The Clinical Nurse Leader Program prepares nurses to be clinical leaders with the skills to thrive in the current and future health care system while striving to improve client outcomes and reduce health care costs. The program is a second-degree, accelerated nursing program for individuals with a baccalaureate or higher degree in a nonnursing field.
A CNL is a nurse who will receive the essential nursing knowledge needed for the registered nurse licensure examination (NCLEX) and will graduate with a Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN). The CNL graduate is considered a generalist (not an advanced practice nurse) and will possess nursing knowledge, comprehension of the infrastructure of the health care system, clinical decision-making skills, resource management strategies, and the ability to manage complex information.
Goals of the program are to prepare:
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nurses that create an environment of clinical excellence that results in improved outcomes.
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clinical decision-makers.
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nurses that become engaged in peer practice and the interdisciplinary health care team.
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leaders who facilitate and assure individualized, evidence-based, and highly effective care to patients and families.
Completed Online Application for Graduate Programs
Application Fee: $30
Application Deadlines: December 1st ‐ SUMMER entry
Note: Applications and supporting materials received after the program deadline will be considered on a space‐available basis.
GPA: Minimum overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Minimum Degree Requirement and Official Transcripts: Associate degree/diploma from an accredited program.
Official transcripts are required from all universities and colleges ever attended. Only in the case of transcripts from international colleges/universities will an official course‐by‐course transcript evaluation be accepted in lieu of an official transcript.
Official transcripts should be sent to MCG’s Office of Academic Admission as part of your “Admissions Packet”. To remain official, all transcripts must remain in the original, unopened, sealed and stamped/signed envelope from the Registrar’s office of the issuing institution. Alternatively, transcripts can be mailed to MCG’s Office of Academic Admission directly from the Registrar’s office of the issuing institution
Transcript/Credential Evaluation of Foreign Transcripts: An official, professional course‐by‐course evaluation is required for all foreign educational transcripts and documents from one of the following three credentials evaluation services: Josef Silny & Associates, Inc., World Education Services (WES), Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE)
References: References/recommendations from three individuals are required using the Admissions Reference Form for Graduate Programs at the Medical College of Georgia. References should be individuals qualified to assess your prior academic, employment, artistic, research and/or clinical experience, qualifications and potential, as applicable.
GRE Requirement: Minimum combined Verbal and Quantitative score of 900. Official GRE scores are required (only the General GRE test is required).
All official GRE scores must be submitted to MCG’s OAA directly from the Education Testing Service (ETS) and must be less than five years old. The institution code for submission of GRE scores to MCG is 5406. Please do not select a department code.
Millers Analogy Test (MAT) exam scores with a minimum score of 400 will be accepted in place of GRE exam scores; test must be taken within the last 5 years.
TOEFL Exam Scores: Minimum score of 550 paper‐based, 213 computer based or 79 internet based
Official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) test scores are required for applicants whose first language is not English. The institution code for submission of TOEFL scores to MCG is 5406. Please do not select a department code.
Exemption from the TOEFL requirement is allowed for graduate students who submit proof of earning a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college/university where English is the language of instruction.
Program Spedific Requirements
Pre‐requisite course work:
- Completion of core requirements (courses) for admission to the BSN program with a grade of C or better
- Anatomy and Physiology (8 credits), completed within the last 10 years
- Microbiology (3 credits) completed within the last 10 years
- Statistics (3 credits)
Personal Interview: Interviews by invitation only. Applicants will be selected for an interview based on an initial review of submitted application materials. Selected applicants will be notified directly by the program.
Resume or CV
Experience: One year employment as an RN is required prior to starting the clinical courses.
Licensure: Licensed by or eligible for licensure by the Georgia Board of Nursing as an RN.
Essay: Standard, as part of the application / supplement form and an additional essay that addresses professional goals that will be met by the CNL degree and impact the CNL can have on care delivery
Admissions Recommendations
No additional recommendations
*Substitutions and/or waivers of minimum requirements must first be supported and approved at the program level and then formally approved by the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies.
* While every effort is made to maintain this information as current, it may be subject to change. Please check with MCG’s Office of Academic Admission for recent updates.
* Applications deferred to another semester are subject to all admission requirements and program requirements in effect for the semester to which they are deferred.
Apply online at by December 1st
Office of Academic Admissions
170 Kelly Building-Administration
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, Georgia 30912
Telephone: 706-721-2725
Toll-free: 800-519-3388
Fax: 706-721-7279
E-mail: gradadm@mcg.edu
Estimated Tuition and Fees
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For estimated tuition and fees, please see the Tuition and Fees section of this catalog.
