Printer FriendlyStudents in the baccalaureate program in nursing may apply for admission to the combined bachelor’s/master’s degree in nursing at the end of their junior year or the beginning of their senior year.
Admission requirements to the Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Program for Non-RN Students include:
- an undergraduate GPA of 3.3 or better at the end of their junior year
- introductory course in descriptive and inferential statistics
- interview with graduate nursing faculty with positive interviewer recommendations
- three letters of recommendation, two must be from baccalaureate nursing faculty
- members and one from a supervisor of the applicant in a health care agency
- experience working in a nursing related role
- computer literacy
- goal statement
- official transcripts
- GRE (not required)
Acceptance to the MS program will be made pending successful completion of the baccalaureate program with a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or better and passing of the NCLEX exam.
Students in the combined bachelor’s/master’s program are expected to work part-time as an RN upon passing the NCLEX examination and upon entry to the MS Program.
Up to six credits of graduate (500 or higher) courses may be used by a student in the bachelor’s/master’s degree program for both graduate and undergraduate degrees.
Applications for the master’s program may be obtained through the Graduate Admissions office in Dugan Hall.
For more information, please contact Susan Houde, Director of the Master’s Program, at (978) 934-4426 or Susan_Houde@uml.edu.