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• A baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN) from a nationally-accredited nursing program and a regionally-accredited college or university earned prior to applying to the BSN to DNP program.
• ALL APPLICANTS MUST HAVEÌýa minimum cumulative baccalaureate grade point average (GPA) ofÌý3.00 on a 4.00 scale.Ìý GPAs are reviewed based upon the total BSN GPA. ÌýThis includes transfer courses in RN Completion programs.
• Satisfactory completion of a course in undergraduate statistics (grade C or better) at the time of application.
• An unencumbered US RN license in all states of practice.
• Complete application file.
• International students may be required to supply additional information as outlined by the School of Graduate Studies.

The online graduate nursing programs are limited to working with certain states in the U.S. only. Moving into a state not recognized by the graduate nursing program will lead to inability to continue in graduate nursing coursework. The exception to this is active military status. Click here to see your availability.

1. Submit an online application and a $40 application fee.
2. Upload a current professional resume or curriculum vitae to your application account.
3. Submit transcripts to Graduate Studies.Ìý
   • Official transcripts are required only from the institution at which your highest degree was earned. Electronic transcripts are preferred and can be emailed from the previous institution to Graduate.Studies@usi.eduÌý
   • Unofficial transcripts from other institutions attended can be submitted via email by the applicant to Graduate.Studies@usi.eduÌý
   • Applicants who wish to seek transfer credit for graduate coursework must submit an official transcript from the institution where that work was completed.Ìý
   • Mailed transcripts can be sent to this address:
     Graduate Studies
     91ÉçÇøÌý
     8600 University Blvd.Ìý
     Evansville, IN 47712
4. Read the full transcript policy by clicking here.
   
5. International applicants may be required to submit additional information.

• Integrate nursing science with knowledge from ethics and the biophysical, psychosocial, analytical, educational, and organizational sciences as the basis for the highest level of nursing practice.
• Develop and evaluate care delivery approaches that meet current and future needs of patient populations based upon scientific findings in nursing science, clinical sciences, and organizational, political, and economic sciences.
• Use analytic methods to appraise existing literature and other evidence to determine and implement the best evidence for practice.
• Serve as a leader in the development and implementation of institutional, local, state, federal, and international health policy.
• Advocate for the patients and the nursing profession within government, business, education, and healthcare communities.
• Collaborate with interprofessional teams to analyze complex practice and organizational issues in leading change to improve patient, population, and system health outcomes.
• Analyze epidemiological, bio-statistical, environmental, and other scientific data related to individual, aggregate, and population health.
• Integrate advanced level of judgment, systems thinking, and accountability in designing, teaching, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based care to improve patient and healthcare outcomes.

Graduate Nursing Handbook

CNHP Handbook

Are you an out-of-state student interested in pursuing the doctorate in nursing online degree at 91ÉçÇø or determining if the graduate nursing programs meet individual state requirements for employment? Check your eligibility.

The DNP and Post MSN DNP online programs are limited to working with certain states in the U.S. only. Moving into a state not recognized by the graduate nursing program will lead to inability to continue in DPN or Post-MSN coursework. The exception to this is active military status.