for Healthcare Providers. We require this hands-on course to be taken through either the American Heart Association OR the American Red Cross. BLS certifications that are submitted from any other entity will not be approved.
• A BLS Provider course trains healthcare providers to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations, and provide early use of an AED.

Personal Information Section of NursingCAS

You Must Enter:  

• Release Statement
• Biographic Information
• Contact Information
• Citizenship Information
• Other

Optional Information:

• Family (not needed)
• Race & Ethnicity

Academic History Section of Nursing CAS Transcript/Prerequisite

Enter the following information:  

• Name of High School attended (you do not need transcripts).
• List all Colleges that you have attended, even if you only took one course at that College or University.
• All Official Transcripts must be electronically sent or mailed from the issuing institution’s registrar’s office as outlined in the application, include transcripts for all transfer credits.
• Transcript submission instructions can be found in the transcript section in NursingCAS.

Only enter Prerequisite information in the Transcript Entry section of NursingCAS

Supporting Information Section of Nursing CAS

You are not required to enter data in this section of NursingCAS:

• Achievements- Optional
• Experiences - not needed be sure to check off not adding any experience            
• Licensure/Certificates not needed be sure to check off not adding any experience

Program Materials Section of Nursing CAS, CV/Resume, Personal Statement, Letters of Recommendations

Upload CV/Resume Personal Statement

GEP to DNP Family

Personal Statement

• Part 1. (500 words total)
  • a) Please discuss a person, incident or experience in your life that has led you to want to pursue nursing as a career and describe what it is that makes you a good fit for our accelerated program.
  • b) What is your understanding of the role of a nurse practitioner for the population focus of a Family Nurse Practitioner across the lifespan in the family care setting?
  • c) What is your understanding of the value of the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in relation to your goals of becoming a nurse practitioner?
• Part 2. (350 words total)
  • The need to address health disparities and social determinants of health is a nursing priority. In your role as a DNP prepared nurse practitioner or a PhD prepared nurse scientist, what do you envision as your role and contribution to address healthy equity? Please provide a specific example of a health equity issue and describe how you plan to use your preparation as a nurse to address this issue.  

References

• 2 Academic References (former faculty members/advisor)
• 1 Professional Reference (the professional recommendations must evaluate your leadership potential)

GEP to DNP Primary

Personal Statement

• Part 1. (500 words total)
  • a) Please discuss a person, incident or experience in your life that has led you to want to pursue nursing as a career and describe what it is that makes you a good fit for our accelerated program.
  • b) What is your understanding of the role of a nurse practitioner in the population focus of the Adult Gerontology Primary Care NP track across the adolescent, young adult to older adult in the primary care setting?
  • c) What is your understanding of the value of the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in relation to your goals of becoming a nurse practitioner?
• Part 2. (350 words total)
  • The need to address health disparities and social determinants of health is a nursing priority. In your role as a DNP prepared nurse practitioner or a PhD prepared nurse scientist, what do you envision as your role and contribution to address healthy equity? Please provide a specific example of a health equity issue and describe how you plan to use your preparation as a nurse to address this issue.  

References

• 2 Academic References (former faculty members/advisor)
• 1 Professional Reference (the professional recommendations must evaluate your leadership potential)

GEP to DNP Acute

Personal Statement

• Part 1. (500 words total)
  • a) Please discuss a person, incident or experience in your life that has led you to want to pursue nursing as a career and describe what it is that makes you a good fit for our accelerated program.
  • b) What is your understanding of the role of a nurse practitioner in the population focus of the Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP track across the young to older adult in the acute care setting?
  • c) What is your understanding of the value of the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in relation to your goals of becoming a nurse practitioner?
• Part 2. (350 words total)
  • The need to address health disparities and social determinants of health is a nursing priority. In your role as a DNP prepared nurse practitioner or a PhD prepared nurse scientist, what do you envision as your role and contribution to address healthy equity? Please provide a specific example of a health equity issue and describe how you plan to use your preparation as a nurse to address this issue.  

References

• 2 Academic References (former faculty members/advisor)
• 1 Professional Reference (the professional recommendations must evaluate your leadership potential)

GEP to DNP Psychiatric Mental Health

Personal Statement

• Part 1. (500 words total)
  • a) Please discuss a person, incident or experience in your life that has led you to want to pursue nursing as a career and describe what it is that makes you a good fit for our accelerated program.
  • b) What is your understanding of the role of a nurse practitioner for the population focus Psychiatric Mental Health NP.
  • c) What is your understanding of the value of the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in relation to your goals of becoming a nurse practitioner?
• Part 2. (350 words total)
  • The need to address health disparities and social determinants of health is a nursing priority. In your role as a DNP prepared nurse practitioner or a PhD prepared nurse scientist, what do you envision as your role and contribution to address healthy equity? Please provide a specific example of a health equity issue and describe how you plan to use your preparation as a nurse to address this issue.  

References

• 2 Academic References (former faculty members/advisor)
• 1 Professional Reference (the professional recommendations must evaluate your leadership potential)

GEP to PhD

Personal Statement

• Part 1. (500 words total)
  • a) Please discuss a person, incident or experience in your life that has led you to want to pursue nursing as a career with a goal of becoming a nurse scientist and describe what it is that makes you a good fit for our accelerated program.
  • b) What do you see as nursing's professional responsibility to society?
  • c)  How might you address this responsibility with your PhD preparation?
  • d) Why is this the right time for you to begin a doctoral program?
• Part 2. (350 words total)
  • The need to address health disparities and social determinants of health is a nursing priority. In your role as a DNP prepared nurse practitioner or a PhD prepared nurse scientist, what do you envision as your role and contribution to address healthy equity? Please provide a specific example of a health equity issue and describe how you plan to use your preparation as a nurse to

References

• 2 Academic References (former faculty members/advisor)
• 1 Professional Reference (the professional recommendations must evaluate your leadership potential)

Curriculum-at-a-Glance:

For students enrolled as of Fall 2022

GEP to DNP:
Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP
Adult Gerontology Primary Care NP 
Family NP 
Psychiatric Mental Health NP

GEP to PhD:
GEP to PhD Curriculum

Visit the GEP page for more information.