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About the Program
This program prepares advanced practice nurses to provide primary health care to children and young adults. Students take core courses covering theoretical foundations for nursing practice, health systems and models, advanced pathophysiology, advanced pharmacology, nursing research and advanced health assessment. Clinical courses emphasize the care of infants, children, adolescents and their families.
This program is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Graduates are eligible for national board certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and the National Certification Board for Pediatric Nurse Practioners.
Career Opportunities
- Primary care settings such as health clinics, medical offices and managed care settings
- Specialty settings such as pediatric oncology-hematology, adolescent gynecology and developmental pediatrics
- Other areas such as clinical research, education and public health
Admission Requirements
- BSN and/or Master’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited program
- Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Georgia RN Nursing license is required prior to enrollment
- Minimum of 1 year RN experience required before beginning clinical courses
- Undergraduate or Graduate statistics course
- Official transcripts from all post-secondary schools
- Resume or curriculum vitae
- Program may require an interview. Applicants who qualify for an interview will be contacted by the program’s admissions committee
- Three professional letters of recommendation from individuals qualified to assess prior academic and/or clinical performance
- A personal statement outlining your professional goals, why you want to become a nurse practitioner, outlining the contributions you intend to make as a nurse practitioner, and why you are interested in pediatrics (Part V of application)
- Official GRE score of 900 or higher (sum of verbal and quantitative) OR minimum MAT score of 400
- Official TOEFL score of 550 paper-based, 79 Internet-based or 213 computer-based, if applicable
- An official comprehensive course-by-course report of all foreign educational documents from each foreign college and university attended is required (including calculation of grade point average (GPA) equivalent on a 4.0 scale). Official verification of transcripts/course-by-course report must be submitted from one of the following three approved Foreign Credentials Evaluation Services, at your cost: Josef Silny & Associates, Inc., World Education Services (WES) or Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE). See details and updates at www.mcg.edu/Admissions/intstud.htm
Apply online at www.mcg.edu/Admissions by May 1 for Fall Semester. Successful applicants generally have at least a year of R.N. experience and most have at least two years of pediatric nursing experience. For more information on this program, visit www.mcg.edu/son/futurestudents.htm
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 tution and fees, please see the Tuition and Fees section of this catalog.
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