What is your admission criteria?

The program adheres to established standards for student admission as published in the student handbook. Students are admitted without discrimination.

Criteria for admission are:

RN with a Baccalaureate* Degree or higher.

A minimum GPA of 3.0. If your GPA is below 3.0, WEB WOC leadership will review prior to acceptance into the Program.

One year of RN clinical nursing experience following RN licensure.

Current clinical nursing experience within 5 years prior to application to a WOCNEP. Documentation of currency of clinical nursing experience within last 5 years: current, active practice, completion of a nurse refresher course, or a clinical performance examination.

Fluency in the English language.

*Bachelors Degree transcript in nursing or bachelors degree transcript in non-nursing with Associates Degree in Nursing transcript required. All Foreign transcripts (i.e., bachelor’s/associate’s) from degree-granting universities must be evaluated for verification of education, coursework and calculation of GPA. The evaluation must be a ‘Course by Course’ report from an organization such as: www.wes.org, www.ece.org, or www.cgfns.org (if using CGFNS, the evaluation is called an ‘Academic Report’).  WEB WOC will also accept a Credentials Evaluation Service (CES) Professional Report from an organization such as: : www.wes.org, www.ece.org, or www.cgfns.org