Application for admission to the School of Nursing (SON) is a separate process from admission to the University. Admission to the University must be completed prior to applying for admission to the SON. Please see Admission to the University for more information.
After admission to the University and successful completion (grade of C or above) of prerequisite and support courses, an application may be submitted to the SON. Students applying for admission to the SON should obtain an application from the SON office and review the application with the Pre-Nursing Advisor (Either by phone or in person). The completed application must be submitted to the SON by the third Friday of Fall semester classes for admission spring semester, or the fifth Tuesday of spring semester classes for Fall semester admission. Students should contact the SON for specific deadline dates, or refer to the MSU academic calendar.
If the applicant has attended MSU, the student must attach a copy of their most recent transcript to the application. The transcript may be an unofficial copy, available at The Campus Hub or requested online through the Office of the Registrar website. Although students can also print from WEB, they usually aren't the best copies. If there are transfer credits from other colleges or universites involved, as well, courses/credits must be evaluated by the Office of Registrar* at MSU, therefore official transcripts must be sent to the Office of the Registrar * at the address below. Specify that the evaluation is to be done for the nursing major.
For students who have not attended MSU but have attended other colleges or universities, official transcripts must be sent to the Office of Admissions for processing of admission to the University. Once this is complete, the Office of Admissions will send the official transcript/s to the Office of the Registrar* for credit evaluation.
*Please note: The MSU Office of Registrar usually needs at least 2 - 3 weeks to complete a credit evaluation/degree audit, so request them early.
For further assistance, please contact the Prenursing Advisor. The SON is very eager to assist students in the application process.
Beginning with Spring 2007, a prenursing student may repeat a prerequisite class for admission to the School of Nursing once and only for the purpose of improving a C or lower grade. Students in the applicant pool are rank ordered according to their GPA in English, Psychology, Sociology, Anatomy, Microbiology, Physiology, and Chemistry of Life Processes. All seven of these courses must be completed at the time of application.
Forty-eight students with the highest GPA in the aforementioned courses are admitted. In the past two admission periods, the lowest GPA admitted has varied between 3.3 and 3.4. All prerequisite and support courses must be taken for a letter grade; P/N is not acceptable.
For further information on requirements and procedures for admission, contact:
Office of Admissions