Recommendation Letters
MS Applicants submit 2 letters. The letters should be from individuals knowledgeable of your academic and/or professional abilities.  Please include contact information. For those applicants who have been out of nursing school for less than five years, one letter must be submitted by a former faculty member.

Resume
Include education, work experience, professional development, professional,  community & volunteer activities, and research and publications.

Statement of Purpose/Goals and Area of Research Interest
Include a statement of your educational and career goals.

Writing Sample
A two-page position paper on a current social or health issue. (APA style)

Citizenship Verification

Transcripts
For Master of Science applicants only:
Transcripts from each college or university attended are required, except from Georgia State University/Perimeter College. Transcripts are required regardless of length of stay or if the grades are listed on another school’s transcript. This also includes hospital schools of nursing. If you have attended Georgia State University/Perimeter College in an undergraduate status, all transcripts, except Georgia State University/Perimeter College, must be sent; these transcripts are not available for our use.
For Post-master’s certificate applicants only:
Transcripts are only required from: a) The college or university granting your MS degree in nursing, except from Georgia State University. b) Any other institution where you enrolled for the purpose of taking graduate-level coursework. The transcripts are required regardless of the length of stay and/or completion of the course(s).

Mailing Address (U.S. Postal Service)
Office of Admissions – Graduate Programs
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 4018
Atlanta, GA 30302

Delivery Address (FedEx, DHL, UPS)
Office of Admissions – Graduate Programs
Georgia State University – Sparks Hall 200
33 Gilmer Street SE
Atlanta, GA 30303

Submission of Electronic Transcripts
Electronic transcripts must be submitted directly from the institution by email or through the use of a transcript ordering site:
Email:  [email protected]
Order Site Institution Name:  Georgia State University – Graduate Programs

Foreign Student Financial Statement
(For international applicants seeking a student visa). See International applicants document.

Certificate of Immunization
This is required for accepted applicants who have never attended Georgia State University. If admitted, you must submit this form to Georgia State University Health Services prior to registration. The form can be printed from www.gsu.edu/health

Official TOEFL scores
(For applicants whose native language is not English). If available, please include a copy of your TOEFL score in your application packet. Scores cannot be more than 2 years old from the desired term of entry.

Experience
One to two years of clinical practice as a registered nurse (Note: For clinical specialties, clinical practice should be in an area related to the specialty track chosen for master’s program (e.g. 1-2 years in medical-surgical nursing practice to apply for adult health or family nurse practitioner specialty track.)

Citizenship Verification
Please review the requirements to provide verification of lawful presence in the United States.

Admission to the master’s program is contingent upon the availability of adequate faculty and facilities. Applicants who meet all admissions guidelines based upon faculty review may be admitted to full graduate status. Applicants who do not meet one or more of the admission guidelines and who, in the opinion of the faculty, have the potential to be successful in graduate study and to make significant contributions to the nursing profession may be admitted to provisional status. Students admitted to provisional status are limited to 12 semester hours of study. At the end of the 12 hours, a grade-point average of 3.0 must be achieved or the student is withdrawn from the program. If a GPA of 3.0 is achieved, and upon recommendation of the school, the student is admitted to full graduate status, and will receive a letter notifying him or her of the change in status.