Step by Step Application Process
The application is a two-step process, applicants must:
1.Submit the online UMKC Application and submit official transcripts from each institution attended to the UMKC Office of Admissions ONLY. Please DO NOT submit official transcripts via NursingCAS.
2. Submit program application and materials through NursingCAS to UMKC’s School of Nursing and Health Studies by deadline stated above. Please review the NursingCAS website for the list of programs offered at UMKC’s School of Nursing and Health Studies.
Required Supplemental Application Materials:
- Current resume reflecting all experiences as an RN
- NE and PMHNP Applicants: two years of RN experience is preferred.
- NNP Applicants: experience required must be the equivalent of 2 years of recent full-time clinical practice experience as an RN in the care of critically ill newborns or infants in intensive care inpatient settings is required before a student begins the clinical courses. The majority of the clinical experience should be in a Level III and/or IV NICU. Students may enroll in preclinical courses while obtaining the necessary practice experience.
- PNP Applicants: A minimum of one-year, full-time equivalent clinical experience within the past three years is required for admission.
- ACPNP Applicants: A minimum of 2 years, full-time equivalent clinical experience within the past three years is required for admission.
- WHNP Applicants: A minimum of two years full-time equivalent clinical experience within the past three years is strongly recommended for admission.
- Three evaluation forms (only one for NNP) are required from:
- Immediate supervisor
- Faculty professor from the last year of your BSN program or if post-masters applicant, faculty professor from MSN program.
- Professional reference able to assess your professional characteristics (charge nurse, medical doctor, nurse practitioner, unit director)
- Please note: No reference from co-workers, patients, friends or family members will be accepted.
- NNP Applicants: The Neonatal Medical Director or NNP Directors at the NICU where you work is required. The reference must indicate in their letter that they are willing to serve as the student’s preceptor.
- PhD Applicants: Two of your references MUST have a PhD Degree
- Personal Statement of your professional goals (specific to the role/track to which you are applying) and how this program will help you achieve them (required length: one page maximum)
- RN Licensure. A hard copy of the nursing license AND/OR a copy of NURSYS confirmation of current RN licensure. Copy must be clear and readable. Your nursing license must remain unencumbered throughout the program.
- PhD Applicants ONLY:
- Research Goal Statement: The Goal Statement is required and should describe your research focus area identifying the problem and why it is significant (required length: one page maximum)
- GRE Exam results (recommended but not required)
*Distance education students who live, work and practice away from the Kansas City area must have an unencumbered license in the state where they complete their clinical rotations.