Family Nurse Practitioner

Applicants to the M.S. in Family Nurse Practitioner must meet the following requirements for admission.

• Application for Admission.
• Application fee: $50 (non-refundable)
• Possess a current New York State Registered Nurse license
• One year preferred with recent experience in a clinical area requiring acute care skills, i.e., family medicine or internal medicine office, community clinics, home care, hospital setting (med/surg or specialty floor) or specialty office practice.
• Official copies of your undergraduate and/or graduate transcripts from any college(s) or universities you have attended.
• Bachelor degree in Nursing required.
• A personal interview with the Director of the Family NP Program or their designate.
• The three undergraduate mandatory courses, Health Assessment, Research, and Statistics must have at least a minimum grade of B to be considered. Otherwise eligible applicants may be offered an opportunity to take these courses prior to or during the first semester of the FNP program as a limited matriculant on a probationary status.
• A minimum of two letters of reference are required. These reference letters must be from an Adult or Family NP, MD, or DO. Reference letters need to be written on letterhead indicating phone and fax numbers and the letter needs to be signed by the individual providing the reference. The recommendation must speak to the applicants clinical acumen as an RN. They must be current and dated. Letters from other individuals will be accepted, but they will not fulfill the requirement if the applicant does not have two letters from professional listed above.
• Personal Statement that addresses the reason you are interested in pursuing graduate work as a Family Nurse Practitioner.
• Each applicant will provide a copy of their current resume or CV prior to their interview.
• A minimum overall GPA of 3.0, although candidates with lower GPA\xc2\x92s may be considered based on overall criteria and may be offered admission with limited matriculation on a probationary status.
• International students are also required to achieve a minimum Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 85 Internet-based (a minimum listening score of 22 is also required); 225 Computer-based; or 563 Paper-based. IELTS of 7.5 or above is also acceptable.