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• Baccalaureate Degree in a related science. Nursing Preferred.
• Current Multistate Licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse. All prospective students must have an unencumbered current licensure as a registered professional nurse or APRN from the United 91����Ƶs or its territories.
• GPA Requirements: Cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale and grades in each required science and nursing course in the undergraduate nursing program of 3.0 or higher.
• GRE Required:���ʰ���ڱ���������>300 total score (150 on Verbal and 150 on Quantitative Reasoning and 4 or higher on Analytical Writing)
• Undergraduate courses: You must have completed the following courses with a “B” or better:
  • Anatomy
  • Physiology
  • Pathophysiology
  • Pharmacology
  • Organic chemistry OR biochemistry courses
  • Chemistry and Statistics, successfully completed within 10 years of applying to the program.
• Personal Interview: A personal interview with the interview committee (by invitation).
• Experience: A minimum of two years of full-time nursing experience in a critical care unit at the time of application. Critical care experience must be obtained in a critical care area within the United 91����Ƶs, its territories, or a US military hospital outside of the United 91����Ƶs. Clinical care experience must be direct patient care and be within the last two years. Emergency room, recovery room, operating room, labor and delivery, and step-down units do not satisfy the critical care experience.
• Current American Heart Association Certification in BLS, ACLS, and PALS.
• CCRN certification is mandatory.
• References: Three professional references. One must be from immediate supervisor with contact number included.
• English Competency: Score from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for a student whose native language is not English; a minimum score of 100 (iBT test) is required.

We require a $2,000.00 fee to hold admission. This fee is non-refundable if you withdraw your application after you have accepted a position. If you matriculate into the program this fee is applied back to your tuition in your second semester.

Acceptable critical care experience includes ICU, SICU, CCU, MICU, or PICU and high acuity surgical ICU experience. Experience in a tertiary medical center is strongly preferred.

Unfortunately, due to the number of applicants the program receives not all applicants will be asked to interview. Interviewees will be notified by e-mail.

The application deadline is July 15th each year.