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NOTE: ADMISSION DEADLINES UPDATED--SEPTEMBER 2009

Generalist Entry Master's (GEM) applicants are reviewed for winter and summer quarter admission. Specialty (NP and CNS) Master's applicants are reviewed for spring and fall quarter admissions, with exceptions noted below. Post-MSN certificate applicants are reviewed for admission each quarter. DNP program applicants are reviewed for winter and summer admission. PhD applicants are admitted for the fall quarter only. Deadlines for completed applications are listed below. All application materials must be received by the indicated deadlines. A complete file contains the application, required narrative statements and resume, transcripts from every college attended since high school (even if the course was never applied toward a degree), licenses, test scores if applicable, and three (3) letters of recommendation.

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Degree Option Quarter Begins Application Deadline Decision Dates
Generalist Entry MSN (prelicensure)

Required on-campus orientation prior to beginning of quarter
Summer Quarter
(Late June)
January 1 Admission decision letters sent early March

Winter Quarter
(January)
May 1 Admission decision letters sent late July
Advanced Generalist MSN (post-licensure) Summer Quarter
(Late June)
April 15

Winter Quarter (January) October 15
MSN & ADN-MSN-All Advanced Specialist Nursing Options
(excluding Anesthesia, Adult, Acute Care NP, CCCNS, and FNP)
Fall Quarter (September) April 1 Admission decision letters sent mid-July

Spring Quarter
(Late March)
October 1 Admission decision letters sent mid-January
MSN-Anesthesia Nursing (CRNA) Summer Quarter
(Late June)
July 1
MSN-Adult Acute Care NP, Critical Care CNS, and Combined Acute Care NP and CCCNS Fall Quarter
(September)
July 1
MSN-Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Spring Quarter
(Late March)
July 1
Post-MSN Certificate (if space available) Fall Quarter
(September)
July 1

Winter Quarter
(January)
October 15

Spring Quarter
(Late March)
January 2

Summer Quarter
(Late June)
April 15
PhD Fall Quarter
(September)
March 1 Admission decision letters sent mid-May
DNP Winter Quarter
(January)
Review of applications begins March 1
Application Deadline: July 15 or until class is full
Admission decision letters sent early November

Summer Quarter
(Late June)
Review of applications begins September 1
Application Deadline: January 15
Admission decision letters sent early May


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