Application for Admission to the Department of Nursing Graduate Program

Deadline for Applications September 1for spring start

March 1 for a fall start

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NURSING GRADUATE PROGRAM

A $50 non-refundable application nursing fee is required for application. (Make check payable to WTAMU Nursing.) This application must be completed in full for processing.______

Date: Buff Gold Card: DOB:

Name: Alternative Names:

Address:

Phone: Email:

RN License # State: Expires:

(Applicant must have an active, unencumbered RN license in the state clinical practice will be completed.)

MSN Area of Specialty you are applying for:

☐Nursing Comprehensive MSN (5703); State Area of Focus:

☐Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) (5707);

☐POSTProgram (5702)(No financial aid available for non-degree seeking students)

☐Check here if you are applying as an accelerated WTAMU RN to MSN student. (5713 or 5717)

Applications Documents Needed:

Application to WTAMU Graduate School

Application to WTAMU Nursing Department

Resume’ Included

Goal Statement Included

Immunization Documents & CPR

References:(please list two non-academic, clinical supervisory references and include electronic contact information. An electronic reference form will be sent for completion and return.)

Name:Position:

Email Contact Information:

Departmental Notation: Email sent: Date Rec’d:

Name: Position: Email Contact Information:

Departmental Notation: Email sent: Date Rec’d:

Academic Information:

Please provide information concerning the colleges and universities you have attended. For non-WTAMU graduates, please request official transcripts from all schools attended sent to the Graduate School. The Graduate School will copy and scan for departmental use. A catalog description must accompany any master level course work considered for transfer credit and must not be more than six years old.

School:Degree:

School: Degree:

UG Statistics Course was completed at:
Are you now, or have you ever been a member of Sigma Theta Tau?
Please share any Honors, Awards, Financial Assistance, Fellowships, Scholarships, or Assistantships you wish the Committee to be aware of:

Employment Information:

Place of current employment:

Location:

Present Position:

Application Summary:

Submit applicationforGraduate School andGraduate Nursing Program Applicationby the deadline.
Applicants must have a cumulative GPA for the last 60 hours of college credit of at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Failure in any nursing coursework will be taken into consideration. A Nursing GPAwill also be calculated and taken into consideration.
Applicants for the nurse practitioner role must document 2 years of experience as an RN.
Applicants may submit a resume to document this requirement.
Applicants will schedule a phone interview with the Associate Department head for Nursing Graduate Programs or a designee.
Providing the Department of Nursing with two clinical (non-academic clinical supervisor) references and contact information. This must be accomplished in a timely manner so that responses from references can be included in the application packet by the application deadline.
Applicants will write/include a goal statement that will be evaluated based on:
Clear focus related to a goal statement
Supportive detail regarding the goal statement
Organization of goal statement (clear introduction, body and conclusion)
Clarity, grammar and punctuation
Goal statement is typed with a word count of between 500-750 words

*All admission documents needed to be received by the deadline in order to be considered for admission.

With few exceptions, state law gives you the right to request, receive, review, and correct information about yourself collect on this form.

Rev. 2/17