• Proof that all nursing licenses - whether current or inactive - are unencumbered. Potential students with encumbered nursing licenses will not be considered eligible for enrollment at Indiana Wesleyan University.
• All applicants must provide three letters of professional reference. References should be from faculty members, professional colleagues, work supervisors, or a pastor who can evaluate the applicant's potential for success in a graduate program. Recommendations from family members are NOT appropriate. These letters should be solicited from professionals who can address the applicant's qualifications for the MSN or doctoral programs.
• Original transcript from the undergraduate degree granting institution and institution where graduate courses have been taken.
• A criminal history background check (at the student's expense) must be completed before registration for any track of the masters nursing program. Letters of acceptance from the Division of Masters Nursing will include instructions for completing the criminal background check. The criminal background check must be completed no earlier than two weeks before the beginning of the first course.
• MSN - Health Systems Leadership Post-MBA – Students who have met all masters nursing admission requirements and have received an MBA from a regionally accredited college or university are eligible for the post-MBA Health Systems Leadership program.
• To assist in the decision-making process, the Division of Masters Nursing reserves the right to require the applicant to interview

UNCLASSIFIED ADMISSION

Applicants who do not desire to seek a master's degree may enroll in graduate nursing courses as unclassified students. Please contact us for more information.

• MSN - Health Systems Leadership/MBA degree program – All business courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher.
• Satisfactory completion of all core, major, and clinical requirements for the specific program.
• Minimum grade of “C” in each core (GNUR prefix) course and “B” in each major (NRA prefix) course.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0.
• The MSN degree programs must be completed within a maximum of four years from the date of enrollment.
• Payment of all tuition and fees is required to receive a diploma.

Practicum

NOTE: Students must meet all practicum agency requirements.

Indiana Wesleyan University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), www.hlcommission.org, 312-263-0456. Other accreditations and associations of Indiana Wesleyan University are available at www.indwes.edu/about/iwu-profile/accreditation.

The master's degree programs in nursing at Indiana Wesleyan University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, (https://www.aacnnursing.org/CCNE). IWU is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).