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

The next class will begin in January, 2009.  The application deadline is July 1, 2008.

Personal interviews will be conducted on campus for all successful applicants.  The interview dates are scheduled for Saturday August 23 and 30, 2008.  Interviews will begin at 0800 in Ben Hill Griffin Room 201.  A description of the program will be given to all interviewees and individual interviews will occur throughout the day.  Applicants will be able to meet current students and faculty and take a tour of the campus.  Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Interviews will be completed by 1700.

Admission requirements for the MSN Nurse Anesthesia 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 section must also be reported.

5) BSN or BS degree in a related science.

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) Completion of two undergraduate chemistry courses with a grade of “C” or better, one with a laboratory component .  It is recommended, but not required, that one course be biochemistry or an organic chemistry course (Nurse Anesthesia Concentration only).

9) 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.

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

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

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

ACLS, BLS and PALS 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, BLS and PALS while in the program.

For further information contact:

Kenneth M. Kirsner, JD, CRNA

Director, MSN Nurse Anesthesia Program

Associate Professor of Nursing

Florida Gulf Coast University

10501 FGCU Blvd. South

Fort Myers, FL 33965

kkirsner@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 MSN Nurse Anesthesia 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