Admission Requirements

Requirements for Admission to the Dual Degree Program

1. An applicant must first be admitted to the DNP Program. After receiving a letter confirming admission to the DNP Program, the applicant should contact Dr. Carolyn Graff, PhD. Program Director at jgraff@uthsc.edu or 1.901.448.3318.
2. An applicant must have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
3. An applicant must have a Graduate Record Examination (GRE) combined score totaling at least 1,000 for the verbal and quantitative sections.
4. An applicant must submit three (3) letters of reference from graduate prepared nurses or faculty members who can address the applicant’s qualifications for graduate study. This includes the applicant’s potential or ability for functioning in the research role (clinical skills, critical thinking, independent decision making, collaborative skills with other health professionals, and nursing leadership). Applicants currently enrolled in a nursing program must submit at least one (1) letter of reference from a faculty member in that program.

The UTHSC College of Nursing is a member of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Electronic Campus for distance education courses, programs and services offered through many institutions of higher education in the southeastern United States.

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