MSN: Admission Requirements

The admission requirements will remain consistent with current criteria, as follows:

Admission criteria for MSN (all tracks)

1. Bachelor's degree in nursing (from a nationally accredited nursing school).
2. If you do not have a BSN, see the RN to MSN option.
   
3. Current registered nurse license in the State of Indiana or eligibility for licensure.
4. One year work experience preferred
5. Undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or above.  If the undergraduate GPA is below 2.75, the student may be admitted probationally.
6. Three letters of recommendation [PDF]
7. Admission essay
8. Current CPR certification
   
9. Negative Mantoux, current immunizations [PDF]
   
10. Criminal background report [PDF]
    

Prerequisite coursework for admission to Nursing Administration track and MSN-MBA program:

1. Accounting or Finance
   
2. Management or Marketing (BSN management course may fulfill this requirement)
3. Statistics or Calculus (BSN nursing research course)

Additional admission requirements for admission to MBA dual degree program:

1. Two years work experience
2. Undergraduate GPA of 3.0
3. In addition to the prerequisite coursework referenced above, prerequisite course in Economics

NOTE: The undergraduate prerequisite courses for the MBA may be fulfilled during the program. Student not meeting admission requirements may be admitted on probation at the discretion of the faculty.

---

All letters of recommendation and transcripts should be forwarded to:
School of Nursing Graduate Program
Anderson University
1100 East 5th Street
Anderson, Indiana 46012-3495