Graduate Program Requirements
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Submit official transcripts of all college work completed outside the United States. Coursework must be equal to the unit requirements for a U.S. bachelor's degree in nursing (for the postbaccalaureate to D.N.P. program) and a master's degree in nursing (for the post-master's or doctoral [Ph.D.] programs).
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Submit an official transcript evaluation by World Education Services
(WES) (preferred) or the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Schools of Nursing (CGFNS) of all courses or degrees completed at academic institutions outside the United States. Please instruct WES/CGFNS to forward their official evaluation to the School of Nursing - Office of Admissions and Recruitment, 65 Bergen Street (RM 601), Newark, NJ 07107.
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Satisfactory completion of Rutgers English as a
Second Language Placement Examination. This test is administered by the Program
in American Language Studies (PALS) and is given prior to the semester for
which the student is accepted. Details about taking the test are sent to the
student by the admissions office along with the letter of acceptance to the
program. Based upon the student's performance on this placement test, the PALS
program makes recommendations that are to be followed by the graduate program
in nursing.
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Applicants in F-1 or J-1 student status must
prove that they have sufficient funds to cover both their educational and
living expenses.
- Additional information on international student
requirements related to TOEFL, IELTS, financial Information, and so on can be
found here.
Admission to the School of Nursing 
