Admissions and aid – Master's Entry Program in Nursing
For background information about the Master's Entry Program in Nursing, including admission requirements and an overview of the application process, please view the video below for 2025 enrollment.
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Online applications for summer incoming classes in the Master’s Entry Program in Nursing are available through NursingCAS. Applications open each year by mid-August and close at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern time) Nov. 1.
Students applying for the Master’s Entry Program in Nursing must complete an application at NursingCAS and meet selection criteria. Following that process, a select pool of qualified applicants are invited to apply through the UC Davis Graduate Studies application. All invited applicants must meet UC Davis graduate admissions requirements.
Applications and materials must have “complete” (all materials received and pending verification) or “verified” application status by the deadline. For those who purchased NursingCAS’ Professional Transcript Entry Service (PTE), coursework entry must also be completed by NursingCAS and approved by the applicant prior to the deadline. It is the applicants’ responsibility to monitor the status of their applications and application materials on a regular basis. NursingCAS does NOT notify applicants if applications are incomplete or documents are missing.
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Online applications for summer incoming classes in the Master’s Entry Program in Nursing are available through NursingCAS. Applications open each year by mid-August and close at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern time) Nov. 1.
- A bachelor's degree
- A minimum bachelor's-degree GPA of 3.0
- Three letters of recommendation; refer to NursingCAS for more information
- A minimum 3.0 GPA in all science prerequisite coursework
- Statement of purpose submitted through NursingCAS, additional essays required for the UC Davis Graduate Studies Application
- The application process may require an interview
- The GRE is not required
- TOEFL or IELTS (International graduates only)
- International graduate requirements
Note: Prerequisite coursework must be completed at time of application.
An applicant's bachelor's degree may be in progress; however, the individual must graduate prior to matriculating in June.
Students applying for the Master's Entry Program in Nursing must complete a NursingCAS application and meet selection criteria. Following that process, a select pool of qualified applicants are invited to apply through the UC Davis Graduate Studies application. All invited applicants must meet UC Davis graduate admissions requirements.
Admissions decisions are made on a case-by-case basis. Meeting some or all of these criteria does not guarantee admission, but merely eligibility. Admission is competitive.
The School of Nursing accepts qualified student applicants who completed relevant military education and experiences, meet the university admission requirements and present documented equivalency courses. Veterans, service members or their dependent, should visit the UC Davis Veterans Success Center website for information on services and resources.
Successful applicants must meet the admission requirements of UC Davis Graduate Studies and complete the college-level prerequisite courses listed below before applying to the program. Prerequisites may not be in progress at the time of application submission. All prerequisites are required at the college level from an accredited school and must be included on the submitted transcript as part of the NursingCAS application process. Each prerequisite is expected to be one full course, either a quarter or a semester long. Completion of prerequisite course work from an accredited, online school is acceptable. Advanced Placement scores awarded in high school do NOT fulfill prerequisites. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better. Chemistry and Microbiology courses are recommended to be taken within the past seven years:
- Human Anatomy with lab (minimum 5 quarter/3 semester units)∗
- Human Physiology with lab (minimum 5 quarter/3 semester units)∗
- Or a human anatomy and physiology series: Part I and Part II with labs (minimum 5 quarter/3 semester units each)
(Note: Mammalian, vertebrate or animal anatomy or physiology will not fulfill this requirement.) - Microbiology or Bacteriology with lab (minimum 3 quarter/2 semester units)
- Chemistry with lab (minimum 5 quarter/3 semester units)
- Statistics or Epidemiology (minimum 4 quarter/3 semester units)
- Psychology (general or above) (minimum 3 quarter/2 semester units)
- Sociology or Cultural Anthropology (minimum 3 quarter/2 semester units)
- Human Development Across Lifespan (minimum 3 quarter/2 semester units)
- Communication (must include group, verbal and written principles) (minimum total of 9 quarter/6 semester units)
*Completion required within the past five years of the date of application.
*Note: MEPN applicants may complete a combined Human Anatomy and Human Physiology series course: Part I and Part II with labs. Series courses are offered in two parts and are completed over the course of two quarters or two semesters. Series courses must be completed in full, and must include a lab component. If an applicant only completes one part of the series course, they must additionally complete a course in either Human Anatomy or Human Physiology to fulfill the requirement—Mammalian or Animal Anatomy doesnot fulfill this requirement.
Information about financial support and aid for this program can be found on our central Financial Support page
For additional information about applying to the MEPN program, including admission requirements and an overview of the application process, please view the August 2024 recording of the webinar information session.
