Master of Science in Nursing

University of Tampa

Requirements: Bachelors degree from an institution that is nationally accredited by ACEN, CCNE, or CNEA, Current licensure as a registered nurse in the state of Florida, GPA of 3.0 or higher for the last 60 credit hours completed, Completed application with nonrefundable fee, Official college transcripts, Resume, Completion of an undergraduate statistics course, an undergraduate nursing research course and an undergraduate nursing leadership course. Only courses with a grade of "B" or better will be accepted. Students must repeat the course for grades below "B" prior to starting the graduate-level courses. A minimum of one year of direct patient care experience as a registered nurse within the past five years must be demonstrated, Optional: GRE score of 300 and 4.0 in analytical writing, Completion of mandatory criminal background check with no disqualifying results (upon acceptance into program and to be done within 2 weeks of semester start). For full admission, applicants must have achieved the following: Bachelors degree in nursing, Florida RN license, Minimum 3.0 GPA, Pre-MSN Admission. For pre-MSN admission, applicants must have achieved the following: A bachelors degree in an area other than nursing, Florida RN license, Minimum 3.0 GPA, Four required nursing prerequisites.