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Doctor of Philosophy Program
Admission Requirements

Admissions Requirements

Applicants should have a master's degree in nursing, or the equivalent, including previous course work in statistics and graduate-level course work in research methods, with grades of at least High Pass, B, 3.0, or equivalent. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test taken no more than five years prior to application is required. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam is required of all applicants for whom English is a second language. This requirement can be waived if the applicant has completed a master's degree from an accredited college or university in the United States or another English-speaking country. Samples of written work (e.g., published article, thesis, literature review) and a curriculum vitae are required. Qualified applicants will be invited for interview with a member of the doctoral faculty.

Admission policies and procedures are consistent with those of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. For detailed application information, go to the Graduate School Application Policies and Procedures page. To apply to this program, see the Office of Graduate Admissions page in the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.

The application deadline for admission in the Fall of 2007 is January 2, 2007. (see "all other departments" on the Important Dates for Applicants page)

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