{"id":9751,"date":"2026-04-12T17:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T21:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/pharmacy-health\/?page_id=9751"},"modified":"2026-06-01T12:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:26:06","slug":"admission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/nursing\/master-nursing\/admission\/","title":{"rendered":"Admission"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Master&#8217;s in Nursing Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/nursing\/master-nursing\/mission\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Mission &amp; Program Outcomes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/nursing\/master-nursing\/admission\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Admission<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/nursing\/master-nursing\/curriculum\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Curriculum<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/nursing\/master-nursing\/faculty-staff\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty &amp; Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/go.butler.edu\/register\/?id=3c9066d8-5757-4cea-ae42-24c73852821f\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Request Information<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-admission\">Admission<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Applicants to Butler\u2019s Master of Science in Nursing\u2013Entry to Practice (MSN\u2013ETP) program must meet the following requirements for admission consideration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A completed bachelor\u2019s degree in a discipline other than nursing from a regionally accredited college or university (or an equivalent degree from a comparable international institution)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Completion of all prerequisite coursework within the past five years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-larger-font-size\" id=\"h-required-prerequisite-courses\">Required prerequisite courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisites must be taken within last five years, with a grade of B or higher, and must be completed prior to enrolling in the MSN\u2013ETP program:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Anatomy\/Physiology with lab: 6 total credit hours or more<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microbiology with lab: 4 credit hours or more&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chemistry with lab: 4 credit hours or more&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Statistics (100 level or higher): 3 credit hours or more&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introductory Psychology or Sociology course: 3 credit hours or more&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nutrition: 3 credit hours or more&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>International Students<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate English proficiency by submitting official scores from <strong>at least one<\/strong> of the following exams or testing systems, unless they have completed a prior degree at an institution where English was the primary language of instruction. 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