Admissions Policies

Applicants to Yale School of Nursing who have applied three times to the same program without an offer of admission will not be allowed to reapply to that program again. Programs that result in conferral of an identical degree are considered the same. This means that the three-year GEPN program and direct entry MSN program, for the purpose of this policy, are considered the same. Candidates may however apply to the DNP program even if they have been denied entry into the GEPN/MSN or PMC programs three times.

Please note Yale University’s Non-discrimination/Title IX Statement.

All GEPN applicants must choose their specialty prior to applying into the GEPN program and cannot switch specialties once admitted. 

GEPN/MSN/PMC Programs

There is no deferral option for students who are admitted to the Fall cohort. If you are unable to attend, you may reapply for the next Fall. 

DNP Programs

Deferral is available to a limited number of candidates. A formal request to defer must be submitted to the DNP Programs no later than May 1 of the current application cycle. 

Those that were not approved to defer will need to reapply for entry in the next round of admissions.

Waitlisted GEPN, MSN and PMC applicants may receive an offer of admission if space becomes available. The offer of admission is only valid for enrollment in the application cycle the candidate applied for. Candidates will have 48 hours to respond to an offer to be admitted from waitlist.