The School of Nursing offers an accredited degree program with a variety of concentration options for master's students:

Faculty and staff are committed to providing the highest quality graduate education in an interactive environment.

If you have questions about the CRNA program, please visit www.trumed.org/crna.

Program Admission Requirements

Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements for admission to the School of Nursing:

  • B.S.N. from a college or university nationally recognized by a nursing accrediting agency or a B.S.N. from a program comparable to UMKC School of Nursing’s B.S.N. program.
  • Minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.2 for the last 60 hours of the B.S.N. program on a 4.0 scale.
  • Submission of a current resume.
  • The neonatal program has extra additional admission requirements. Please see the NNP page for these.
  • Current Missouri licensure and licensure in the state in which the student completes clinical requirements.
  • Current Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification.
  • The following two courses are pre-requisites to the MSN program; however they can be taken at UMKC along with your program of study. (They do not need to be taken prior to application):
    • Upper division statistics course with a minimum grade of B. This course must be taken prior to N555 Research Methodologies.
    • A free standing health assessment course prior to enrolling in N547 Health Assessment & Clinical Reasoning is required. Please note this does not apply to the NNP or Nurse Executive program applicants.
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Application Check-off for the MSN Program
  • Must meet admission criteria
  • Submit UMKC Application electronically, or mail in the printable form
  • Submit a current resume (reflecting all experience as an RN)
  • Have an official transcript mailed from each institution attended
  • Submit the printable M.S.N. Supplemental Application
  • Submit a copy of current nursing license
  • Mail ing address for ALL of the above items:
          UMKC - Office of Admissions
          120 Administrative Center
          5100 Rockhill Road
          Kansas City, MO 64110-2499


        

     



    Still have questions? Please contact the School of Nursing advising office.