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.