The student is expected to complete an upper-division statistics course before admission or during the first semester of enrollment. In addition, the entering student takes a research placement examination to determine the appropriate sequence of nursing research courses. The student must pass a qualifying examination at about the end of the second year of study before entering candidacy for the degree. The degree program requires completion of at least sixty-four semester hours of coursework beyond the master's degree. The objective of this joint degree program is to prepare nurses with bachelor's degrees for leadership positions in the health care industry, particularly in hospital and community-based administration.
Admission is open to students with undergraduate degrees in nursing.
Applicants must take both the Graduate Record Examinations General Test and the Graduate Management Admissions Test. A student seeking admission to the joint degree program must apply through the Graduate and International Admissions Center and the Graduate School of Business. He or she must be accepted by both programs to be admitted to the joint program. Like all other graduate applicants, the student is responsible for submitting any additional information required by the Graduate Studies Committee for each program. The student must complete a total of at least seventy-two hours of coursework in the School of Nursing and the Graduate School of Business.