Applicants must have a baccalaureate degree in nursing from an NLNAC or CCNE accredited program or a baccalaureate degree in another field and have graduated from a nursing program preparing the student for registered professional nursing. Students who are registered nurses but have a baccalaureate degree in a field other than nursing will be required to complete the courses NURS 210, NURS 242, and NURS 385 at the beginning of their program of study.