How to Apply:
Program in School Health Services leading to a Master of Education with School Nurse Certification
Along with your completed application accompanied by $50 non-refundable application fee, you’ll need to provide a few supporting materials. Because there’s lead time required for some items, here’s a step-by-step process that seems to work best for candidates:
Order your official transcript(s). Official transcript(s) indicating that the applicant has earned an appropriate baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. Transcripts from all institutions are required. Also, the following undergraduate credit hours are required for acceptance:
- Six (6) semester credit hours (or the equivalent) of undergraduate mathematics
- Six (6) semester credit hours (or the equivalent) of undergraduate English composition and British or American literature
- Three (3) semester credit hours (or the equivalent) of undergraduate or graduate Educational Psychology
Three letters of recommendation. Letters are accepted from former professors, employers, or supervisors familiar with the applicant’s professional experiences, or from religious or community leaders.
Personal Statement. One-page personal statement
that summarizes the value of the program of graduate study for his/her
personal and professional growth and development.
Interview with nursing faculty member.
Photocopy of applicant’s current Registered Nurse License.
Scores from a graduate entrance exam. Scores submitted from a graduate entrance exam such as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Miller Analogies Test (MAT), or the Praxis Series. This requirement will be waived for Alvernia College alumni, and other students who have earned bachelor’s degrees five years or more prior to submitting an application.
Additional Evidence of potential for success. Items such as academic or professional awards, special certifications, samples of scholarly or creative work, and completion of specialized examinations. (not required, but encouraged)
Complete your online or paper application. While you wait for your transcripts to be processed, you can begin your online application,
which lets you build, edit and save sections of your application along
the way. Or you can apply with our downloadable application.
If you would like an application mailed to you, please email
or call our Graduate Coordinator at
1-888-ALVERNIA extension 6.