TRACK DESCRIPTION

International students (F or J visa) are required to enroll in a full-time course load of 9 credit hours during the fall and spring semesters.  Only 3 of the 9 credit hours may be taken in a completely online format.  For a detailed listing of enrollment requirements for international students, please visit www.intl.ucf.edu.  If you have any questions, please consult the International Services Center at 407-823-2337. 

Application Requirements

For information on general UCF graduate admissions requirements that apply to all prospective students, please visit the Admissions section of the Graduate Catalog. Applicants must apply online. All requested materials must be submitted by the established deadline.

The following application information is provided for applicants who have completed a bachelor’s degree. For application requirements for the RN to MSN option, without an undergraduate degree, please refer to the “RN to MSN Program.”  Applicants with a non-nursing bachelor’s degree are required to take upper-division nursing courses that are prerequisites for graduate study in nursing.  

Students are admitted to the programs in fall and spring semesters. To study full-time, applicants to the nurse educator track should apply for fall admission. However, additional electives will be needed in some semesters.  Part-time plans of study are available for both fall and spring admission cycles.

In addition to the general UCF graduate application requirements, applicants to this program must provide:

• One official transcript (in a sealed envelope) from each college/university attended.
• BSN degree from an accredited institution.*
• Undergraduate Statistics course.
• Florida license required for all students who will be taking clinical and practice courses in Florida health care agencies and institutions.  For those students at a distance, a license is required in the state or country in which they practice.
• Address the following 3 items in a written essay. Total word count for all (not each) answers should be 500 words or less, double spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font, and 1 inch margins:
  • Describe how your professional experiences have prepared you for future education in the role which is the focus of your desired track.
  • Describe your plans to alter your work, professional and/ or personal obligations in order to have the time needed for graduate course and clinical practice work.
  • Identify one significant contemporary issue/ problem in the US Health care system and explore how members of the nursing profession can help address that issue or solve that problem.
• Curriculum Vitae which reflects prior education, recent clinical accomplishments, any recent scholarly work (publications and presentations), awards, additional certifications and activities with professional organizations. For recent graduates this can include accomplishments as a student.
• Two professional recommendations describing your ability to be successful in an MSN program. Include at least one clinical reference preferably from an Advanced Practice Nurse/Supervisor and one academic reference preferably from a nursing faculty member from a graduate program evaluating potential for graduate study.
• Applicants applying to this program who have attended a college/university outside the United States must provide a course-by-course credential evaluation with GPA calculation. Credential evaluations are accepted from World Education Services (WES) or Josef Silny and Associates, Inc. only.

*For Students with a Bachelor’s degree in a discipline other than nursing, please contact the advisement office at gradnurse@ucf.edu or 407-823-2744 for additional options.

Admission to the program is competitive, based on evaluation of the applicant’s abilities, past performance, recommendations, VECHS/FDLE/FBI finger printing, certified background check, drug testing and the match of UCF’s master's programs with career goals. The College of Nursing accepts the most qualified students. Since enrollment is limited, not all students who apply may be accepted, even if minimum requirements are met.

Students may take classes as a nursing nondegree-seeking, postbaccalaureate student on a space-available basis.  Students must designate on their application that they are applying to the College of Nursing in order to facilitate processing of files.  Successful completion of postbaccalaureate courses does not guarantee admission to the graduate program. Students may only take nonclinical courses.  Prior to applying as a nondegree student, please contact the main nursing advising office for deadlines and nondegree options at gradnurse@ucf.edu.