Graduate Nursing Admissions

Fast-track your medical career and help advance our region’s top-notch healthcare industry with a graduate degree from our School of Nursing and Health Sciences.

91Ö±²¥â€™s MS programs are graduate-level training for those wishing to expand their career growth opportunities or earning potential and those seeking a career shift to a family nurse practitioner or nurse leader role.

Graduates of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences’ master's programs become eligible to pursue board certification by the  or  or pursue New York State Licensure as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP).

Admitted Students

 

Academic Programs

The 91Ö±²¥ School of Nursing and Health Sciences offers three online programs for graduate students. Consider applying today.
Nursing and Health Sciences at Mville
Nursing and Health Sciences at Mville

 

 

Students may apply to 91Ö±²¥ by completing the .

Admission requirements for the online Family Nurse Practitioner master’s program include:

  • BS or BSN degree in Nursing from an accredited institution
  • Registered Nurse license
  • Evidence of completion of a statistics course with a grade of B or higher
  • No GRE, Miller Analogy, or other standardized test required for admission
  • Demonstrated experience in direct patient care must be gained prior to practicum

Along with your completed application, please submit the following:

  • Official transcripts from previously-attended educational institutions
  • Personal statement
  • Professional resume
  • $75 Non-Refundable Application Fee

Students may apply to 91Ö±²¥ by completing the

Students wishing to take summer classes prior to their first semester, may do so as a non-degree student.

For admission into 91Ö±²¥â€™s online Master of Science in Nursing, Nurse Leader degree program, students must fulfill the following requirements:

  • Hold a bachelor’s degree
  • Hold a current unencumbered nursing license
  • 3.0 GPA

Along with your completed application, please submit/consider the following:

  • Provide official transcripts from all previously attended institutions
  • Completed an undergraduate or graduate statistics course with a B or higher
  • Provide evidence of professional nursing experience in direct patient care before practicum 
  • Completed
  • Official transcripts from all educational institutions attended, including your Bachelor's and Master's in nursing (Master's must be completed within the last 10 years)
  • Statistics course with a grade of B or higher
  • Professional resume
  • Personal statement
  • Completed
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
  • Official transcripts from all previous institutions
  • Current resume/CV
  • Personal statement
  • Letter(s) of recommendation

 

Please note that our graduate SNHS programs are fully online and do not support an F1 Visa.

Requirements:

In addition to the domestic graduate applicant requirements, the following is required for international transfer applicants:

  • Proof of English Proficiency by providing one of the following
    • : 80 or higher
    • : 6.5 or higher
    • English Test: Score of 105

 

Learn More About International Graduate Student Admissions

Fall 2025 applications are now open. Nurse Leader and Public Health are rolling admissions, so there is no application deadline.

The priority deadline for Fall 2025 applications has passed. Anyone who applied on or before April 1, 2025 will receive an admissions decision on April 14, 2025. If you applied for Fall 2025 after April 1st, 2025 you will only be able to be placed on the waitlist to see if any spots open for the Fall cohort. There will be a Spring 2026 cohort but applications are not yet open. 

Advanced Certificate in FNP will be available for Fall 2025. This will be on a rolling admissions basis but please apply early as there are very limited seats. 

 

 

 

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Our financial aid team is here to assist with any questions you have about financing your education.

Additional Resources

Academic Support Services

The Academic Resource Center (ARC) provides free Peer Tutoring sessions for undergraduate students. Through the ARC, students receive individual and group support in a variety of subjects at all levels of the curriculum.

The Center for Student Accessibility partners with students to empower them to take ownership of their college journey. The Center also strives to increase positive dialogue surrounding disabilities, promoting the "people first" approach and communicating the message that disability is an integral part of diversity.

The Andrew Bodenrader Center for Academic Writing and Composition has a mission is to provide 91Ö±²¥ students with support at any stage of the writing process. We strive to build the confidence of student writers through encouraging, collaborative one-to-one sessions with peer tutors, graduate Writing Center Fellows, and Academic Writing faculty. 

The Center for Career Development is committed to individualized career exploration counseling, self-assessment, skill development, and utilizing internship and job search strategies that empower students to take ownership in their personal and professional success.

Additional Student Information

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Military and Veteran Students with VA Education benefits can apply for the post 9/11 GI Bill and related awards at 91Ö±²¥.

International Students are welcome at 91Ö±²¥! Our community currently welcomes students from more than 30 countries!

Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health courses are geared toward students interested in applying to graduate or professional preparation in the Health Sciences, particularly in the fields of Medicine (MD, DO, DVM), Dentistry, Physical Therapy, and Optometry. 

can access our programs from anywhere at any time, providing working professionals with a convenient pathway to continuing education.