Fast Track MS Program for Licensed RN Baccalaureate Students

Program Director:  Susan Reece, DNSc, PNP-BC, 978-934-4421, Susan_Reece@uml.edu

RN students 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 RN students include

• An undergraduate GPA of 3.3 or better at the end of the junior year
• Introductory course in statistics
• An interview with graduate nursing faculty
• Three letters of recommendation, with two from Baccalaureate Faculty 
• Experience working as an RN
• Computer literacy
• A brief statement on a separate sheet of paper indicating your immediate and and long-range goals, relevant work history, academic honors/awards received, and your professional aspirations as an advanced-practice nurse
• A resume
• Official transcripts.

Acceptance to the MS program will be made pending successful completion of the baccalaureate program with a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or better.

Up to six credits of graduate-level (500 or higher) courses may be used by a student in the bachelor’s/master’s degree program for both graduate and undergraduate degrees.

Courses to be credited to the master’s degree must have been obtained with a grade of B or better.

Applications for the master’s program may be obtained through the Graduate Admissions office in Dugan Hall.