Admission Requirements

Applicants for any of the student classifications except non-degree must meet all of the requirements for admission to the graduate programs.

1. The School of Nursing at Edgewood College utilizes the Nursing Centralized Application Service (NursingCAS) Please follow this link to complete your application. You will submit all of your transcripts and other admissions information to NursingCAS who will then forward that information to Edgewood College.
2. Provide evidence of a baccalaureate or more advanced degree from a nursing program accredited by a national nursing accreditation body with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for regular admission status. The cumulative grade point average is computed on the highest degree held at the time of application to the Edgewood College graduate program.
3. Request that official transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate academic credits received from any post-secondary institutions be sent directly to NursingCAS.
4. Provide two letters of recommendation from nursing supervisors, and/or colleagues who can focus on the probability of success in graduate school. Guidelines for submitting Letters of Recommendation.
5. Current license as a registered professional nurse.
6. Completion of undergraduate course in statistics within the past five years. (If longer, course may be taken prior to NRS 660.)

TRANSFER CREDITS

Upon regular admission, an applicant may submit up to 12 semester hours of graduate credit from other United States regionally accredited (or equivalent) post-secondary institutions for consideration of transfer to Edgewood College for application to a degree program. Approval of the respective department is required. To be considered for application to a degree program, a course must have been taken within the past five years, must have a " B” or better grade for courses receiving a letter grade of " A” through " F” (if the grade is " P” the equivalency is determined by the appropriate school or department), must be relevant to the degree program to which it is being applied, and must not have been applied toward another degree. Grades from transfer courses are not computed in the Edgewood College GPA. The transfer of credits for the Studies in Change or Ethics interdisciplinary components requires approval of the Graduate Council IC Subcommittee.