皇家华人

Admission Requirements

• Application

  Verified application through

  The application opens Aug. 7, 2025 and the application deadline is Oct. 1, 2025 (for those intending to begin in fall 2026).

  Applications must be verified in NursingCAS by the application deadline.

• Degree

  • Applicants must have one of these degree types from a regionally accredited institution and accredited nursing program (, , ): 
    • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
    • Post-Baccalaureate BSN
    • Master of Science in Nursing entry

• GPA

  • Applicants must have earned a 3.0 or higher GPA in their last 60 units/credits of nursing courses.
  • Applicants must have completed all courses below with a B or better and an overall 3.0 or higher GPA in these courses.
    
    • Chemistry: One course (with lab)
    • Human Anatomy and Physiology: Two courses
    • Biology: One course (besides Human Anatomy and Physiology)
    • Statistics: One course
  • Applicants must have completed a general chemistry or physics course (with a grade of B or better) within 10 years of the application deadline. This course should include gas laws, moles and molecular concepts.

• RN License

  Applicants for all DNP specialties must have a current unencumbered Oregon license as a registered professional nurse and/or an APRN in the United States or its territories or protectorates.

  Proof of Oregon RN license is required by application deadline.

• References

  Applicants must submit a total of two references from professional colleagues: one from a supervisor, and the other from a peer or CRNA shadow preceptor.

• Transcripts

  • Applicants must submit transcripts from all post-secondary education institutions.
  • All transcripts must be verified by NursingCAS within two weeks of the application deadline. There are no exceptions. 

• Experience

  • Applicants must have completed at least one year (a minimum of 1,800 hours) of continuous critical care ICU work within the past three years (residency/orientation hours do not count toward minimum critical care hours).
    • The following experiences will count toward this requirement: coronary, cardiac, burn, flight crew, medical, surgical, trauma, neuro, pediatric.
    • The following experiences will not count toward this requirement: neonatal ICU, emergency room, progressive care.
  • Required competencies include:
    • Routine management of adult patients on ventilators
    • Using and interpreting advanced monitoring techniques based on physiological and pharmacological principles
    • Titration of vasoactive medications

• Certifications

  • Applicants must have earned and maintained the following certifications by the application deadline: ACLS, BLS, PALS, CCRN.
  • Applicants must maintain ACLS, BLS, PALS throughout the entirety of the program.
  • ACLS, BLS, and PALS certifications must be issued from the American Heart Association.

• CV

  • Applicants must submit their CV (PDF format preferred).

• Shadowing Experience

  Applicants must have shadowed a CRNA (as opposed to an anesthesiologist) for a minimum of 20 hours.