Students must have the following:

Graduate from a CCNE or NLNAC accredited nursing program with a baccalaureate or advanced degree in nursing.

Possess an unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license in one of the U.S. states or territories

An Iowa RN License will be required upon matriculation

Minimum of one year staff nurse Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience

Current certifications in BLS, ACLS, and PALS

Completion of the statistics prerequisite course by the start of the program

An upper-level statistics course needs to be completed within five (5) years of the application deadline. Acceptable University of Iowa courses are as follows: STAT:3510 (22S:101), PSQF:5143 (07P:143), STAT:5543 (22S:102), or BIOS:5110 (171:161). Equivalent courses from other colleges will be accepted as well.

English Language Requirements:

An IELTS (International English Language Testing System) total score of 7.0, with no sub score less than 6.0.

TOEFL score requirements with score of 81 or higher on the Internet-based version of the test (iBT) and newly admitted graduate students who present iBT scores below 100 on the PBT.

TOEFL score requirements with score of 550 on Paper-based test (PBT) and newly admitted graduate students who present TOEFL scores below 600 on the PBT.