Graduate Nursing Admissions
Fast-track your medical career and help advance our region’s top-notch healthcare industry with a graduate degree from our School of Nursing and Health Sciences.
Manhattanville’s MS programs are graduate-level training for those wishing to expand their career growth opportunities or earning potential and those seeking a career shift to a family nurse practitioner or nurse leader role.
Graduates of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences’ master's programs become eligible to pursue board certification by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANPCB) or American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or pursue New York State Licensure as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP).
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Online Nursing at Mville
Graduate Programs
Students may apply to Manhattanville by completing the Manhattanville Online Application.
Students wishing to take summer classes prior to their first semester, may do so as a non-degree student.
Admission requirements for the online Family Nurse Practitioner master’s program include:
- BS or BSN degree in Nursing from an accredited institution
- Registered Nurse license
- Evidence of successful completion of a statistics course
- No GRE, Miller Analogy, or other standardized test required for admission
- Demonstrated experience in direct patient care must be gained prior to practicum
Along with your completed application, please submit the following:
- Official transcripts from previously-attended educational institutions
- Personal statement
- Professional resume
- Three letters of recommendation from individuals who can attest to academic or professional performance
- $75 Non-Refundable Application Fee
Students may apply to Manhattanville by completing the Manhattanville Online Application.
Students wishing to take summer classes prior to their first semester, may do so as a non-degree student.
For admission into Manhattanville’s online Master of Science in Nursing, Nurse Leader degree program, students must fulfill the following requirements:
- Hold a bachelor’s degree
- Hold a current unencumbered nursing license
- 3.0 GPA
Along with your completed application, please submit/consider the following:
- Provide official transcripts from all previously attended institutions
- Completed an undergraduate or graduate statistics course with a B or higher
- Provide evidence of professional nursing experience in direct patient care before practicum
- Submitted online application
- Official transcripts from all educational institutions attended
- Professional resume
- Personal statement
- Three letters of recommendation from persons other than friends or family
members (who can speak to one’s performance in an academic or
professional setting)
In addition to the domestic graduate applicant requirements, the following is required for international transfer applicants:
- Proof of English Proficiency by providing one of the following
Graduate applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Upon receipt of all all required documents, the admission committee will render an
admission decision within three to five business days.
FALL APPLICANTS
Admission decisions will start being mailed home in early February.
The priority deadline to apply is August 1.
Applications will continue to be considered for admission through the first week of
fall classes.
SPRING APPLICANTS
Admission decisions will start being mailed home in October.
The priority deadline to apply is December 1.
Applications will continue to be considered for admission through the first week of
spring classes.
SUMMER APPLICANTS
Students wishing to take summer classes prior to their first semester, may do so as
a non-degree student.
Additional Resources
Academic Support Services
The Center for Student Accessibility partners with students to empower them to take ownership of their college journey. The Center also strives to increase positive dialogue surrounding disabilities, promoting the "people first" approach and communicating the message that disability is an integral part of diversity.
The Andrew Bodenrader Center for Academic Writing and Composition has a mission is to provide Manhattanville students with support at any stage of the writing process. We strive to build the confidence of student writers through encouraging, collaborative one-to-one sessions with peer tutors, graduate Writing Center Fellows, and Academic Writing faculty.
The Center for Career Development is committed to individualized career exploration counseling, self-assessment, skill development, and utilizing internship and job search strategies that empower students to take ownership in their personal and professional success.
Additional Student Information
Military and Veteran Students with VA Education benefits can apply for the post 9/11 GI Bill and related awards at Manhattanville College.
International Students are welcome at Manhattanville! Our community currently welcomes students from more than 30 countries!
Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health courses are geared toward students interested in applying to graduate or professional preparation in the Health Sciences, particularly in the fields of Medicine (MD, DO, DVM), Dentistry, Physical Therapy, and Optometry.
Online Students can access our programs from anywhere at any time, providing working professionals with a convenient pathway to continuing education.