Program Requirements

  • A Baccalaureate degree, BSN preferred
  • Official transcripts from undergraduate and graduate institutions unless the applicant is a graduate of the University of Miami
  • Prerequisite: Introductory Statistics Course
  • Three letters of reference: one from an academic source
  • Statement of professional goals
  • Current résumé
  • Current RN License (once admitted to the program, students must provide Florida RN License)
  • Photocopies of cards or certificates:    
    Basic Life Support (a.k.a. CPR or BLS)    
    Advanced Life Support Certificate
  • Applicants for whom English is not the native language must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
  • Applicants must have a minimum of one year critical experience
  • Interviews will be scheduled by faculty

If admitted to an MSN program, students must successfully pass a background check, drug screening, FBI fingerprinting, and have current immunizations (see student handbook for immunization requirements).