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Application Requirements

Admissions Criteria

Applications must be complete and submitted by to the completed application deadline to be considered. A completed application entails the following:

All required items are uploaded into NursingCAS by the specific application deadline
NursingCAS fee paid
The completion of the supplemental application, which includes a Proof of Residency Form and Criminal Background Checks Authorization Form
- The supplemental application is completed outside of NursingCAS. Applicants will gain access via email only once they submit their NursingCAS Application and pay the NursingCAS fee.
Supplemental Admissions Application Fee paid
- The Supplemental Admissions Application Fee is in addition to the fee paid to NursingCAS.
- NOTE: No refunds will be issued for any application fees. Even in the event an applicant receives a discount code, or an approved fee waiver, once an applicant pays the Supplemental Application Fee, there will be no refunds permitted.
- A full supplemental application fee waiver is available on a case-by-case basis through our waiver request form.

If you have any questions please e-mail gsnadmissions@umassmed.edu

Graduate Entry Pathway (GEP) Program

Undergraduate GPA of 3.00 or higher
Bachelor's degree in a non-nursing field
The following courses must be completed within 5 years of application with a B- or higher preferred. If these prerequisites were taken between 5 to 7 years prior, you may be accepted with a condition to complete course N590H Human Physiology online at Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing in the summer prior to matriculation:
- Anatomy & Physiology 1 with Lab
- Anatomy & Physiology 2 with Lab
The following courses must be completed within 7 years of application with a B- or higher preferred, however, Statistics does not have a time limit:
- Microbiology with lab
- Nutrition
- Human Growth & Development across the lifespan
- Statistics

Master of Science (MS) in Nursing and Interprofessional Leadership

Post-Graduate Certificate Program

Undergraduate GPA of 3.00 or higher
Unrestricted MA licensure as a Nurse Practitioner; Eligible out of state applicants must live or plan to relocate to one of the following states: MA, RI, CT, NH, VT, ME
BLS certification for Health Care Providers by the American Heart Association
Prerequisites Required with a B- or higher preferred:
- Statistics
- Advanced Pathophysiology
- Advanced Pharmacology
- Advanced Health Assessment

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program

Post-Master's Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program

Master's degree in nursing
Certification as a nurse practitioner (NP), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA), or Certified Midwife (CNM) or
Master’s degree in nursing or a health related field for nurse administrators
Undergraduate GPA of 3.00 or higher
Evidence of unrestricted Massachusetts licensure as an RN
BLS certification for Health Care Providers by the American Heart Association.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Program

Master’s degree in Nursing or related health field (for post-graduate option) or a registered nurse with bachelor's degree (for the BS to PhD option)
Undergraduate GPA of 3.00 or higher
College level statistics course
Interview with 2 PhD faculty

Post-DNP to PhD Program