Admission Policies and Criteria

Graduate Nursing Program

There are two types of admissions into the MSN program (Regular and Provisional) college policy is followed for:

1. Evaluation of Transfer Credit
2. GRE Requirement (Graduate Bulletin 2001-2002)
3. TOEFL for International Student Applicant

Requirements For Regular Admission To The Master's Program:

1. A baccalaureate degree from an NLN accredited School of Nursing with an overall undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
2. GRE
3. Licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Maryland
4. Three professional letters of reference
5. International students educated in a basic nursing program where English is not the language of instruction are not required to take the GRE, but must achieve at least 550 on the TOFEL

Requirements For Provisional Admission To The Master's Program:

This category is for students who do not meet regular admission requirements, but are given an opportunity to demonstrate by performance their ability to succeed in graduate study, or are given the opportunity to complete regular admission requirements.

Applicants who fall into one or more of the following categories may be considered for provisional admission.

1. An overall undergraduate GPA of 2.80
2. GRE scores below University requirement.

Students in these categories who maintain a 3.0 graduate GPA after 9 credit hours will be automatically moved to regular admission status. (Coppin State University, Graduate Bulletin, 2001-2002)