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Mansfield University Home Page > Mansfield Online Home Page > Online Programs > M.S.N. Nursing > Admission Requirements for Graduate Program

  • $25 application processing fee
  • Evidence of a valid professional nursing license required
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • One professional and one academic preferred to speak to applicant’s academic, writing, and critical thinking abilities as well as applicant’s motivation to achieve the MSN degree
  • A completed BSN degree required OR any bachelor's degree with the completion of the following prerequisite courses (must have a minimum grade of C in each course):
  • Introduction to Statistics (MA 1125)
  • Community Health Nursing (NUR 4471) or Practices and Principles of Community Health (NUR 4417) or equivalent
  • Official transcripts from every college/university where coursework was completed
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (may calculate GPA on the last 48 semester hours)
  • If GPA is 2.8 to 2.999, then applicant will be considered for *provisional acceptance.
  • *Provisional acceptance is granted to those applicants who do not quite meet the minimum GPA requirement for full admission into a graduate program but meet all other admission requirements and show academic promise within the discipline. Provisionally accepted students will work with an advisor to schedule and complete a minimum of six (6) graduate level credits. Once the student can demonstrate that s/he is capable of succeeding at the graduate level (achieving a 3.0 or higher on 6 graduate credits), then, through department recommendation, the student may be eligible to continue on the path toward graduation.
  • Further information can be found at http://admissions.mansfield.edu/more/graduate-students/prospective/nursing-msn/

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