Graduate Admissions
Required Documents
An applicant’s file will be reviewed after the following have been received:
- A completed admissions application form.
- Official transcripts from all undergraduate and/or graduate institutions attended.
Additional materials may be requested by the Program Coordinator or Dean in order to complete the application process. Materials may include:
- A one-page personal statement explaining the student’s educational and career goals
Resume.
- Two professional references.
An applicant must hold a bachelor’s degree from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation with an overall undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Students with a lower undergraduate grade point average may be reviewed for admissions by the appropriate program coordinator. Qualified Coker undergraduate students will be considered for admission during the second semester of their junior year as part of a five-year undergraduate/master’s program.
Undergraduate students that will not be pursuing their master’s at Coker may request permission from the Office of the Provost to enroll in a 500 or 600 level graduate course.
Additional Requirements for the MSN Program
- Applicants must meet admission requirements as outlined in the Academic Catalog as
well as graduating with a grade point average of at least 3.0 in their BSN program.
- Applicants not meeting the grade point average requirement can be admitted on a
probationary basis. Two sequential semesters with a grade point average of 3.0 are
needed to return to good academic standing. A student must be in good academic
standing within 4 semesters.
- Students holding an associate degree in nursing will need to complete the RN-MSN
Bridge prior to beginning the MSN program.
- Graduates of Coker University’s RN-MSN Bridge will automatically be admitted to the
MSN program provided their grade point average in the Bridge Program is 3.0.
Additional Requirements for RN-MSN Bridge Program
- A completed admission application form
- Official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended
- A one-page personal statement explaining career goals
- GPA of 2.8
- An active and unencumbered nursing license
- Earned Associate Degree in Nursing from a regionally accredited institution or diploma in nursing; program must be fully accredited by CCNE, CNEA or ACEN
- Earned C or better in each course submitted for transfer to Coker University
- Actively working as a registered nurse
Additional Requirements for DNP Program
- Applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or better from an accredited master of science program
- APRNs will need to have graduated from an accredited nursing program and possess an active and unencumbered nursing license as an APRN
- Nurses pursuing a DNP with an executive leadership focus must have an unencumbered nursing license and a master’s degree in nursing or a related field
- Transcripts from all programs attended
- Resume or curriculum vitae
- Interview with Nursing Faculty
- Depending on where clinical hours are completed, background checks, drug screens and other clearances may be required
- No more than three (3) credits may be transferred into the DNP program