Admission Requirements

Admission to the Post BSN-Master of Science in Nursing Program

Graceland alumni applicants with comparable qualifications will be given preference over other applicants. Graduate level nursing courses completed at another nationally accredited Master of Science program may be considered for transfer on a course-by-course basis. Graduate courses that were applied toward a baccalaureate degree may not be transferred. The maximum number of credits that may be transferred is 10. A Pharmacotherapuetic course will be considered for transfer only if completed within one year prior to admission. Advanced Pathophysiology and Advanced Health Assessment courses must have been completed within three years of admission to be considered for transfer credit. All other courses must have been completed within the past 7 years to be considered for transfer credit.

Conditional admission status may be assigned when there is concern regarding potential for success in the program. Applications for admission are considered three times per year.

Post-BSN Admission Requirements:

  1. Baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN) from an NLNAC or CCNE accredited program. For students with foreign transcripts, a CGFNS evaluation is required with GPA equivalency and TOEFL score.
  2. Current license to practice as a registered nurse in the U.S. and its territories.
  3. A grade point average(GPA) of 3.0 or above in these areas:
    - last 60 hours of graded undergraduate college work(or nearest semester or term break to this)
    - BSN cumulative GPA
    - a grade of B or better in any graduate nursing course
  4. Applicants with lower than 3.0 in any of these areas may be denied or considered on an individual basis for probationary or non-degree status on a space available basis. Students admitted on probationary status must earn a grade of B or better for the first six semester hours of coursework completed after admission to remain in the program.
  5. Satisfactory Criminal Background check.

Post-MSN Admission Requirements:

  1. Master of Science degree in nursing(MSN) from an NLNAC or CCNE accredited program. For students with foreign transcripts a CGFNS evaluation is required with GPA equivalency and TOEFL score.
  2. Current license to practice as a registered nurse in U.S.A. & its territories.
  3. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher in MSN Program. Applicants with lower than a 3.2 may be denied or considered on an individual basis for probationary or non-degree status on a space available basis. Students admitted on probationary status must earn a grade of B or better for the first six semester hours of coursework completed after admission to remain in the program.
  4. A grade of B or better in any graduate nursing course.
  5. Satisfactory criminal background check.


    6. Start Date Application Deadline Student Notified
    Spring Trimester(January) First Monday in October First Week of November
    Summer Trimester (May) First Monday in February First Week of March
    Fall Trimester(September) First Monday in June First Week of July
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  • Admission to the Master of Science in Nursing Program

    Within the School of Nursing, applications to the MSN and Post-MSN Programs are reviewed and acted upon by the Graduate Student Affairs Committee (GSAC). Decisions by the GSAC are final and confidential. Applications for admission to the MSN and Post-MSN Programs are evaluated on the basis of scholarship, writing ability, potential for success, professionalism and references. Qualified students are admitted into a specified specialty track within the MSN and Post-MSN Programs on a space available basis. Only complete applications from qualified students will be reviewed and considered by the GSAC. Qualified applicants must meet the following minimum requirements to be considered for admission.

    RN-MSN Admission Requirements

    1. Qualified applicants will be granted provisional offers of admission to the MSN program pending successful completion of all undergraduate BSN courses with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
    2. Current license to practice as a registered nurse in the U.S.A. and its territories.
    3. A grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or above in these areas:
      1. last 60 hours of undergraduate college work (or nearest semester or term break to this),
      2. undergraduate nursing courses,
      3. any graduate level courses taken.
    4. Applicants with lower than a 3.00 in any of these areas may be denied or considered on an individual basis for probationary or non-degree status on a space available basis. Students admitted on probationary status must earn a grade of B or better for the first six semester hours of coursework completed after admission to remain in the program.
    5. Unimpeded matriculation into the MSN program upon completion of required undergraduate coursework requires maintenance of a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in all undergraduate nursing courses.
    6. Satisfactory criminal background check.

    MSN (Post-BSN) Admission Requirements

    1. Baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN) from an NLNAC or CCNE accredited program. For students with foreign transcripts, a CGFNS evaluation is required with GPA equivalency and TOEFL score.
    2. Current license to practice as a registered nurse in the U.S.A. and its territories.
    3. A grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or above in these areas:
      1. last 60 hours of undergraduate college work (or nearest semester or term break to this)
      2. undergraduate nursing courses,
      3. a grade of B or better in any graduate nursing course.
    4. Applicants with lower than a 3.00 in any of these areas may be denied or considered on an individual basis for probationary or non-degree status on a space available basis. Students admitted on probationary status must earn a grade of B or better for the first six semester hours of coursework completed after admission to remain in the program
    5. Satisfactory criminal background check.

    Post-MSN Certificate Admission Requirements

    1. Master of Science degree in nursing (MSN) from an NLNAC or CCNE accredited program. For students with foreign transcripts, a CGFNS evaluation is required with GPA equivalency and TOEFL scores.
    2. Current license to practice as a registered nurse in the U.S.A. and its territories.
    3. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher in MSN program.
      Applicants with lower than a 3.20 may be denied or considered on an individual basis for probationary or non-degree status on a space available basis. Students admitted on probationary status must earn a grade of B or better for the first six semester hours of coursework completed after admission to remain in the program
    4. A grade of B or better in any graduate nursing course.
    5. Satisfactory criminal background check.
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