Nursing Admission
Application for admission into the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program options (Education, Administration, MSN/MBA) should be made through the Gayle Bolt Price School of Graduate Studies.
Graduates from the Hunt School of Nursing Accelerated BSN, Traditional BSN, or Davis RN-BSN program options will be seamlessly admitted into the MSN program within one year of graduation. Applicants will only be required to show proof of meeting criteria 2, 3, and 6 listed below.
The following criteria for acceptance will be used:
Application for admission into the DNP-Post Master’s program option should be made through the Gayle Bolt Price School of Graduate Studies.
Graduates from the Hunt School of Nursing Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program will be considered for seamless admission into post-master’s DNP program within 2 years of graduation. Applicants will only be required to show proof of meeting criteria 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 listed below.
*Applicants with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree and a master’s degree in a related field will be considered for admission. The BSN degree must be from a regionally accredited institution with a nationally accredited nursing program and the master’s degree must be from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants with a master’s degree in a related field must provide proof of current employment in a nursing specialty area and provide a description of recent work experience.
**Up to 200 hours in practicum or clinical completed post-baccalaureate as a part of a supervised academic program may be counted toward the requirement of 500 practicum hours for completion of the DNP program. At least 300 practicum hours must be completed while enrolled in the DNP Program.
Application for admission to the DNP-Family Nurse Practitioner program option should be made through the Gayle Bolt Price School of Graduate Studies.
Graduates of the Hunt School of Nursing Accelerated BSN (ABSN), Traditional BSN (TBSN), Davis RN-BSN (HSON graduates of both ASN and Davis RN-BSN) programs will be considered for seamless admission into the DNP-FNP program option within 2 years of graduation. Applicants will only be required to show proof of meeting criteria 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 listed below.
*** RN applicants with a baccalaureate degree in another field may be accepted but must meet additional requirements prior to admission. The requirements include completion of an undergraduate or graduate statistics course, BSN-level nursing research course, and BSN-level communication skills in nursing course. A grade of “C” or higher must be earned in each course in order to meet requirements (a grade of “Pass” in a statistics course taken during the Spring 2020 semester will be reviewed for consideration on a case-by-case basis).
Application for admission to the DNP-Psychiatric Mental Health Practitioner program option should be made through the Gayle Bolt Price School of Graduate Studies.
Graduates of the Hunt School of Nursing Accelerated BSN (ABSN), Traditional BSN (TBSN), Davis RN-BSN (HSON graduates of both ASN and Davis RN-BSN) programs will be considered for seamless admission into the DNP-PMHNP program option within 2 years of graduation. Applicants will only be required to show proof of meeting criteria 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 listed below.
Students enrolled in the Hunt School of Nursing (HSON) Doctor of Nursing Practice – Family Nurse Practitioner and/or Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner programs (DNP-FNP, DNP-PMHNP) whose primary residence is outside of North Carolina, are responsible for securing their own practicum site in collaboration with the HSON. Students may be required to attend a practicum site in a state other than their state of primary residence depending on the individual state regulations and availability of appropriate sites. In the event a student is unable to secure a practicum site in their primary state of residency, the student will be required to return to North Carolina to complete practicum hours to fulfill graduation requirements.