BSN Admission

Minimum requirements for consideration:

• 3.0 cumulative GPA
• 2.7 cumulative GPA in Science courses
• Completion of all prerequisite requirements with a grade of C or better
• Kaplan Exam (Qualified candidates will be invited to take the exam post application deadline. This is required for final application review.)
• Video interview (Qualified candidates will be invited to submit a video interview. This is required for final application review.)
• Application and supporting documents must be received on or before the listed deadline below

Prerequisites

* Indicates courses that must have been completed within five years prior to admission.

You may apply with up to two prerequisites in progress at the time of application. Of these two prerequisites, only one can be a science (Chemistry, Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, and Microbiology).

You may repeat a prerequisite course no more than once. Failure (C- and below) of any two pre-requisite courses will result in non-admission to our Pre-Nursing option or Nursing Program.

If you are interested in knowing which courses taken at four-year colleges and universities are equivalent to MSMU required courses, please reach out to a nursing admission counselor.

If you have not completed all the above prerequisites before applying, consider the Pre-Nursing option.

Fall Term Start: Application opens on September 1. The application deadline is February 1.
*Please note that this program only enrolls once per year.

• All application checklist items (see below) are due on the deadline date by 11:59 p.m.; mailed items need to be postmarked by the deadline date and electronically sent items would also need to be time stamped by the deadline date in order to be considered. 

Application Checklist for New Applicants

• Complete application
  • Select Start New Application. Then, Create Application. Under Application Category select Nursing Transfer. Then, select your Nursing Transfer Anticipated Major: BSN
• Official transcript(s) from all previously attended institutions
  • Applicants must request that their schools send official transcripts directly to MSMU. We do not take unofficial transcripts. Additionally, any transcript submitted for an informal transcript evaluation is not considered to be a part of application materials
  • International students must submit a Comprehensive Transcript Evaluation Report by an accredited international evaluation agency in addition to their official international institution transcript.   
• Proof of enrollment for any "in progress" courses
  • Proof of enrollment can be an education plan from your advisor that states the course is planned, that it is available, and the term/year you will be registering for. If already registered, you can submit a PDF file of your class schedule showing the class as "enrolled"
• AP scores (if applicable)
  • Applicants must submit an official request for The College Board to send an official transcript directly to MSMU. Your score should be of a 4 or better
• 1 reference (academic or professional; official letterhead required)
  • Recommenders may send their letters directly to nursingdoc@msmu.edu. Recommendations need to be sent as a PDF file
• Personal Statement- Submit 2-3 typewritten and double-spaced pages addressing the following:
  • How will becoming a nurse help you make a difference in others’ lives?

Application Checklist for Returning Applicants

• Complete application
  • Select Start New Application. Then, Create Application. Under Application Category select Nursing Transfer. Then, select your Nursing Transfer Anticipated Major: BSN
• Official transcript(s) from all courses completed since you last applied
• Updated personal statement- Submit 1 typewritten and double-spaced page explaining what has changed since you last applied to the program

Students may not apply to more than one of our nursing programs within the same start term.

Mailing address for official application materials:
ATTN: Office of Admission
10 Chester Place
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Fax Number: 213.477.2569

Official electronic documents can be ordered to nursingdoc@msmu.edu
Questions and Information nursingadmission@msmu.edu

Due to high demand for this program, admission is highly selective. A number of students may be placed on a waitlist. 

• If selected for the waitlist, it will be for the term for which you have applied.
• Applicants will be moved from the waitlist to admit status by the BSN department if space becomes available for the term for which you have applied.
• Applicants will be notified when the waitlist is closed.
• Applicants not removed from the waitlist after the closing of the cohort are welcome to reapply to the BSN program for a future term.
• Formerly waitlisted applicants will not be offered priority consideration for future file reviews.