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Application Deadlines:

• Fall Semester Start: Application deadline of December 1
• Spring Semester Start: Application deadline of June 1

• Transcripts:
  • If coursework was completed within the United States, submit copies of all current and previous college/universities except Marquette¹
  • If coursework was completed outside of the United States, a transcript evaluation is required. A copy of a course-by-course evaluation is approved for the application process.²
• Three completed recommendation letters prepared by previous or present employers and teachers familiar with graduate education in nursing.
• A resume and written statement of professional goals, including reasons for pursuing graduate study.
• An interview may be required.
• International applicants only: TOEFL score or other acceptable proof of English proficiency.
• All applicants must be registered in the United States as a professional nurse. Graduates of nursing schools in foreign countries must successfully complete the certification program administered by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools and must be licensed in Wisconsin.
• Two years of full-time RN practice in an in-patient pediatric setting is required for primary care students prior to applying for admission.鈥�
• GRE not required.

^{1Upon admission, final official transcripts from all previously attended colleges/universities, with certified English translations if original language is not English, must be submitted to the Graduate School within the first five weeks of the term of admission or a hold preventing registration for future terms will be placed on the student鈥檚 record.}

^{2Upon admission, an official course-by-course transcript/academic record evaluation must be submitted to the Graduate School within the first five weeks of the term of admission or a hold preventing registration for future terms will be placed on the student鈥檚 record.} 

Admission Requirements

• Two years of full-time (or part-time equivalent) of pediatric acute care RN experience is required prior to admission to the program.
• Applicants to the BSN to Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) program should have graduated with, or be about to graduate with, a bachelor鈥檚 degree in nursing from a nationally accredited program with an upper division major in nursing.
• The required minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.000 on a 4.000 scale is required for the BSN to DNP. For graduates of foreign nursing schools, a formal evaluation of their nursing program of study documenting equivalency to a U.S. Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree must be submitted.
• Prior to or during the first term of study, all BSN to DNP nursing applicants must have taken undergraduate nursing research and a statistics course which included inferential analysis (must be completed within 5 years of program start date). Applicants who select an advanced practice nursing specialization must have taken an undergraduate course in health assessment.
• Unencumbered Registered Nurse license to practice in the United States. A Wisconsin or eNLC license is required at the time of admission.
• BCLS from the American Heart Association, which must be maintained during all programs. Additional certifications: pediatric primary care 鈥� optional PALS prior to clinical.

For a comprehensive listing of merit-based aid (graduate assistantships/fellowships), visit the departmental financial aid webpage. U.S. citizens and permanent residents may be eligible to apply for need-based federal aid (loans) to help fund their educational expenses as well.

Tuition information for the Master of Science in Nursing 鈥� Second Degree Direct Entry for Non-Nurses program can be found in the , as it differs from other graduate programs.