To be eligible for admission to degree status, potential candidates must submit evidence of:

• A baccalaureate degree in nursing from an NLNAC or CCNE accredited program or its equivalent
• A GPA of 3.0
• A minimum of one year of recent practice (for Nurse Practitioners, a minimum of one year recent clinical practice; for Nurse Anesthetists, one year of critical care experience)
• Satisfactory performance on the Verbal and Analytical portion of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT)
• Satisfactory completion of a statistics course, which includes both descriptive and inferential statistics
• Satisfactory academic record
• Three professional letters of recommendation
• A personal statement identifying career goals that are congruent with the purposes of the program and indicate appropriate communication and writing skills (for Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Anesthetists, an essay regarding goals and conceptualization of the role of the nurse anesthetist/nurse practitioner in clinical practice)
• Admission Interview for Nurse Anesthetists
• ACLS Certification for Nurse Anesthetists only
• Licensure as a Registered Nurse (USA)