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Application Deadline

Due to curricular revisions this program is changing from a spring to a fall start. Therefore the next application deadline is February 15, 2013.

Application Process

As the class size is limited to 32 students, admission is competitive. The selection process is based on cumulative GPA, prerequisite grades, references, and evaluation of applicant essay.

Application Packet

Review the Entry Level MSN Applicant Policies before submitting your application materials.

To be considered for full admission to the Entry Level Master of Science Nursing Program, you must submit:

• Application
  • The Metropolitan State Graduate Programs Application includes optional Request for Confidential Information.
• Non-refundable application fee
• Official transcripts
  • Official transcripts for all previous college-level work in undergraduate and graduate programs indicating baccalaureate degree and prerequisite course completion.
• Application Essay
  • A three-page word-processed essay using double-spacing and 12-point font (approximately 750 words) addressing the following:
    • One part of the Metropolitan State University School of Nursing's mission is to enhance the health of underserved and diverse populations. Describe how your talents, experiences, and/or cultural background have prepared you to support our mission. Additionally, describe how attaining registered nurse licensure and a master's degree will enable you to contribute to the health and well-being of diverse and underserved populations.

  Applicants are expected to use their own words and ideas when responding to essay questions. To clarify or strengthen a point, applicants may choose to include the thoughts and ideas of others when responding. In these cases, applicants are required to provide proper 6th edition APA citation of the works in which the ideas originated. Applicant essays are subject to plagiarism review, including the use of plagiarism detecting software. The consequences for essay plagiarism will be decided by the SON Admission/Retention Committee and could result in various consequences, including the full denial of an application.

  Applicants are encouraged to review language regarding plagiarism found in the Student Handbook.

• Two references
  • Completed reference forms from two people. Select two people from two different categories listed below:
    • a faculty member
    • a supervisor/employer
    • a professional peer or colleague
• Computer proficiency
  • Completed computer proficiency form with student signature acknowledges awareness of computer proficiency expectations established by the Department of Nursing.
• Prerequisites
  • Completed Entry Level MSN Application Supplement showing completion of prerequisites
    • Eight admission prerequisites must be completed at a regionally accredited college or university prior to the application deadline (cumulative prerequisite GPA of 3.0).

Submit packet to:

Graduate Studies Office
Metropolitan State University
New Main 206
700 East Seventh Street
Saint Paul, MN 55106