Accelerated Graduate Options
Qualified SIUE nursing students are encouraged to apply to a combined degree program that allows you to earn graduate-level credit for courses taken during your undergraduate program.
Students in the post-baccalaureate accelerated BS in nursing may apply for accelerated graduate credit in the following programs:
- Nurse Educator, MS
- Healthcare and Nursing Administration, MS
- Family Nurse Practitioner, DNP
Students who are eligible to enter these options may replace up to six credits of nursing undergraduate courses with nursing graduate courses, reducing both time and cost involved in attaining a graduate degree.
Admission Requirements
SIUE undergraduates and new applicants to the post-baccalaureate BS in nursing who meet the following criteria are encouraged to apply:
- Maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative undergraduate GPA (preferred)
- Maintain a minimum 3.0 undergraduate nursing GPA
- Maintain a minimum 3.0 undergraduate science GPA (preferred)
- Complete undergraduate statistics course with a grade of C or better
- Be within 32 credit hours of bachelor's degree completion at intended entry term
- Eligible to take NURS 472 within one semester of application
Deadlines
Please contact the School of Nursing Recruitment/Admissions Coordinator, [email protected] to inquire about the deadline for your specific program of interest and term of entry.
How to Apply
- Contact [email protected] to request an application link
- Pay the $40 application fee
- After submitting your application, complete the "plan of study" form with approval from your undergraduate advisor and graduate advisor.
- Submit to [email protected] all other required graduate admission application materials, including:
- Self-reflection statement
- Two reference forms (For ABS students, references should be from persons in educational, administrative, or collegial capacities who have worked closely with you in the past five years).
Other Program Requirements
- Completed a minimum of 1,872 hours of professional nursing practice experience as a registered nurse prior to enrollment in first specialization clinical course.
- Successful completion of a drug screen and criminal background check, as specified by the School of Nursing, to be performed after initial acceptance to the program.
- Maintain a 3.0 undergraduate nursing GPA throughout the BS in nursing coursework.
- Pre-licensure students must successfully pass the NCLEX-RN upon graduation and obtain an unencumbered RN license in the state where they plan to complete their graduate practicum experience.
- Students interested in the FNP, DNP program must successfully complete an application interview.
Please review the academic policy for program requirements and restrictions.
