Application Requirements
How to Apply
- Complete the graduate application.
- Submit a personal resume.
- Submit a statement of goals. Form provided here.
- Submit three references. Form provided here.*
- Have official transcripts sent to Malone’s Graduate and Professional Studies Office.
- Participate in an interview.
*One of the three references being submitted must be from a supervisor at your place of employment.
Admission Requirements
Including but not limited to the following:
- Hold a current Ohio RN License.
- Hold a Baccalaureate degree in nursing from a regionally accredited institution and accredited nursing program that includes a basic statistics course.
- Have a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or higher.
- Report current and relevant nursing employment.
- Application to the FNP track requires one year of full-time RN experience in a medical surgical unit.
- Application to the AGACNP track requires a minimum of two years RN experience in a critical care unit; Critical care certification is also preferred.
- Provide verifications for licensure, certifications, professional insurance, health requirements, criminal background check, and other requirements that relate to a safe and legal practice of nursing. BLS for all applicants; ACLS for AGACNP applicants.
- Three letters of recommendation from professional and supervisory individuals.
- Satisfactorily complete the interview process.
- Receive recommendation for admission by the post-licensure admission and progression committee members.
*This program is available to domestic students only.
Conditional Admission
- Meet all admission standards except the minimum 3.0 g.p.a.
- Successfully earn a 3.0 g.p.a. or higher by the end of semester two of the program.