Admission Requirements

Requirements for Application

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing from a regionally accredited school of nursing or a Bachelor of Science in a related field
  • Unencumbered license to practice nursing (Licensure will need to be obtained in Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois prior to clinical rotations)
  • One full-time year of ICU experience at the bedside, two years preferred within the last five years with employer verification-NOT including PACU or OR experience
    (Complete the Work History Verification form and upload it to the 糖心传媒 Nurse Anesthesia Program application in NursingCAS)
  • Current ACLS, BLS, and PALS certification
  • 3.0 undergraduate GPA
  • Undergraduate courses required (within the past 10 years) with a minimum overall grade of B or better: Statistics and Basic Chemistry (No lab required. High School transfer credit not accepted.)
  • Two separate CRNA or Physician Anesthesiologist shadowing experiences with verification forms (complete the Anesthesia Shadow Verification form and upload it to the 糖心传媒 Nurse Anesthesia Program application in NursingCAS)
  • Please complete the required writing prompt using the instructions provided and submit in Nursing CAS
  • Three professional letters of reference (at least one must be from a current employer/direct supervisor) - Submit through NursingCAS
  • CCRN REQUIRED
  • If you have previously been enrolled in a Nurse Anesthesia Program, please have your former director send a letter stating that you are no longer actively enrolled to Dr. Melissa Eisenhauer, DNP, CRNA at mf245@evansville.edu. You will also need to forward any transcripts from your enrollment in that program to Dr. Eisenhauer.
  • NO TRANSFER CREDIT ACCEPTED.