Admissions Requirements - MSN Leadership
Criteria for Admission to the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Leadership.
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Admission Process
A holistic review process is used when considering applications for admission to the MSN Leadership program. The holistic review considers multiple criteria for admission, including the applicant’s professional career goals, academic capabilities, GPA, work experience, leadership and community engagement.
The University of Louisville School of Nursing utilizes the UofL Graduate School Application for all MSN programs.
All required items must be uploaded by the appropriate deadline in order to be reviewed for admission. Failure to have documents submited by the required date can result in deferral of application.
Application Deadlines
Application Opens: June 1
Application Closes: September 1
Note: Spring courses start in January
Application Opens: November 1
Application Closes: February 1
Note: Summer courses start in May.
Application Opens: January 1
Application Closes: April 1
Note: Fall courses start in August.
Out of state students should review their eligibility for admission prior to applying.
Admission Requirements
- Official transcripts representing all college course work. Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree must be from an institution accredited by a Department of Education recognized body and a NLN, CCNE or ACEN accredited nursing program. Recommended undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Applicants who have attended a college or university outside the United States are also required to submit a course-by-course evaluation of their transcript through World Education Services (WES) or Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE).
- Two letters of recommendation from individuals who can speak to your academic and/or professional capabilities and potential. Recommendations should be requested from former faculty, current or immediate past employers, or other nursing/health professionals. Recommendations must be completed within the last year.
- A goal statement, 500 words or less, explaining your reasons for seeking the program, including short- and long-term professional goals. Describe how past educational, work, and/or life experiences have prepared you for this next step in your career.
- Professional resume or curriculum vitae (CV).
- Unencumbered RN license from a U.S. state board of nursing. (Prior to clinicals a RN license in the state of Kentucky or a compact state is required)
- Students for whom English is not their primary language must show English Proficiency.
Post-Admission Criminal Background Check is required for all students and submitted through CastleBranch.
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