• Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accredited program
• Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (official transcripts from colleges where you received a bachelor's degree or higher or from which you have received graduate credit)
• Current licensure as a registered nurse with at least one year (two years preferred) of professional registered nursing practice
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers.
• Three letters of recommendation
• Current resume
• Personal essay
• Criminal background check
• An interview will be conducted as part of the admission process

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accredited program
• Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. 
• Completion of one chemistry course and one course in epidemiology. 
• Current licensure as a registered nurse. 
• Minimum of one year (two years preferred), full-time experience as a registered nurse in a critical care setting where the applicant has had the opportunities to: 
  • Develop independent decision-making skills. 
  • Demonstrate psychomotor skills. 
  • Use and interpret advanced monitoring techniques based on knowledge of physiological and pharmacological principles. 
• Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support certifications valid through the end of the third academic semester are required, if admitted to the program 
• Personal interview with program faculty (by invitation after application screening). 
• Completion of health questionnaire, physical exam and immunization record (required prior to program start).

• Master’s degree in nursing or other appropriate master’s degree that provided the ability for the graduate to obtain certification and/or licensure as a certified registered nurse anesthetist.
• Graduation from an accredited (COA) nurse anesthesia program.
• Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• Current licensure as a registered nurse and current certification as registered nurse anesthetist.
• Personal interview with program faculty (by invitation after application screening).
• Completion of health questionnaire, physical exam and immunization record (required prior to program start).

• Earned master’s degree in nursing from:
  • A program accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
  • A graduate nurse anesthesia degree from a program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education Programs of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists.
  • Bachelor of science in nursing prepared nurses with a master’s degree in a non-nursing business- or health-related field will be considered for acceptance upon review by the program director.
• Cumulative grade point average from master’s level nursing courses of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• Completed criminal background check.
• Documentation of the following on the official transcript:
  • Nursing Research or Evidence Based Practice course
  • The ‘3-P’s’ (Advanced Health Assessment, Advanced Pharmacology, Advanced Pathophysiology)
  • Graduate Statistics

MEd and Trauma Informed Teaching Students: In addition to submitting the application for admission, we require the following documents to complete your admission file: