Apply to MEPN

A complete application includes and adheres to the following:

• A personal history statement (guidelines)
• A statement of purpose (guidelines) 
• Three letters of recommendation submitted on your behalf (submission directions)
  – letters must be from a combination of most recent clinical employer/supervisor & college faculty member
• A current resumé
  – include academic honors/recognition, healthcare-related volunteer and work activities, leadership positions, and bilingual abilities, etc.
• A completed Prerequisite Checklist
• Unofficial transcripts from all universities/institutions (guidelines)
• International Students need to supply TOEFL or IELTS English test scores (guidelines)
  – review additional international admissions information

Application Notes

• Despite the program’s summer start, when applying select “fall entry” 
• An interview may be required for final selection of candidates
• Additional information is available from UCI Graduate Division

• A non-nursing baccalaureate from a regionally accredited institution
  – must be completed by December 31st preceding the program start date
  – degree standards must be equivalent to that of the University of California
• A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Completion of prerequisite courses with a grade of C or higher
  – must be completed by December 31st preceding the program start date
  
  1. Statistics
  2. Psychology (preferably human development lifespan)
  3. Sociology/Cultural Anthropology
  4. Anatomy with lab
  5. Physiology with lab
  6. Microbiology with lab
  7. General chemistry OR chem course including a combination of inorganic, organic and biochemistry

Refer to the ASSIST system for approved and articulated courses