Admission to MSN Program:

Admission to the graduate program is open to qualified candidates who have either a baccalaureate degree in nursing from an accredited college or university or who have an associate degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program and have successfully completed the specified prerequisites and upper division course work.

Admission is competitive and an individualized approach is used to identify applicants with demonstrated academic achievement and potential, who have strong motivation to succeed in academic study and professional practice, and the potential to function as a leader in advanced practice and health care delivery or nursing education. The applicant's grade point average, performance on standardized exams, writing and speaking skills, and prior professional experience are used to assess applicants for admission. A profile of each applicant is developed based on an admission portfolio consisting of:

-- Evidence of current unencumbered licensure in the state of     Texas or the state in which practicum course work will occur.
-- Evidence of current health care provider CPR, liability      insurance.
-- Two official transcripts from all colleges or universities      attended with a preferred cumulative grade point average of      3.0 (on a 4 point scale) earned in the basic nursing program.
-- For baccalaureate graduates, an acceptable score on the      Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Miller Analogy      Test (MAT).
-- For ADN to MSN students, an acceptable score on the GRE      (1000) or the MAT (75th percentile for major) is required for      progression to the graduate level course sequence.
-- A preferred work history (resume) that includes two years of      full-time experience or its equivalent as a registered nurse. For
     those entering the CNS major, this experience should be in adult      health, medical-surgical units or other areas where adults recieve      care.
-- For applicants for whom English is a second language,      demonstrated English language proficiency is measured by an      acceptable score on the Test of Spoken English as a Foreign      Language (TOEFL) and the institutional version of the Test of      Spoken English (TSE).
-- Three letters of reference, of which two are from health care      professionals and the third is preferably from an instructor in      the basic nursing program.
-- A two page essay that addresses:
     * Why you wish to attend graduate school.
     * Why you wish to attend this program.
     * Your level of computer proficiency.

Application deadline – February 1 st of each calendar year. Please send application materials to the:

Office of Graduate Studies
Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences
TCU Box 298625
Fort Worth, Texas 76129.

Click here to download a printable application (PDF).

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