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Admission Requirements

To enroll in the Master of Science in Nursing Administration program at St. Ambrose University, you must first apply to the program and be accepted. Other requirements for admission include:

  • Official transcripts from any college or university attended

  • Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

  • BSN undergraduate degree

  • Health & Physical Assessment course taken in an undergraduate nursing program

  • Personal statement of education and career goals

  • Graduate Record Exam with writing assessment (information available online)

  • Photocopy of RN licensure in Iowa

  • Three letters of reference: one letter should be from a nurse with an MSN

  • Curriculum vita

  • Criminal background check per the Iowa Board of Nursing (read more below)

  • Completed SAU Medical History (Please submit with application packet)

  • Membership in ANA or AONE (provide photocopy of membership card)

  • Graduate Statistics class taken within 5 years of taking SAU’s Nursing Research courses

  • TOEFL score of 650 if English is not first language

  • An interview may be required with the MSN Admissions Committee.

    Applicants will be given a postage paid envelope to submit required documents at on time.

**According to the State of Iowa Board of Nursing, a person may not take a nursing course with a clinical component:

  1. Who has been denied licensure by the State Board of Nursing.

  2. Whose license is currently suspended, surrendered or revoked in any U.S. jurisdiction.

  3. Whose license/registration is currently suspended, surrendered or revoked in another country due to disciplinary action.

     



 

Please send copy of background check to:
St. Ambrose University
Attn: Nursing Department
518 W. Locust St.
Davenport, IA 52803

 


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