Admissions Criteria

• A baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing from a regionally accredited program with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a scale of 4.0. Applications from R.N.s who hold a non-nursing baccalaureate degree are considered on an individual basis.
• A copy of your current, unrestricted United States RN license or eligibility for licensure as a registered nurse. License verification from your nursing license registry website are acceptable.
• Official transcripts from all universities or colleges and other post-secondary educational institutions (including trade schools) attended. Instead of hard copy transcripts, you may supply official electronic transcripts issued by a post-secondary institution directly to Drexel University Online (use our email address, customerservice@drexel.com).  You must supply transcripts regardless of the number of credits earned or the type of school you attended.  If you do not list all post-secondary institutions on your application and these are listed on transcripts received from other institutions, processing of your application will be delayed until you have submitted the remaining transcripts.  Use our Transcript Lookup Tool to assist you in contacting your previous institutions. 
• Current Resume.
• If you attended a Diploma School of Nursing and the school was affiliated with a college/university, the official transcript must be submitted from the college for any non-nursing courses for which you received credit. 
• Two professional letters of recommendation (from either a previous or immediate supervisor or a former nursing faculty member who can attest to the applicant's clinical knowledge, skill and potential aptitude for graduate study). References will not be accepted from colleagues or family members. Drexel University Online now accepts electronic letters of recommendation.  Please access the following webpage for instructions regarding their submission: http://www.drexel.edu/apply/recommend.  If a recommender prefers to submit an original, hard copy letter of recommendation, please remind the recommender that it must be signed and submitted in a sealed envelope signed across the flap by the recommender.
• Personal statement (length: 800 to 1600 words) that will give the admissions committee a better understanding of:
  • Why you are choosing this particular program of study
  • Your plans upon completion of the graduate degree
  • How your current work experience will enhance your experience in this MSN program
   
• Students or applicants interested in the Nursing Education and Faculty Role (NEFR) track in the MSN program must complete classroom and clinical teaching practicum hours under the guidance of a preceptor as part of the required curriculum.    Different states may have specific requirements related to patient care involvement and clinical  teaching in the student role.    The NEFR program does not monitor these requirements. 
  Any student who is licensed outside of the state of Pennsylvania and who is planning to complete a teaching practicum in that state has the responsibility to  consult with the respective state board of nursing about clinical teaching  under the supervision of a preceptor  to verify that he or she may engage in a teaching practicum in that state, given that the student is enrolled in a Pennsylvania-based university.     If state law or regulation does not permit the student to complete the required practicum hours, then satisfactory alternative arrangements will have to be made for the student to complete the required practicum hours in another jurisdiction.   The NEFR track coordinator can assist any student with these concerns.  

• International Students: click here to view additional international students requirements

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Applications are accepted on a rolling basis for all four terms. Apply today! 

For additional information on the program, please contact: 

Redian Furxhiu
Academic Advisor, MSN Programs
215-762-3999
^{rf53@drexel.edu} 

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