WELLSTAR PRIMARY CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM
Admission decisions for acceptance into Kennesaw State University’s WellStar Nurse Practitioner Program are based on the overall evaluation of the following components:
- Baccalaureate degree in nursing from a nationally accredited institution with a satisfactory GPA of at least 3.0.
- Minimum three years full-time professional experience as a Registered Nurse, documented in a professional résumé. (Experience must have occurred within the last five years and have involved direct patient care.) Preference will be given to those candidates with a greater amount of professional experience.
- Current RN licensure in the state of Georgia (submit copy).
- A minimum combined total score of 800 in the verbal and quantitative categories and a minimum 3.5 in the analytical writing category on the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination.
Applicants may make a formal written request to waive this requirement only when the applicant has completed another graduate degree program and an appropriate transcript is submitted in support of the request. - Written statement of personal program goals.
- Undergraduate physical assessment course.
- Undergraduate research course.
- Undergraduate statistics course.
- Two professional letters of reference.
MSN in ADVANCED CARE MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
Advanced Care Leadership Track
Nursing Education Leadership Track
Admission decisions for acceptance into Kennesaw State University’s Advanced Care Management & Leadership Program Master of Science in Nursing are based on overall evaluation of the following components:
- Baccalaureate degree in nursing from a nationally accredited institution with a satisfactory GPA of at least 3.0.
- Minimum one year of full-time professional experience as a Registered Nurse, documented in a professional resume. (Experience must have occurred within the last five years and have involved direct patient care.) Preference will be given to those candidates with a greater amount of professional experience.
- Current RN licensure in the state of Georgia (submit copy).
- Minimum combined score of 800 in the verbal and quantitative categories and a minimum 3.5 General Test of Graduate Examination (GRE).
Applicants may make a formal written request to waive this requirement only when the applicant has completed another graduate degree program and an appropriate transcript is submitted in support of the request. - A formal statement of personal goals for the program.
- Undergraduate research course.
- Undergraduate statistics course.
- Undergraduate physical assessment course.
- Two professional letters of reference.
