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Admission, Progression, and Graduation Requirements

To be admitted as a regular student the applicant will have to submit:

Completed application form
$30 non-refundable application fee
Official transcripts of all university/college work completed to date
Three references - one personal and two attesting to the applicant’s research abilities
A scholarly 1-2 page narrative indicating personal philosophy of nursing education and administration including personal goals

Additional admission requirements:

MSN from an accredited school of nursing
GPA of >3.5 on MSN courses
Unencumbered license with no pending legal or state board action
Eligibility to re-enter any previously attended college or university in good standing
Computer literacy involving proficiency in word processing, email correspondence, and the internet
Basic competence in statistics as evidenced by a statistics course within the past 5 years or experience in nursing research projects
Evidence of a negative drug screen within the past year
Updated curriculum vita

To progress through the PhD program requires:

Completion of all assignments with a passing grade
Completion of all courses with no grade below a B. (The student is allowed to repeat only one course to improve the grade to a B. A student who achieves less than a B in a second course is not eligible to progress in the program.)
Successful completion of comprehensive examination. (To be taken by the end of the 7th term or after completion of 85% of the coursework.)
Successful completion of a dissertation

To graduate requires: