Wayne State University

AIM HIGHER

Eugene Applebaum - College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Admission Requirements

Nurse Anesthetists - Link to Department
Master of Science in Anesthesia

Admission Requirements

 
  • Current licensure as an RN in the state of Michigan.
  • Possession of a BSN or BS in an appropriate science.
  • Overall grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) with a minimum GPA of 3.0 in all undergraduate sciences.
  • Eight undergraduate semester hours of inorganic, organic chemistry and/or biochemistry and four hours of biology (may include Anatomy & physiology) or microbiology, taken within ten years of the actual date of matriculation into the full time professional program.
  • A minimum of one year full-time adult ICU (SICU or MICU preferred) experience within the past two years.
  • Completion of the Graduate Records Examination (GRE) with a minimum combined score of 800 and minimum score of 3.5 on the written component.
  • Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
  • A minimum of one in-hospital observation day of clinical CRNA practice.
  • Completion of the WSU Graduate Application available at: http://www.apply.wayne.edu
  • Completion of the WSU Nurse Anesthesia application available at: : http://www.cphs.wayne.edu
  • Completion of at least one of the graduate prerequisite courses (or its equivalent) with a minimum grade of “B”:

    • EER 7640 Research Methods
    • EER 7630 Graduate Statistics