Master of Science in Nursing - Leadership Application Information

Qualifications

To be considered, applicants will be required to meet all WVU admission requirements in addition to program-specific admission criteria.

  • A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from a nationally accredited nursing program and regionally accredited institution.

  • An overall GPA on all college work attempted of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (Provisional admission may be considered if the overall GPA is 2.75-2.99 depending upon space available and other qualifications)

  • A minimum overall nursing GPA of a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

  • An active, unrestricted RN license in at least one state at the time of application.

  • One year of work experience in nursing.

  • Transfer students must provide a letter of good standing from the Nursing program in which currently enrolled or left incomplete.

Program applicants who have graduated from a college or university who utilize a Pass/Fail grading system, as denoted on the official transcript, will be assigned a 3.0 Nursing and 3.0 Overall GPA

Students must satisfactorily complete background checks and drug screens upon admission. New program applicants with a positive drug screen will be ineligible for admission to the program and will forfeit their admission “seat.” Please see the Drug and Alcohol Screening Policy and the Health Information and Credential Documentation Policy.

Course offerings have been carefully tailored for adult learners to meet synchronously or asynchronously based on student feedback and course-specific content.

Note: Students who have been dismissed from any nursing program (WVU or otherwise) may be considered for readmission if the dismissal was academic and was followed by successful completion of an additional degree. Any student who has withdrawn from the WVU School of Nursing program may be considered for readmission. Students may apply for readmission in accordance with the following guidelines and criteria but must follow the standard admission procedures. Students must meet all original admission requirements.

Apply to WVU

Once you have reviewed the qualifications and tuition information, you can begin the application process. To get started you'll first need to create an account. Once you have done so, click "Start Application" and review your admission type prior to completing enrollment information.

  1. Please select the following options on the New Application screen:

    • Type of Student: Masters

    • Which Program: Nursing

    • Area of Emphasis: Select your AoE

  2. You will be asked to select a Progression Plan on the Nursing Application. The years listed are for completion of the MSN portion of the program.

Request Official Transcripts from all Colleges and Universities Attended

Request an official transcript of records from each college or university attended. It is preferred that official transcripts be sent via an online, secure service such as eScrip-Safe, National Student Clearinghouse, or Parchment to graduateadmissions@mail.wvu.edu. Alternatively, sealed, untampered, physical official transcripts can be sent to WVU Graduate Admissions, 1 Waterfront Place, PO Box 6009, Morgantown, WV 26506.

Current or former WVU students do not need to have transcripts sent from the Morgantown, Beckley, or Keyser campuses.

Applicants who completed prior education outside of the U.S. must have their transcripts evaluated by World Education Services (WES). Please request a “course-by-course” International Credential Advantage Package (ICAP).

Acceptance

Candidates for admission are evaluated on the entire admission packet. The school accepts new students on a rolling admission basis and will review all qualified applications based on admission criteria. Acceptance is dependent upon space available in the program with the most qualified applicants being accepted at the time of review. Decisions will be emailed to students. Accepted students will receive information regarding orientation and course registration.

Please note that full-time and part-time placements are based on space availability. The most qualified applicants will receive priority for full-time placements. Class size and progression plans may be limited based on available faculty resources and space.

Clinical rotations with approved preceptors in the final year of your program must be arranged with course faculty. Due to potential preceptor limitations, students may have to travel out of their local areas to their clinical sites and are required to provide their own reliable transportation.

If an application for admission into a graduate program is denied, the applicant may request the reasons for refusal of admission by writing to the specific graduate program coordinator (see Academics page). Note that meeting the minimum requirements for admission into a graduate program does not ensure admission.

An applicant may appeal to the graduate program coordinator for reconsideration if the applicant can document either factual errors in processing the application or that the decision was arbitrary, capricious, or discriminatory in nature. Appeals must be submitted within 30 calendar days of the date of the admission denial. If the matter is not resolved satisfactorily within 30 calendar days of the receipt of the appeal by the graduate program coordinator, the applicant may appeal to the dean of the college or school. The decision of the dean, as the provost’s designee, shall be rendered within 20 calendar days of the receipt of the appeal and is final. Please see Graduate Admission Denial. Please contact the director of Admissions and Enrollment with further questions.

Orientation

Students are required to attend an online orientation session prior to the start of the fall semester.