Admission Requirements Bachelor of Science in Nursing to Doctor of Nursing Practice
Admission Requirements
- BSN degree from a regionally accredited institution and CCNE/ACEN/CNEA accredited nursing program
- Cumulative GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale in all college work
- Have at least one year of professional nursing experience
- Hold current, unencumbered licensure as an RN in the U.S.
- Official transcripts from every post-secondary school where a degree was earned and any graduate-level coursework
- Transfer credit request form
Notes:
Applicants who do not meet the minimum GPA requirement will be required to submit one letter of recommendation
The acceptance of transfer credit is at the discretion of Maryville University, click to view our transfer credit policy
Maryville’s online nursing programs require students with an international education background to have their BSN from a CCNE/ACEN accredited program for the MSN and BSN-DNP programs, and their MSN from a CCNE/ACEN accredited program for the post-master’s Certificate, DNP, and DNP-NP programs. Please reach out to an enrollment advisor for more information.
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