College of New Rochelle - School of Nursing Graduate Program

Admission Requirements

Official documentation of an earned bachelor's degree in nursing from a regionally accredited college or university
Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended
Current professional resume
Two essays typed and appended to the application:
- Describe your goals for graduate study in nursing
- An exemplar from your nursing practice
Two recommendations, preferably from a nursing faculty and a nursing administrator. Recommendation forms are included in the application packet from the Admissions Office.
A cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above is required. Applicants with a cumulative GPA of less than 3.0 in their undergraduate nursing education are required to submit a written request for admissions to the "Master's Nursing Admissions Committee" for a review of their application portfolio. This should be sent to the Admissions Office.
Completion of a basic statistics course. A student without a basic statistics course may take statistics in the undergrad program, but it must be complete prior to NUR 632 Design and Methodology for Nursing Research.
International applicants are required to have their earned degree evaluated by the World Education Services (WES) to be comparable to United States standards.
Copy of current New York State Licensure
Copy of current malpractice insurance
Documentation of health clearance, including MMR documentation via official transcript of completion of a basic health assessment course for all clinical tracks