Nursing Graduate Programs
Brooks College of Health Graduate Nursing Programs
Entrance Exam Requirements
Important Dates
How to Apply
Academic & Additional Resources
FAQs for Graduate Tracks
Estimated Cost of Attendance (pdf)
Contact Information
Announcement
**Note that effective immediately for applications to any nursing program. A valid, current email address must be provided when completing the application form. Current UNF students will only be contacted at their school email accounts. Transfers will be contacted at the email address provided on the application since UNF email accounts are not generated until admission is granted. For written applications please use clear, large print to avoid errors. We will contact applicants regarding missing application items at the email address on file. Official decision letters will go via US Postal Service. |
The School of Nursing at the Brooks College of Health offers five (5) tracks for the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), a post-MSN certificate for Family Nurse Practitioner, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). The nursing program is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and approved by the Florida Board of Nursing.
To learn more about the track offered, please click on the track name:
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
This track is for those individuals with a BSN who wish to become nurse practitioners skilled in meeting the healthcare needs of individuals and families across the life span. Graduates from this track are eligible to take the Family Nurse Practitioner Certification examination and for licensure as Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners.
Clinical Nurse Specialist
This track is for those individuals with a BSN who wish to develop a concentrated area of knowledge and teach in nursing and health profession programs, healthcare institutions and agencies, and in the community.
Clinical Nurse Leader
This track is for those individuals with a BSN who wish to prepare at the graduate level to be leaders across all settings in which healthcare is delivered. The CNL is a provider and manager of care at the point of care to individuals and cohorts or populations. The CNL designs, implements, and evaluates care by coordinating, delegating, and supervising the care provided by the healthcare team.
Nurse Anesthetist
This track is for those individuals with a BSN who wish to study Anesthesia Nursing. The nurse anesthetist track is an extremely rigorous academic and clinical undertaking. It consists of a seven (7) semester continuous program of full-time graduate study. The program is approved by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education Programs, and graduates are eligible to take the National Certification examination to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) as well as to obtain the ARNP (in nurse anesthesia) credential from the Florida Board of Nursing.
RN-MSN Bridge
This track is designed to allow carefully selected Registered Nurses who do not possess a BSN to fast-track into the MSN program in order to become Primary Care Nurse Practitioners. Graduates of the program are eligible to take the Family Nurse Practitioner certification examination and to apply for licensure as Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners by the Florida Board of Nursing.
FNP Certificate Program
This certificate program is for individuals who currently have a Master’s in Nursing and want to obtain a certificate which will allow them to sit for the National Certification Examination as a Family Nurse Practitioner in order to practice in that capacity. In addition, individuals who are nationally certified as ANP, PNP, GNP, CNM and WHNP may apply for this certificate program.
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
The Doctor of Nursing Practice program at the University of North Florida is designed as a post-graduate degree program for those who already possess, at a minimum, a Master of Science in Nursing and specialty certification. This program is taught primarily online with two courses taught as a hybrid of online and in-person components.
Entrance Exam Requirements
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
The Florida Board of Education requires, as followed by the university and the School of Nursing, a composite score of 1,000 (verbal and quantitative) on the GRE. Please refer to the UNF Graduate Catalog for additional details. Previous scores may be submitted from ETS on behalf of the applicant. This exam is required for the 5 MSN tracks and is 1 of 2 options for the DNP track. GRE scores are not required for the FNP Certificate track.
GRE Webpage (ETS)
Miller Analogies Test (MAT)
Applicants to the DNP program may opt to submit MAT scores in place of GRE scores. MAT scores are not currently considered for admission to any other graduate nursing track at UNF.
Miller Analogies Webpage
Important Dates
Program |
Application Deadline |
Round 1 Decisions |
Interview Date |
Round 2 Decisions |
Orientation |
Classes Begin*** |
MSN: Primary Care Nurse Practitioner |
June 1, 2010 |
mid-June by mail |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
TBA |
August 23, 2010 |
MSN: Clinical Nurse Specialist |
June 1, 2010 |
mid-June by mail |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
TBA |
August 23, 2010 |
MSN: Clinical Nurse Leader |
June 1, 2010 |
mid-June by mail |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
TBA |
August 23, 2010 |
RN-MSN Bridge: Primary Care NP |
TBA; usually early March* |
Rolling; see notes below** |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
TBA |
August 23, 2010 |
MSN: Nurse Anesthetist |
November 15, 2010 |
Early December by mail |
TBA; January 2010 |
By USPS roughly 2 wks after interview |
TBA |
August 23, 2010 |
Certificate: Family Nurse Practitioner |
June 1, 2010 |
mid-June by mail |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
TBA |
August 23, 2010 |
Doctor of Nursing Practice |
June 1, 2010 |
mid-June by mail |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
TBA |
August 23, 2010 |
*The RN-MSN program follows the application deadlines that are established by the university; the other graduate nursing programs follow deadlines established by the School of Nursing. It’s important for RN-MSN applicants to monitor the university’s term application deadlines at www.unf.edu under the “Prospective Students” section, as dates are subject to change without notice.
**RN-MSN candidates must be first evaluated against General Education and prerequisite requirements before a decision can be rendered; candidates are usually notified informally via email of their status with regard to these requirements. RN-MSN candidates may be offered RN-BSN instead of RN-MSN if GPA or GRE scores do not meet requirements. Those fully admissible are sent admission offers on a rolling basis as reviewed.
***The dates listed for the start of classes each term is the university’s official start date. Check your personal class schedule for your actual first day of class by accessing it through the myWings portal.
Note that the deadlines for the all tracks except the RN-MSN Bridge are the same every year; the deadlines for the RN-MSN track follow the university’s term deadlines. The application deadline is a “receive by” deadline, meaning that all materials must be received in the appropriate office by the deadline.
How to apply
THERE IS NO SEPARATE NURSING APPLICATION AT UNF; PLEASE APPLY USING ONE OF THE APPROPRIATE FORMS PROVIDED AND SUBMIT IT TO THE ONE STOP CENTER (UNDERGRAD PROGRAMS) OR GRADUATE SCHOOL (MSN, RN-MSN, FNP CERT, & DNP PROGRAMS). THANK YOU!
1. UNF Graduate Application for Admission
Online
Paper
2. Graduate Student Update Form (for returning applicants/students)
All applicants are responsible for ensuring that applications, necessary application fees, transcripts, test scores, and supplemental materials are submitted directly to the UNF Graduate School at 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224.
Please refer to the individual page of the program you desire for a full list of required supplemental materials. Note that the Nurse Anesthetist program requires some item copies to be sent to the Graduate School and to the Nurse Anesthesia Program. Receipt of materials may be verified with the Graduate School at 904.620.1360. All materials must be received by the application deadline for consideration. Do not submit materials to the School of Nursing unless requested to do so - please.
*Please supply a working E-Mail for contacts re: status and/or missing items.
Academic & Additional Resources
UNF Graduate School
UNF Graduate Catalog
UNF Course Schedules
Links to FAQs
Nurse Practitioner, CNS, CNL track FAQS (pdf)
RN-MSN Bridge FAQs (pdf)
FNP Certification FAQs (pdf)
DNP FAQs
Contact the School of Nursing
904.620.2684 Main
904.620.2628 Nurse Anesthesia Program
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