WellStar Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Accelerated Track for International Physicians, MSN

Contact: Marilyn King, Program Director
Office: Prillaman Hall 3035
Phone: (770) 423-6172
Fax: (770) 423-6627
Email: mking71@kennesaw.edu
Web address: http://www.kennesaw.edu/col_hhs/schoolofnursing/Masters/index.htm

The International MD to Nurse Practitioner admission option allows physicians who graduated from international medical schools with the equivalent of a baccalaureate degree in medicine from an accredited university to complete the BSN requirements in the accelerated program sequence. In the fifth semester of the program students simultaneously begin non-clinical master’s level courses in the WellStar Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program. Upon graduation with the BSN, passing the NCLEX, receiving licensure as a registered nurse in Georgia, and fulfilling all MSN admission criteria students are fully admitted to the MSN program and complete the clinical courses in the nurse practitioner program. Graduation from the MSN Program allows the student to sit for national certification as a family nurse practitioner. Successful completion of this and other licensure requirements of the Georgia Board of Nursing result in licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. This accelerated track requires intensive study and time commitment. The program can be completed in as few as 8 semesters or 26 months. The program is a combination of two established nursing programs, Accelerated BSN and MSN Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. Further information about both of those programs can be found in the catalog.

General Requirements for Admission to the Foreign Trained Physicians Program

1. Completed and signed undergraduate application for admission to the university with payment of applicable application fees.
2. Documentation of completion of a professional degree in medicine as demonstrated by submission of an original transcript along with transcript evaluation by an authorized transcript evaluation service. The degree must be determined to be equivalent to a US Baccalaureate degree in medicine from a regionally accredited university.
3. Must meet the minimum score required for admission on the TOEFL or IELTS test.
   1.  Completion of ENGL 1101 and 1102 at a US institution can satisfy this requirement.
4. Applicants who are not US citizens must meet all international student admission requirements. (Prior to sitting for the NCLEX exam students must be US Citizens, permanent residents, or have proof of valid immigration documents.)
5. Submission of a formal statement of personal goals for the program not to exceed one type-written page.
6. Successful interview with faculty and director.
7.  Must meet all published application deadlines.

NOTE: Admission to Kennesaw State University is not a substitute for admission to the WellStar School of Nursing (WSON). WSON admission is an additional process.

Undergraduate Admission Requirements for International MD Applicants

1. Must meet all Nursing Program Admission Requirements.
2. Must have a grade of C or better in all BSN Prerequisite Courses.
3. Must meet all published application deadlines.

Full Admission to the MSN Program requires the following:

1. Complete BSN requirements and graduate with the BSN with at least a 3.0 GPA.
2. Successfully complete the NCLEX and obtain licensure as a registered nurse in Georgia.
3. The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is required of all applicants to the MSN program. GRE scores older than 5 years (GRE reporting limit) will be considered provided the applicant can produce “official documentation” of their scores. MSN-I students must take the GRE prior to beginning MSN courses (4th semester for full-time students).
4. Undergraduate research course. *
5. Undergraduate statistics course. *
6. Two professional letters of reference.

NOTE: Applicants must be aware that the state examining board has the right to refuse to grant a registered nurse license to any individual regardless of educational credentials under circumstances of (1) falsification of application for licensure, (2) conviction of a felony or crime of moral turpitude; other moral and legal violations specified in the Georgia law.

*Students who have completed the equivalent of an undergraduate statistics course and a capstone research project in medical school may receive credit for NURS 4402 Nursing Research (undergraduate nursing research). Students who produce evidence of a data-based capstone research project may receive up to 4 hours credit for NURS 7746 Research I and NURS 8854 Research II (graduate nursing research). A data-based capstone research project is one in which data were collected from a sample population and data analysis was conducted.

At the Graduate Admissions Web Site complete information and online forms for graduate admissions can be found. http://www.kennesaw.edu/graduate/admissions/

Premium Pricing

The Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program is premium priced. Upon full admission the MSN program, tuition will include the premium price fee. The premium price fee will be added to tuition in the 5th through 8th semester.

Regents’ Policies Governing the Classification of Students for Tuition Purposes

Aliens shall be classified as out-of-state students; provided, however, that an alien who is living in this country under an immigration document permitting indefinite or permanent residence shall have the same privilege of qualifying for in-state tuition as a citizen of the United States.

Nursing Student Progression, Retention and Dismissal Policies and WellStar School of Nursing policies:

It is the student’s responsibility to review and be aware of all Kennesaw State University and WellStar School of Nursing requirements.

Students who do not make a passing grade in a nursing course or who withdraw from the nursing program are not guaranteed re-entry at the next course offering and may only re-enter the program on a space-available basis.

Students who are dismissed from either the undergraduate or graduate nursing program may not be re-admitted to the WellStar School of Nursing.

All policies can be found at:

http://www.kennesaw.edu/chhs/schoolofnursing/

http://www.kennesaw.eduacademicaffairs/acadpubs/acdpub/ucat2007-08/o.health hs(133-148).pdf

http://www.kennesaw.edu/chhs/schoolofnursing/Handbooks/studenthandbook/index/htm

http://wwwkennesaw.edu/prospective/g/catalog.shtml

Prerequisite Requirements

BIOL 2221/lab: Human Anatomy & Physiology I & Lab

BIOL 2222/lab: Human Anatomy & Physiology II & Lab

BIOL 2261: Fundamental Microbiology with Lab

CHEM 1151/lab: Fundamentals of Chemistry & Lab

CHEM 1152/lab: Organic-Biochemistry & Lab

MATH 1107: Elementary Statistics

SOCI 2201 or SOCI 2105: General Sociology

PSYC 3305: Life Span Developmental Psychology

Application Deadline: March 1st for Summer Admission

Admission decisions are based on a COMPETITIVE process of evaluation of all admission materials. Due to undergraduate and graduate nursing program space constraints, admissions to this track will be determined each year based on the numbers of graduates or other attrition. Only applicants with completed application packets and those who exhibit the strongest qualities important to nursing will be considered in final admission decisions. Longevity at Kennesaw State University may also be considered. Applicants will be notified by April 15th of their WellStar School of Nursing admission status.

 

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