International Applicants

Graduate Program Requirements

• 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).
  
• 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.
• Submit official test scores documenting satisfactory completion of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) OR International English Language Testing System (IELTS). This is required for all students whose native language is not English and whose undergraduate education was completed in a non-English speaking country. Even if you hold a master's-level degree from the United States or other English-speaking country you must still take the IELTS or TOEFL.

o Test scores must be current (within two years of the semester you are applying to) 

o  IELTS satisfactory score: bandwidth 7 

o TOEFL satisfactory scores:  
Written examination: 550 or higher 
Computerized examination: 213 or higher 
IBT (internet-based examination): Writing 22, Speaking 23, Reading 21, Listening 17

• 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.

• Applicants in F-1 or J-1 student status must prove that they have sufficient funds to cover both their educational and living expenses.