1. A completed  University Application Form.
2. A bachelor's degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program.
3. Official College Transcript(s) from all previous colleges attended.
4. Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least a 3.0.
5. Three (3) letters of recommendation to include one from each of the following:
   a)  A faculty member of the educational institution granting the MSN degree, and
   b)  A nursing supervisor in the current or most recent area of employment.
6. Personal statement of 400-500 words, including: your interest in the Family Nurse Practitioner Master's Program and how you will use the certificate degree to make a difference; your professional goals and experience; your strengths and areas needing strengthening; and additional information on achievements, honors, professional activities, travel, etc.  Your statement must be typewritten, signed and dated.
7. Completion of Graduate Record Examination.
8. Licensed in the U.S. and eligible for licensure in the District of Columbia and Maryland or Virginia.
9. Evidence of Malpractice or liability insurance with current identification number.
10. Undergraduate statistics.

1. A completed  University Application Form.
2. A Master's Degree in nursing from an accredited school or college of nursing.
3. Evidence of licensure in the U.S. and eligible for licensure in the District of Columbia.
4. Evidence of malpractice or liability insurance with current identification number.
5. Official college transcript (s).
6. Completed a basic health assessment course.
7. Three (3) letters of recommendation to include one from each of the following:
• A faculty member of the educational institution granting the MSN degree
• A nursing supervisor in the current or most recent area of employment
8. A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0.
9. Personal statement of 400-500 words, including:

   • your interest in the Family Nurse Practitioner Master's Program
   • how you will use the certificate to make a difference
   • your professional goals and experience, your strengths and areas needing strengthening
   • additional information on achievements honors, professional activities travel, etc.
10. Your statement must be typewritten, signed and dated.
11. An admission interview with faculty teaching in the program.

The "Trial Start" Program is a mechanism by which a registered nurse, with a minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and one year of professional nursing practice, may experience up to nine credits of selected graduate courses in the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) curriculum before deciding to enroll in the program.  Students enroll in a Non-degree status and upon successful admission  to the FNP program, may transfer credit hours toward the degree.  Registered nurses with a Master of Science degree in Nursing and who are interested in the Post-master's Family Nurse Practitioner program may also pursue the "trial" option and will be subject to similar standards of admission and enrollment.

1. Must have a minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing.
2. Hold a current Registered Nurse License.
3. Have practiced professional nursing for at least one year.

1. Complete the regular University Application Form, indicating "Unclassified (non-degree)" classification under question 19 and "Student-at-large" status under question 21 (SAL).
2. Submit the following to arrive three weeks prior to your first class:
• Completed application.
• Copy of BSN transcript (for this purpose, does not have to be official).
• Copy of current RN License (in the U.S.)
• $45.00 application fee, by check or money order.
• $300.00 enrollment fee, by check or money order.

1. Only courses designated as suitable for trial status may be taken.   These generally include core or foundational courses.  Clinical courses may not be taken on trial basis.
2. No more than nine credit hours of trial courses may be taken.
3. Students in the non-degree status have up to one year to seek and become fully admitted to the Family Nurse Practitioner Program leading to the Master of Science degree in Nursing or the Post-Master's Certificate for Family Nurse Practitioner.
4. Enrollment in the Trial Start Program DOES NOT ensure admission to the Graduate Program as a degree-seeking student.
5. Once admitted to the M.S.N. degree program or Post- Master's certificate program, the curriculum must be completed within five years.
6. Credit hours earned in the non-degree status will be applied toward the M.S.N degree or the Post Master's certificate once a student has been admitted to a degree-seeking status.
7. Academic standards and policies outlined in the Graduate Student Handbook apply to students in trial courses as well as courses taken once admitted as a degree-seeking student.
8. Financial aid is not available in a non-degree-seeking status.