Requirements & Process

Application for Admission
Admission is open to qualified men and women of any race, color, religion and national or ethnic origin. Graduate admission is processed through the School of Nursing. To be considered for admission, potential students must submit the following items.

Admission to the graduate nursing program is limited to 20 slots per year/per program. The admission process is competetive based on the following criteria:

• Application
• A $30 application fee; check or money order made payable to Jacksonville University
• Graduation from an accredited NLN or CCNE BSN nursing program. Overall undergraduate grade point average above a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• Official transcripts from all colleges and universities.  
• Current Florida registered nursing license. Out of state applicants must be eligible for endorsement in Florida. International students must hold a current license from a U.S. state and be eligible for endorsement in Florida.
• BCLS/CPR licensure.
• Driver’s license.
• Three letters of recommendation of which two should be professional. Refrences should be from a supervisor familiar with the student's clinical abilities and if possible an educator who taught the student.
• A completed health record form.
• Certified Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. An official copy of scores reflecting a total score of 900 or more on the combined verbal and quantitative sections is required. Students not meeting these requirements may be admitted on conditional status for six (6) credit hours.
• Personal Interview.
• Professional Resume
• Essay discussing personal statement describing reasons for pursing an advanced degree and professional goals.
• All international students for whom English is not the primary language must also take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and score either 540 on the paper-based exam or 207 on the computer-based exam.

 For FNP/ENP only: Evidence of completion of an undergraduate course in statistics and physical assessment and one year of clinical experience in a critical care or emergency setting and Advanced Cardiac Life Support are required prior to beginning the first clinical Nurse Practitioner course.

For more information contact:
Laura Winn
(904) 256-7034
lwinn@ju.edu

Click here to download the MSN application

Election Process  Admission to the MSN degree program is selective and limited to those students who demonstrate potential for successfully completing the program. The decision is based upon evaluation of the student’s undergraduate program and grades earned, score on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), work experience (if applicable), recommendations and personal interview.

Part-Time and Full-Time Status  A student may be admitted on a part-time or full-time basis. To qualify for a full-time status, a student must be registered for nine (9) or more graduate hours for the fall and spring semesters, and six (6) hours in the summer semester. Attendance during the summer semester is optional.

Program Completion  Students must successfully complete all course work no later than five (5) years after entrance into the program and the completion of the first graduate-level course.

Academic Standards MSN candidates must maintain an academic grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 (B) during their enrollment in the program. No coursework in which a grade of C (2.0) or below is earned will be accepted as fulfilling a requirement for the graduate degree, although this grade will be averaged into the grade point average. In order to graduate, students must have at least a 3.0 (B) GPA.

Academic Standing  MSN students will be placed on academic probation if their cumulative GPA drops below 3.0 (B). Those who do not achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (B) within two semesters of being placed on academic probation will be dismissed from the program. A student who receives one “C” or below will be placed on academic probation. A subsequent grade of ‘C’ or below will dismiss them from the program regardless of GPA. One grade of “C” or below in a NUR course may be repeated once. Students dismissed from the MSN program may appeal the action to the School of Nursing Admissions Committee.

Tuition & Fees