Please view the application deadline dates for your program of interest. For an application to be reviewed all application documents must be verified in NursingCAS by the deadlines posted. To ensure timely receipt of materials all prospective students are encouraged to request an official transcript several weeks and apply in advance of the deadline.
Many of the graduate programs at CU Nursing participate in priority and regular admissions. All applications verified on or before the priority deadline are guaranteed a faculty review and decision and receive priority scholarship consideration. After the priority deadline passes, applications will remain open for select programs if enrollment capacity exists. Applications received during the regular decision period are reviewed on a rolling basis and as such applications can close at any time if enrollment capacity has been reached. Please refer any questions about priority/regular admissions to nursing.admissions@cuanschutz.edu.
For programs that note a rolling admissions deadline, all verified applications are reviewed/decided in the manner received. Decisions are typically issued 3-4 weeks from the application verification date.
MS, BS to DNPPlease note not all programs admit in both fall and spring. Please check the Admissions Offerings by Term to determine the terms each specialty is offered. | |||||
Term | Application Open | Application Close | Interview Dates | Final Decision | Program Start |
Fall - Priority Decision | August 15 | January 15 | Feb/March | April | August |
Fall - Regular Decision | N/A | May 1 | May | Rolling through June 1 | August |
Spring - Priority Decision | January 15 | July 1 | August/September | Early September | January |
Spring - Regular Decision | N/A | October 1 | October | Rolling through November 1 | January |
Graduate Certificate/Non-Degree/NEXusPlease note not all programs admit in both fall and spring. Please check the Admissions Offerings by Term to determine the terms each specialty is offered. |
Application dates vary by term. Typically, applications open 60 days prior to the start of the term and close 3 weeks prior to the start of the term. More information with specific open/close dates available on the non-degree page. |
Post-Graduate CertificatePlease note not all programs admit in both fall and spring. Please check the Admissions Offerings by Term to determine the terms each specialty is offered. | |||||
Term | Application Open | Application Close | Interview Dates | Final Decision | Program Start |
Fall - Priority Decision | August 15 | January 15 | Feb/March | April | August |
Fall - Regular Decision | N/A | May 1 | May | Rolling through June 1 | August |
Spring - Priority Decision | January 15 | July 1 | August/September | Early September | January |
Spring - Regular Decision | N/A | October 1 | October | Rolling through November 1 | January |
Doctoral Programs | |||||
Post-Master’s DNP | |||||
Term | Application Open | Application Close | Interview Dates | Final Decision | Program Start |
Fall - Priority Decision | September 1 | December 15 | Feb/March | April | August |
Fall - Regular Decision | N/A | May 1 | May | Rolling through June 1 | August |
Spring - Priority Decision | January 15 | July 1 | August/September | Early September | January |
Spring - Regular Decision | N/A | October 1 | October | Rolling through November 1 | January |
Dual DNP/MPHnote that due to the dual admissions review process, the DNP/MPH has a set application review schedule. | |||||
Term | Application Open | Application Close | Interview Dates | Final Decision | Program Start |
Fall | September 1 | December 15 | Feb/March | April | August |
PhD | |||||
Term | Application Open | Application Close | Interview Dates | Final Decision | Program Start |
Fall - Priority Decision | August 15 | December 31 | Feb/March | April 1 | August |
Fall - Regular Decision | N/A | March 1 | March | April/May | August |