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 apply early and request official transcripts several weeks in advance of the deadline.
Many of the graduate programs at CU Nursing participate in priority and extended admissions deadlines. 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. For high-demand specialty programs, it is highly recommended that applicants submit applications by the priority deadline, as they will not remain open after the priority deadline. Applications received during the extended 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 DNP, PGC | Fall AdmissionApplication Opens August 15, 2024Priority Application Deadline: January 15, 2025 Direct Care Extended Deadline: April 1, 2025 Indirect Care (i-LEAD, Informatics, and Veteran and Military Health Care) Extended Deadline: July 1, 2025 | |||
Master of Science in Nursing | Bachelor of Science in Nursing to Doctor of Nursing Practice | Post-Graduate Certificate | |
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner | Open | Open | No Fall Admission |
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner | Open | Open | Open |
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Adult-Gerontology | Admissions paused | Admissions paused | Admissions paused |
Family Nurse Practitioner | Open | Open | Open |
Health Care Informatics | Open | N/A | Open |
i-LEAD Nursing Leadership and Health Care Systems | Open | Open | Open |
Midwifery | Open | Open | Open |
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care | Open | Open | Open |
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care | Open | Open | No Fall Admission |
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | Open | Open | Open |
Veteran and Military Health Care | Open | Open | Open |
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner | Open | Open | Open |
Post-Application Timeline | |||||
Priority Decision | Extended Decision | ||||
Interviews February/March | Final Decision April | Program Starts August | Interviews Rolling through May | Final Decision Rolling through June 1 | Program Start August |
Graduate Certificate/Non-Degree/NEXus | Fall AdmissionApplication Opens July 2025 Deadline - Two weeks prior to class start* | |
General Non-Degree Enrollment | Not yet available |
NEXus | Not yet available |
Education Graduate Certificate | Not yet available |
Health Care Informatics Graduate Certificate | Not yet available |
Veteran and Military Health Care Graduate Certificate | Not yet available |
*See detailed information about the Non-Degree application, enrollment deadlines, and timelines.
Post-Graduate DNP/Dual DNP/MPH | Fall AdmissionApplication Opens August 15, 2024 | |
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse | Open |
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Health Systems Leadership | Open |
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Public Health Nursing | Open |
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Veteran and Military Health Care | Open |
Dual Degree – Doctor of Nursing Practice/Master of Public Health* | Open |
Post-Application Timeline | |||||
Priority Decision | Extended Decision | ||||
Interviews February/March | Final Decision April | Program Starts August | Interviews May | Final Decision Rolling through June 1 | Program Start August |
There is no DNP Summer admission.
* Dual DNP/MPH admits in Fall only. If you have questions about the Dual Degree program, please reach out to the School of Public Health.
* Due to the dual admissions review process, the DNP/MPH requires that
applications be submitted by the priority deadline.
BS to PhD, PhD | Fall Admission*Application Opens August 15, 2024 | |
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing | Open |
Bachelor of Science in Nursing to Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing | Open |
Post-Application Timeline | |||||
Priority Decision | Extended Decision | ||||
Interviews February/March | Final Decision April 1 | Program Starts August | Interviews March | Final Decision April/May | Program Start August |
* BS to PhD and PhD admits in Fall only.
Graduate Certificate/Non-Degree/NEXus | Summer AdmissionApplication Opens March 25, 2025 Deadline - May 12, 2025* | |
General Non-Degree Enrollment | Closed |
NEXus | Closed |
Education Graduate Certificate | Closed |
Health Care Informatics Graduate Certificate | Closed |
Veteran and Military Health Care Graduate Certificate | Closed |
*See detailed information about the Non-Degree application, enrollment deadlines, and timelines.
MS, BS to DNP, PGC | Spring AdmissionApplication Opens January 15, 2024 | |||
Master of Science in Nursing | Bachelor of Science in Nursing to Doctor of Nursing Practice | Post-Graduate Certificate | |
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner | No Spring Admission | No Spring Admission | Closed |
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner | Closed | Closed | Closed |
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Adult-Gerontology | Admissions paused | Admissions paused | Admissions paused |
Family Nurse Practitioner | Closed | Closed | Closed |
Health Care Informatics | Closed | N/A | Closed |
i-LEAD Nursing Leadership and Health Care Systems | Closed | Closed | Closed |
Midwifery | Closed | Closed | Closed |
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care | No Spring Admission | No Spring Admission | No Spring Admission |
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care | No Spring Admission | No Spring Admission | Closed |
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | No Spring Admission | No Spring Admission | No Spring Admission |
Veteran and Military Health Care | Closed | Closed | Closed |
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner | No Spring Admission | No Spring Admission | Closed |
Post-Application Timeline | |||||
Priority Decision | Extended Decision | ||||
Interviews August/September | Final Decision Early September | Program Starts January | Interviews October | Final Decision Rolling through November 1 | Program Start January |
Graduate Certificate/Non-Degree/NEXus | Spring AdmissionApplication Opens October 28, 2024 Deadline - Two weeks prior to class start* | |
General Non-Degree Enrollment | Open |
NEXus | Open |
Education Graduate Certificate | Open |
Health Care Informatics Graduate Certificate | Open |
Veteran and Military Health Care Graduate Certificate | Open |
*See detailed information about the Non-Degree application, enrollment deadlines, and timelines.
Post-Graduate DNP/Dual DNP/MPH | Spring AdmissionApplication Opens January 15, 2024 | |
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse | Closed |
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Health Systems Leadership | Closed |
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Public Health Nursing | Closed |
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Veteran and Military Health Care | Closed |
Dual Degree – Doctor of Nursing Practice/Master of Public Health* | No Spring Admission |
Post-Application Timeline | |||||
Priority Decision | Extended Decision | ||||
Interviews August/September | Final Decision Early September | Program Starts January | Interviews October | Final Decision Rolling through November 1 | Program Start January |
There is no DNP Summer admission.
* Dual DNP/MPH admits in Fall only. If you have questions about the Dual Degree program, please reach out to the School of Public Health.
* Due to the dual admissions review process, the DNP/MPH requires that
applications be submitted by the priority deadline.