Adult & Degree Completion Programs

Graduate Admission Requirements

Admission to the University of St. Francis as a graduate student in the Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Training and Development, Master of Science in Health Services Administration, and the Master of Science in Management require the following:

as a graduate student in the Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Training and Development, Master of Science in Health Services Administration, and the Master of Science in Management require the following:

Admission to the University of St. Francis as a graduate student in the Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Training and Development, Master of Science in Health Services Administration, and the Master of Science in Management require the following:

Master of Science in Nursing requires the following:

• an application for admission and a two to three page essay outlining educational and professional goals
• payment of the application fee
• proof of a baccalaureate degree in nursing from a nationally accredited program
•submission of transcripts documenting the appropriate undergraduate degrees and prerequisites
• proof of a cumulative nursing G.P.A. of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• evidence of satisfactory completion of baccalaureate level courses with a minimum grade of “C” are required in Physical Assessment and Nursing Research and are prerequisites to NURS 622 Advanced Health Assessment and NURS 603 Advanced Nursing Research. In addition, satisfactory completion of a 3 semester hour graduate level descriptive and inferential statistics course is required as a prerequisite to NURS 603 Advanced Nursing Research
• proof of computer competency (coursework or demonstrated competencies in computer literacy)
• submission of three letters of recommendation
• submission of verification of two years of full-time clinical professional nursing practice within the last four (4) years. (Students for whom an exception is made will be advised to take core courses during the first year of study and to work to meet the experience requirement.)
• submission of TOEFEL scores of 550 (or 213 on the computerized test, if applicable).

Students may begin the admission process and register for the first class while completing the above during the first month of enrollment. However, the above requirements must be satisfied for eligibility for financial assistance. Conditional admission will be given upon receipt of the above requirements. Provisional admission may be granted to students meeting the above requirements with GPA lower than 3.0.

Official admission to the program will be granted upon receipt and review of the following additional requirements:

• resume, work history
• an interview (either in person or over the telephone) with one or more of the College of Nursing and Allied Health faculty members
• proof of current licensure in the state as a registered nurse

Additionally, prior to registration for the second semester of enrollment, students are required to submit to the College of Nursing the following:

• current official record of professional nursing liability insurance
• current CPR certification
• verification of the following (Note: Immunization requirements are reviewed annually and may change.)
• Immunity against rubella, rubella,mumps, and varicella (if an individual was immunized before 1968, MMR is required)
• Negative Mantoux (PPD) or for a positive Mantoux test a documented negative chest x-ray and yearly screenings by a physician or nurse practitioner
• Tetanus Diphtheria within last 10 years
• Hepatitis B immunization.
• Read and complete HIPAA training at www.stfrancis.edu/conah/hipaa
• Background Check and 10-panel drug screen prior to the start of first clinical practicum.

See the University Catalog for complete Admission Requirements

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