Requirements
To be considered for admission to the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, you must submit the following items:
- Application for Admission
- $50 Application Fee
- Official transcripts from each school attended
- Students with international transcripts must provide an evaluation from World Education Services (www.wes.org).
- Resume
- TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo scores are required if English is a second language. Read Emory University's accepted tests policy here.
Please review the Prerequisites tab to review prerequisite course requirements. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher by the start date of the program.
Transcript submission:
* Preferred method: Choose Emory University -School of Nursing in the electronic transcript systems or have your school email your official transcripts to nursingquestions@emory.edu.
If your school does not participate in the electronic transcript system or cannot email your transcripts then please have them mail a hard copy to:
Office of Enrollment and Student Affairs
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Emory University
1520 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30322
Prerequisites
The prerequisites for the MN program include seven courses. You may submit an application for admission with the courses in progress, but all prerequisites must be complete with a grade of C or higher by program Orientation.
All courses and degrees in the application checklist will be reviewed and verified by the Office of Enrollment and the School of Nursing registrar before they are marked as received.
Please review the list of prerequisites below, effective for all MN applicants:
Physical Sciences
General Chemistry I with lab
Human Anatomy & Physiology I with lab*
Human Anatomy & Physiology II with lab*
Microbiology with lab*
Nutrition
*Starred courses must have been taken no more than seven years prior to the beginning of the MN program.
*May complete Human Anatomy with lab AND Human Physiology with lab course sequence in place of Human Anatomy & Physiology I AND II with lab course sequence.
Math
Introductory Statistics
Social Sciences
Human Growth and Development or Life Span Development
*The Human Growth and Development prerequisite must cover human development from conception through death.