MSN Admission Information

MSN Admission Requirements

APPLICATION DEADLINES

March 15 for Fall admission

October 15 for Spring admission

Admission to UT Tyler MSN, MSN-MBA, and MSN-NP programs:

In addition to the general graduate admission requirements of the University, students applying for admission to the MSN program are expected to fulfill the following requirements by the stated College of Nursing deadlines:

1. Submit graduate application online at www.applytexas.org.
    
2. Submit four references (2 professional, 2 academic) Download Reference Form.
    
3. Submit official transcripts verifying a minimum grade point average of 3.0 for the last 60 semester credit hours of undergraduate work.
    
4. Hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from an accredited College; RN-MSN applicants must hold either an Associate Degree in Nursing or Diploma in Nursing.
    
5. Show proof of current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state(s) where clinical practicum will occur.
   
   
6. Submit a copy of your current CPR certification.
   
   
7. Submit copies of current immunizations - ie. TB, Tetanus, MMR, and HEP B series.
    
8. Submit a one page essay describing career goals, why you desire the advance practice role and where you see yourself in five years after graduation.
    
9. Complete an undergraduate statistics course with a grade of “B” or better.
    

10. Achieve a score of 1000 on a combination of the verbal/quantitative portions of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or a normative score on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) at the 50th percentile or above for nursing. The entrance exam requirement is waived for applicants with a grade point average of 3.2 or above for the last 60 semester credit hours of undergraduate course work. RN-MSN applicants are required to take the entrance exam. Entrance Exam Information
     

11. MSN/MBA students must achieve a minimum score of 500 or more on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and a satisfactory grade-point average overall on prior advanced level (junior, senior, and graduate) work taken. These two indicators of graduate potential, GMAT score and grade-point average, will be used to calculate an index number.
     
12. Applicants from countries other than the United States must also meet the admission requirements for international students seeking a graduate degree as listed in the University catalog.
     
13. Consideration for admission is also given to one or more of the following: the applicant’s demonstrated commitment to his or her chosen field of study, socioeconomic background, and involvement and level or responsibility in other matters including extracurricular activities, employment, community service, first generation of family to graduate from an undergraduate program, family responsibility or raising children, multilingual proficiency, or geographic region of residence.
     
14. Students must demonstrate proficiency in the use of the English language. If a student’s verbal score on the admission examination is below an acceptable minimum, the student must pass an English proficiency test during the first semester in the program. A foreign student must score a minimum of 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and have a minimum raw score of 50 on each of the three sections of the examination. Only the TOEFL examination given by the Educational Testing Service is acceptable.
     
15. Levels of Admissions:
     
    a. Full Acceptance Status: Applicants who have met all admission requirements.
     
    b. Conditional Acceptance Status: Applicants who have met some but not all of the requirements listed above may be accepted into the graduate program on a conditional basis following review by the Graduate Studies Committee.  After the successful completion of designated coursework from the student’s degree plan, full acceptance status will be granted.

Letters of acceptance are sent to the prospective graduate student by the appropriate Associate Dean. Students are notified of their assigned advisor in the letter of acceptance, and must confer with their advisor or the Associate Dean prior to registration, and every semester thereafter.

Completed applications to the UT-Tyler graduate program are reviewed by the Graduate Studies Admissions and Progressions sub-committee.  Deadline for filing applications for Fall admission is March 15, and for Spring admission, October 15.

Entrance Exam Information