Admissions Criteria

If you are a registered nurse, admission to this program requires:

• A copy of your current, unrestricted RN license or eligibility for licensure as a registered nurse.
• A completed application form.
• A baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing from  regionally accredited program.
• 2.75 GPA or above on all previous coursework.
• Official transcripts from all universities or colleges and other post-secondary educational institutions (including trade schools) attended. Instead of hard copy transcripts, you may supply official electronic transcripts issued by a post-secondary institution directly to Drexel University Online (use our email address, customerservice@drexel.com).  You must supply transcripts regardless of the number of credits earned or the type of school you attended.  If you do not list all post-secondary institutions on your application and these are listed on transcripts received from other institutions, processing of your application will be delayed until you have submitted the remaining transcripts. Click here to use our Transcript Lookup Tool to assist you in contacting your previous institutions. 
• If you attended a Diploma School of Nursing and the school was affiliated with a college/university, the official transcript must be submitted from the college for any non-nursing courses for which you received credit. 
• Resume.
• Personal statement (length: 800 to 1600 words) that will give the admissions committee a better understanding of:
  • Why you are choosing this particular program of study
  • Your plans upon completion of the certificate
  • How your current work experience will enhance your experience in this program
     
   
• International Students: Click here for additional requirements for international students.

If you are not a registered nurse, admission to this program requires:

• A baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing from a National League of Nursing (NLN)-accredited program.
• 2.75 GPA or above on all previous coursework.
• A completed application form.
• Official transcripts from all universities or colleges and other post-secondary educational institutions (including trade schools) attended. You must supply transcripts regardless of the number of credits earned or the type of school you attended.  If you do not list all post-secondary institutions on your application and these are listed on transcripts received from other institutions, processing of your application will be delayed until you have submitted the remaining transcripts. Click here to use our Transcript Lookup Tool to assist you in contacting your previous institutions.
• Resume.
• Personal statement (of no more than two pages and no less than one page double spaced) that will give the admissions committee a better understanding of:
  • Why you are choosing this particular program of study
  • Your plans upon completion of the certificate
  • How your current work experience will enhance your experience in this program
   
• International Applicants (as well as Immigrants to the U.S. and U.S. Permanent Residents whose native language is not English, and who have not received a Bachelor's degree or higher in the U.S., Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand or the United Kingdom) must submit the results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Test of Spoken English (TSE). A minimum score of 550 is required for the paper test and 213 for the Computer Based TOEFL Test. A minimum score of 55 is required for the TSE.
• International Students: Click here for additional requirements for international students.

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