College of Nursing - Graduate Nursing Brochure

Health Professions Division | 27 Ph.D. Application Procedure The NSU College of Nursing participates in the centralized applications service called NursingCAS. NursingCAS does not take part in student selection. The NursingCAS application 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 March 1 for fall admission. The Office of Admissions works on a rolling basis. Applications are accepted year-round. 1. Send supporting documents to NursingCAS. 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 the institutions attended. b. Applicants must submit a current curriculum vitae or résumé. c. Applicants must submit a copy of their active, un- encumbered, United States R.N. license. The license must remain current in the state in which the student is conducting his or her dissertation. d. Two evaluations/references must be completed by individuals other than relatives. e. Applicants must submit a professional writing sample (use APA 6th edition formatting, including headings for each section). 2. Coursework taken at foreign institutions must be evaluated for U.S. institution equivalence by an approved National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) organization, such as one of the following services. World Education Services, Inc. Bowling Green Station P.O. Box 5087 New York, New York 10274-5087 (212) 966-6311 • wes.org Josef Silny & 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 evaluation with a cumulative grade point average must be sent directly from the evaluation service to NSU’s Enrollment Processing Services. Enrollment Processing Services Nova Southeastern University 3301 College Avenue, P.O. Box 299000 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33329-9905 Transcripts can be sent electronically from the originat- ing college/university to the following address: electronictranscripts@nova.edu . 3. In addition to NursingCAS, prospective students must submit an online NSU application at apply.nova.edu .