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.
