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We are still accepting applications for our 2024 graduate nursing programs on a space-available basis. Please begin your application and contact our graduate admissions team if you have any questions.
Courses are offered in a synchronous online format. An immersion experience may be required for students during the fall and spring semesters at the Winchester Main Campus.
Admission Requirements
- Graduate Application for Admission and $30 Application Fee
- Unofficial transcripts
- Applicants must have earned a BSN degree from an ACEN or CCNE accredited institution. Recommended 3.0 cumulative GPA.
- Applicants must have completed or will complete the following prerequisite course requirements prior to enrolling at Shenandoah:
- Undergraduate Health Assessment, Pathophysiology, and Pharmacology courses. Recommended grade of “B” or better.
- Undergraduate Statistics course with a grade of “C” or better within the last five years.
- Undergraduate Chemistry course with a grade of “C” or better.
- All transcripts from non-U.S. based institutions must be course-by-course evaluated by a NACES or AICE accredited academic credential evaluation company to obtain equivalency information on courses, grades, and degrees earned. Upload a copy of this course-by-course evaluation to serve as your unofficial transcript from that institution. Please note: If choosing to upload an unofficial evaluation, please contact the evaluating agency to ensure the same official version can be sent at a later date. Unofficial and official evaluations must be conducted by the same evaluation company to ensure consistency.
- Three Letters of Recommendation
- If you graduated within the last five years, at least one from a previous faculty member at your most recent institution. Two recommendations from individuals who can attest to clinical experience. It is recommended that one of the references be from a doctorally-prepared nurse.
- References will be sent a link to an electronic form to complete once you save their email address into the application form
- Professional Current Resume/C.V.
- Documentation of one full year (at least 2,080 hours) of direct patient care prior to specialty courses
Applicants to our Nurse-Midwifery specialty are recommended to have experience in birth settings. - Essay (250-500 words) answering the following questions:
- Why are you choosing to pursue the FNP, PMHNP, or Nurse Midwife role?
- Copy of current unencumbered RN license – multi-state or individual state (must obtain licensure in the state in which you do clinical rotations).
- Language Proficiency Requirement must be met. Submission of TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, or Duolingo English Test (DET) may be required. See our policy for full details.
- Video interview submission. Please record and answer required questions (see application submission form for more instructions).
- Describe your nursing experience including any leadership roles (committees, precepting, charge, etc).
- Discuss one life experience that has influenced your decision to return to graduate school or become an APRN.
- What is the role of the specialty you plan to pursue: Family Nurse Practitioner, Psych Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, or Nurse-Midwife?
- Why did you choose Shenandoah University?
- What do you see as the challenges of fitting graduate school into your current life?
- If we asked a colleague or family member, what would they say is a strength for you? What would they say is a weakness?
Please note: due to the part-time structure and mostly online nature of our MSN program, I-20 paperwork for F-1 visas cannot be issued to applicants pursuing this degree.
Nursing applicants licensed and residing in New York: Clinical placements in New York State’s licensed professions trigger a physical presence in New York State and require prior approval or exemption from the New York State Office of Professions. This includes out-of-state SARA institutions. Shenandoah University’s School of Nursing is currently not approved to offer Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Certified Nurse Midwifery (CNM) graduate programs in New York State.