Advising/Registration Information
Advising/Registration Information
Advising/Registration Information
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Transferring to Illinois State
Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
Nursing Systems Administration
Post Master's Family Nurse Practitioner
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Admission Requirements
Preferential admission consideration is given to applicants who submit complete applications by the February 1st deadline. Applications submitted after the deadline will be considered until enrollment targets for specific sequences are met. If applying to the NSA or CNL sequences and you have missed the priority filing deadline of Feb. 1st for fall admission, there are options for course enrollment as a non-degree student. Please contact our office for details.
Master of Science in Nursing Program
Interested applicants should possess the following qualities:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree from an NLN-accredited program or from a program accredited by the commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE);
- Minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for the last 60 semester hours of undergraduate course work; to include courses in which the student is currently enrolled;
- Evidence of satisfactory completion of statistics, nursing research, and physical assessment courses with a grade of a C or better at the baccalaureate level; and
- Satisfactory completion of a graduate level statistics course (300 level or above)*
* Note: If not completed prior to entry into the program, provisional admission may be granted with the requirement that the graduate level statistics course be taken before the graduate nursing research course.
In addition to the MSN requirements above, two years of recent full-time relevant clinical or administrative nursing experience is preferred, but not required.
