Important Dates
Spring 2024 Admission
- Application Opens: June 1, 2023
- Application Deadline: August 15, 2023
- Decision Notification: Rolling decisions
General Information
The School of Nursing is currently admitting to three concentrations:
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
The Post Professional Certificates Program has a two-part application process:
- The NursingCAS Application ($70 fee)
- VCU Supplemental Information Application ($70 fee)
Both applications open November 1 and close December 2 and must be submitted by the deadline for admissions consideration.
Application Checklist:
- Create and complete the NursingCAS Application
- Complete admission requirements prior to start of program
- Complete pre-requisite courses prior to start of program
- advanced pathophysiology
- advanced health assessment
- advanced pharmacology
- nursing roles course (equivalent to VCU's NURS 520)
- Complete the VCU Supplemental Information Application (instructions located in NursingCAS)
- Regularly monitor your email to follow up on issues such as transcripts and reference delays
Required Documents (instructions located in NursingCAS)
- All documents must be submitted to NursingCAS
- Official Transcripts (must include all colleges or universities previously attended)
- Three (3) Letters of Recommendation
- Personal Statement Essays
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae
- RN License
- TOEFL/IELTS Test Score (if applicable)