Candidates must submit the required application materials, university requirements and program-specific requirements, for consideration.

Bachelor's degree minimum GPA of 3.0 and Master's degree minimum GPA of 3.3.
One of these two degrees is from an accredited nursing program.
Master's level courses that include exposure to theory and research, and a course in multivariate statistics. For BS-PhD applicants, these will be completed in the program.
For BS-PhD applicants, BS minimum GPA of 3.5.
International students are not eligible to apply to the BS-PhD program.
Requirements
Two letters of recommendation from people who have supervised the applicant in the academic, professional, or community service setting. If possible, at least one recommendation should be from a doctorally-prepared faculty member who is familiar with the applicant's academic work and capacity. The recommendations should address the applicant's ability to do graduate work, and potential to advance the discipline of nursing through scholarship. Applicants will be required to provide the recommenders name and email address so we can contact the recommender for the letter of recommendation.
Statement of purpose should include research interest and intent. In the first part (up to 250 words), give your reasons for wishing to pursue graduate study. In the second part (up to 1,000 words), indicate your research interests and goals for doctoral study.
Scholarly writing samples (for example, a peer reviewed publication or a paper from school), minimum of 10 pages of writing.
Applicants must be registered nurses and submit copy of RN license.
International students should have a minimum English Proficiency score of TOEFL iBT 84 with the speaking session minimum 24, IELTS 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each section, or the Pearsons PTE Academic 55 with no individual score below 50.