Applications can be obtained at The Office of Graduate Studies Application Page

The next class will begin in January, 2008. 

 Personal interviews will be conducted on campus for all successful applicants.   Applicants will be able to meet faculty and take a tour of the campus.

Admission requirements for the MSN Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program include:

1) Submission of FGCU graduate application.

2) Submission of current resume and statement of career goals.

3) Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

4) Graduate Record Exam (GRE) taken within last 5 years, with minimum combined score of 1000 on verbal and quantitative sections. Analytical sections must also be reported.

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The Miller's Analogy Test (MAT) taken within last 5 years, with a minimum score of 400 or above.

5) A Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.

6) Completion of undergraduate or graduate statistics course with a grade of “C” or above.

7) Completion of baccalaureate-level health assessment course with a grade of “C” or above.

8) Minimum of one year of practice as a registered nurse in an acute care setting. What constitutes acceptable experience will be determined by the admission committee.

9) Current and unrestricted registration as a registered nurse with eligibility for Florida RN licensure.

1o) Three references, one from the applicant's supervisor, one from the applicant's academic faculty and one from an RN or physician familiar with the applicant's professional expertise.

Applicant Evaluation by Academic Faculty
Applicant Evaluation by RN, Physician
Applicant Evaluation by Nursing Supervisor

ACLS and BLS are not required for application to the program but are required to have been completed before the student begins the program.  All students must maintain current RN  licensure, ACLS and BLS while in the program.

For further information contact:

Deborah Chapa, PhD, ARNP-BC

Program Coordinator, MSN Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Florida Gulf Coast University

10501 FGCU Blvd. South

Fort Myers, FL 33965

dchapa@fgcu.edu

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Accreditation

Florida Gulf Coast University is accredited by the

Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate, baccalaureate, and master's degrees.

1866 Southern Lane

Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097

Telephone number 404-679-4501

Florida Gulf Coast University School of Nursing baccalaureate nursing program
is fully accredited through the
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530
Washington, DC 20036-1120
(202-887-6791)
for initial program accreditation.

Florida Gulf Coast University School of Nursing baccalaureate nursing program
is fully approved by the
Florida Board of Nursing
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C02
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3257
(850) 488-0595
Program approval extends from 2001-2006

Florida Gulf Coast University School of Nursing Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program
is accredited by the
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA)
222 South Prospect Avenue

Park Ridge, IL.  60068

(847) 655-1160

The program's next accreditation review by the COA  is scheduled for May 2009