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Entry Options and Admission Requirements

For questions or information, contact the Office of Student Services at 216-368-2529 or admissionsfpb@case.edu.

Option 1: Baccalaureate-Prepared Students

This option provides entry after successful completion of a bachelors degree and fulfillment of the prequisite undergraduate courses.

Application forms are available here. Classes for the pre- licensure curriculum begin in the fall semester only. May 1 is the deadline for applications for enrollment in the following fall semester (i.e., May 1, 2012 is the deadline for applications to be complete for enrollment in the Fall 2012 semester).

Admission Requirements:

  • BA or BS with acceptable overall undergraduate GPAs (3.0 cumulative; 2.75 natural science; 2.75 behavioral sciences). A grade of C (2.0) or higher is required for individual pre-requisite courses.
  • English Composition: One course or integrated equivalent; at least 3 credits
  • Chemistry: One course in general or inorganic chemistry, plus one course in organic chemistry or biochemistry equivalent to Case Western Reserve’s BIOL 121 within 5 years prior to enrollment (lab preferred). At least 6 credits total.
  • Human Anatomy and Physiology: With labs within 5 years prior to enrollment. At least 6 credits total.
  • Microbiology: One course with lab within 5 years prior to enrollment. At least 4 credits total.
  • Sociology or Anthropology: One course, at least 3 credits
  • Psychology: One course, at least 3 credits
  • Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan: One course; at least 3 credits
  • Statistics: One course, at least 3 credits, equivalent to Case Western Reserve’s STAT 201 (must include ANOVA) required within 5 years prior to enrollment in the program
  • Admission Test:
    • GRE General Test (preferred test): Satisfactory scores required (minimum of: Verbal 500, Quantitative 500, and Analytical Writing 4.0 or Analytical 500 in old scoring system; or  minimum of: Verbal 150, Quantitative 150, and Analytical Writing 4.0 or Analytical 150 in the new scoring system).
    • Miller Analogies Test (MAT): Satisfactory scores required (minimum of 400 after 10/04 or 45 before 10/04).
  • International Applicants: Contact the Office of Student Services for additional requirements

Option 2: Senior Year Students in Professional Studies (SYPS)

  • Students currently enrolled in a four-year baccalaureate program at a participating accredited liberal arts college may apply to the Graduate Entry Program during the junior year at SYPS applicants must meet all admission requirements listed above. The student enrolls in the Graduate Entry Program during what would be their senior year at the home college. The student earns a BA or BS from the liberal arts college upon successful completion of one year of the pre-licensure level (Senior Year in Professional Studies) and then proceeds in the Graduate Entry program to earn the MN, MSN, and DNP degrees.
  • Students whose undergraduate institution does not have an agreement with FPB may arrange a SYPS on an individual basis. Information about arranging this program is available from the Office of Student Services. Students earn a B.A. or B.S. from the participating college or university upon successful completion of the first year of the Graduate Entry program.
  • Students at Case Western Reserve University apply through the undergraduate dean of their respective schools at the beginning of their junior yearFor the University to award a BS or BA degree at the end of the successful completion of the first year of the DNP program, the following requirements must be met:
    • Completion of the Case Western Reserve University Core Curriculum and two semesters of physical education, unless excused from the latter.
    • Completion of three quarters of the major and minor concentration requirements
    • Completion of at least 90 semester hours of academic credit, with the final 60 hours being while in residence on campus with no more than 6 semester hours earned in courses taken in another institution, either by cross-registration or by approved transfer of credit

Option 3: Recipients of the Certificate of Professional Nursing From FPB