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Online MSN Degree Admission Requirements

MSN HCSM Admission Checklist

You must already possess:

• A BSN degree from a school accredited by the National League for Nursing or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, or a Bachelor's degree in any field, plus completion of the Loyola MSN Bridge Program
• A current and unrestricted RN license in practice in the United States
• Proof of liability coverage at a minimum of $1,000,000 is now a requirement for Loyola’s MSN-HCSM and Bridge applicants.
• A cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher on all prior undergraduate work
• The undergraduate equivalent of three semester credit hours in Statistics

BLEND/BRIDGE Program Admission Requirements:

• A non-Nursing Bachelor's degree in any field
• A current unrestricted R.N. License in practice in the United States; a copy of the license must be submitted with the application form
• A minimum of one year of recent work experience in Nursing
• Submission of an application
• Submission of an application fee of $40
• Official transcripts from each college/university attended
• Three recommendations (on the Loyola form) from persons knowledgeable about the applicant's aptitude for graduate school (e.g. former Professors or Master's prepared Nursing Supervisors)
• A typed goal statement, approximately one page in length, describing your professional goals and reasons for pursuing a graduate degree
• A cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher on all prior undergraduate work
• The undergraduate equivalent of three semester credit hours in Statistics

Please submit:

• $40 Application fee (check made payable to Loyola University New Orleans).
• Fill out our Online Application (or Download the PDF version here***)
• A typed goal statement, approximately one page in length, describing your career goals and interest in graduate education
• A copy of your current and unrestricted RN license
• Official transcripts from college/university attended.
  Loyola University recommends ‘course-by-course’ ECE (www.ece.org) for all international transcripts.
• Three recommendations (on the form provided by Loyola) from persons knowledgeable about the applicants aptitude for graduate school such as -former Professors or Nursing Supervisors

*** The PDF Application Form should be mailed or faxed to the address below:

Loyola University New Orleans
Graduate Admissions, Nursing Department
851 Trafalgar Ct, Suite 420
Maitland, FL 32751
Toll-Free Fax: 866-789-5607

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