Dates & Deadlines

Admission Requirements

Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.)

1. Apply online or download graduate application and submit via mail.

2. $50.00 Deferred application fee (Assessed during financial check in)

3. Fax / scan unofficial college transcripts.

4. Official college transcripts (sealed, unopened copy). All official transcripts must be received by the end of the first term. If not, students will be unable to continue to register for classes. *Please Note* Unofficial transcripts can be used for acceptance purposes!

5.  TOEFL scores for students who speak English as a second language (score of 600 paper-based test; 250 computer-based test; 100 internet-based test)

6.  Personal information questionnaire (resident only)

7. Graduate of nationally accredited nursing program/school or its equivalent

8. Current license to practice as a registered nurse in your current state of residency and CPR certification

9. Minimum of one year of nursing practice as a registered nurse

10. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) or a bachelor’s degree in another discipline with at least 3.0 GPA. 

• Non-B.S.N. applicants may be admitted to the M.S.N. program but must satisfy requirements for the following undergraduate bridge courses: NURS 225, NURS 440, and NURS 490. You may also opt to submit a portfolio to challenge the bridge course or may build bridge courses into the M.S.N. plan of study. Bridge courses are not prerequisite to admission into the M.S.N. 

11. One academic recommendation

12. Introductory statistics course (math preferred) and an undergraduate course in health assessment or demonstrated knowledge and competency are not admission requirements, but are prerequisites for NURS 500 Research and NURS 505 Advanced Health Assessment; must have earned a minimum grade of C in each course 

Preliminary acceptance

If you are sending in a preliminary transcript for acceptance, you must be in your final term and planning to start your master's degree after the last day of class for your bachelor's degree. You must submit an official transcript to confirm that you are in your final term. The official preliminary transcripts must show a minimum of 105 completed credit hours. Finally, in order to maintain your acceptance and be permitted to continue in your program, you must send in an additional, final official transcript with a conferral date on it by the end of your first term of enrollment.

Dual Enrollment

If you plan to dual enroll in both a bachelor’s and master’s degree program, you must contact the Registrar’s Office to obtain a dual enrollment application. Along with your completed dual enrollment application, you must complete and submit a graduate application. As a non-Liberty undergraduate student, in addition to completing and submitting a graduate application, if you plan to dual enroll in both a bachelor’s and master’s degree program you must contact and speak with our Registrar directly. You must also have your current university’s registrar send Liberty’s Registrar’s Office an official letter to confirm that you are in the last nine hours of your undergraduate degree program.

As a non-Liberty undergraduate student, in addition to completing and submitting a graduate application, if you plan to dual enroll in both a bachelor’s and master’s degree program you must contact and speak with our Registrar directly. You must also have your current university’s registrar send Liberty’s Registrar’s Office an official letter to confirm that you are in the last nine hours of your undergraduate degree program. 

Unofficial college transcript policy

An unofficial copy of the college transcript can either be faxed from the institution, printed from the school’s official site, or an opened copy that you may have in your possession.

Before sending unofficial college transcripts, please make sure they include the following:

• School’s name or logo printed on the document
• Cumulative GPA
• List of completed courses and earned credit
• Degree and date conferred (if applicable)

Official college transcript policy

An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution, and is in a sealed envelope with a signature across the back. If you have one in your possession, it must still be in its original sealed envelope with a signature across the back.

Official college transcripts are not required initially for acceptance if unofficial transcripts are provided. However, all official transcripts must be received by the completion of the student’s first term in order for the student to be eligible for registration in the following term.

Contact Information

Call: 800-424-9596 (toll free); 1-434-582-7800 (direct)
Fax: 888-301-3577
luoprocessing@liberty.edu.

Please send all official college transcripts to:

Liberty University Online Processing
1971 University Blvd.
Lynchburg, VA 24502