All applicants must meet the general requirements for admission to the Graduate School and submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Miller Analogies Test (MAT) scores in order for the ApplyTexas online application to be processed.  Please email Dr. Peggy Mancuso at pmancuso@twu.edu when you being the admission process.

In addition to these general requirements, the College of Nursing requires the following for unconditional admission to the Doctor of Nursing Practice program.

Academic Requirements

• Master's degree with a major in nursing from a program accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting body

• Minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 on prior graduate level course work or

• A preferred score of 460 on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Verbal and 500 on the GRE Quantitative; or

• A preferred score of 50 on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT)

• Course in research at the graduate level

• Course in statistics at the graduate level

Professional Requirements

• Current unencumbered license to practice professional nursing in the United States

• Certification as an APN (NP or CNM) by a nationally recognized accrediting body

• Eligibility to be recognized as an APN in Texas

Other Requirements

• Curriculum vita or resume

• Two letters of recommendation

• Letter discussing professional goals

• All applicants being considered for admission will be interviewed

Applicants who do not meet the unconditional criteria, but who have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on prior graduate level course work, may be considered for provisional admission on an individual basis. Factors that will be considered in the admission decision are

• GPA on graduate level work,

• GRE Verbal and Quantitative scores or MAT score

• Scholarly activities

• Professional leadership

• Work history

Admission Deadlines 

Admissions forms and requirements for the Doctor of Nursing Practice are being developed. TWU Graduate School application includes submission of the required application form, all transcripts, and scores from the Graduate Record Exam or the Miller's Analogies Test. The entire admission packet must be completed by February 1, 2008 for consideration of acceptance for the first class of DNP students beginning the Summer of 2008. The next formal admission to the DNP program will be for Summer 2009. Please check back with this web site for further information.