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California State University, Long Beach
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Master of Science in Nursing
Selection and Notification

Selection Process

An admission committee, will review and evaluate the application. Successful applicants are admitted directly to the specialty area. Applicants are selected based on a scale of 100 points obtained from information in the student's file. This will rank students from highest to lowest scores. The students with the highest scores will be selected to fill available spaces in each option. As each program fills, alternates in order of ranking are selected.

Alternates may be admitted through the second week of the semester in the event a student does not accept admission or drops out. Applicants not admitted may reapply for the next admission date.

Notification Process

All applicants will be notified by letter of the status of their application, and whether they are admitted, an alternate, not admitted, or not qualified.

Applicants who decline acceptance for the semester to which they apply must provide a letter to the Student Affairs Committee of their intent to enter, or not enter, at a later date. Students entering in a different semester will compete with the eligible pool of applicants for that semester. No priority will be given. (A new application to the university will need to be made for each subsequent semester

Applications of those not admitted will be kept and filed in the department of Nursing for one year.

  1. Students who wish to be considered for admission in the next semester must submit a letter to the Student Affairs Committee of their intent to reapply.
  2. A new application to the university will need to be made for each subsequent semester.
  3. It is the student's responsibility to keep their file current with the Graduate Nursing Office. (Including update of transcripts and prerequisites by official transcripts)
  4. Students who reapply will not be given special/priority status, but will be evaluated in light of the total applicant pool.