LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

three weeks of residency each summer

Have held a valid teaching license, possess a masters degree, or have completed an academic discipline of 18 credits at the graduate level.

Have a grade point average of 3.5 or above on all graduate work attempted.

Provide a minimum of three letters of recommendation from persons who know the prospective student in a personal, and/or academic, and/or professional capacity

Submit an official transcript from each school at which any undergraduate or graduate work has been done

Provide scores received on Graduate Record Examinations General Tests

Submit a detailed narrative highlighting the applicants personal and professional contributions to leadership in education. The admissions committee may require the applicant to appear for a personal interview and to present evidence of his or her ability to write acceptable prose under controlled conditions.

Provide evidence of one year full-time work experience as a registered nurse before enrollment in either a role or clinical course.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

3 on-campus intensives
On-campus dissertation defense

Regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 3.0 GPA for admission in good standing.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

3 on-campus intensives
On-campus dissertation defense

Regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 3.0 GPA for admission in good standing.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

One 3-day residency

A master’s degree or higher and three years of related professional or academic experience.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Maryland residents may not currently apply for this program. A master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university and at least seven years of professional experience.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Designed for three-four summers (4-8 weeks) on Andrews University campus and online courses during two-three school years, for working professionals.

Hold Teachers certificate and a masters degree from a regionally accredited American university or senior college, or its equivalent.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Designed for three-four summers (4-8 weeks) on Andrews University campus and online courses during two-three school years, for working professionals.

Hold Teachers certificate and a masters degree from a regionally accredited American university or senior college, or its equivalent.

LOCK STEP:  Entire Degree Program and/or specific Courses with defined beginning and end.

COHORT BASED:  Virtual Classrooms where faculty and classmates interact.

Designed for three-four summers (4-8 weeks) on Andrews University campus and online courses during two-three school years, for working professionals.

Hold a four-year baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited American university or senior college, or its equivalent. Applicants must take either the GRE General Test or the GMAT and submit a sample of their best writing. Applicants must have a minimum of three years of professional work experience and must be currently employed in a leadership position in which competencies can be demonstrated.