College of Nursing - Graduate Nursing Brochure

22 | Nova Southeastern University D.N.P. Application Procedures The NSU College of Nursing participates in the centralized application service called NursingCAS. NursingCAS does not take part in student selection. The NursingCAS application information may be obtained • online at nursingcas.org • by calling NursingCAS at (617) 612-2880 The deadline to complete and submit the NursingCAS and NSU applications will be August 1 for fall admission and December 1 for winter admission. The Office of Admissions works on a rolling basis. Applications are accepted year-round. 1. Send supporting documents to Nursing CAS. NursingCAS P.O. Box 9201 Watertown, Massachusetts 02471 a. All official college transcripts from undergraduate, graduate, and professional institutions attended must be sent to NursingCAS directly from those institutions. b. Coursework taken at foreign institution must be evaluated for U.S. institutional equivalence by an approved National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) organization such as one of the services listed following. World Education Services, Inc. Bowling Green Station P.O. Box 5087 New York, New York 10274-5087 (212) 966-6311 • wes.org Josef Silny and Associates, Inc. 7101 SW 102nd Avenue Miami, Florida 33173 (305) 273-1616 • (305) 273-1338 fax jsilny.com Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. P.O. Box 514070 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203-3470 (414) 289-3400 • ece.org It is the applicant’s responsibility to have this course- work evaluated. An official course-by-course evalua- tion with a cumulative grade point average must be sent directly from the evaluation service. c. Two evaluations/references must be completed by individuals other than relatives. d. Submit a writing sample (use APA 6th edition format- ting, including headings for each section) directly to NursingCAS. Include the following information in your statement: Doctor of Nursing Practice • Discuss a problem or issue you see in your profes- sional practice today that needs to be addressed from a D.N.P. perspective (250 words minimum). Goals • Discuss your personal and professional goals related to the D.N.P. (250 words minimum). e. Submit a current curriculum vitae/resume. f. Students must submit a copy of their active, unencum- bered United States R.N. license. The license must remain current in the state in which the student’s project is being conducted. 2. In addition to NursingCAS, prospective students must submit an online NSU application at apply.nova.edu .