October 15, 2011: The application deadline for entry in 2012     

Early February 2012: Admissions Decisions will be available online and sent via mail.

Application– Our application is now entirely paperless and online. We cannot offer paper copies. *You must choose either the Second Degree or BSN/MSN  Program option.  You cannot apply to both. 

Personal Statement– You will be given the question once you have started the application process

2 Recommendations - At least one recommendation should be academic. Recommendations must be submitted online; we cannot accept paper copies nor are printable forms available. Please select recommenders that can best speak to your abilities and projected success in the Accelerated program. 

College Transcripts – We will need official copies of ALL post-secondary transcripts. This includes transcripts for any classes you may have taken at a community college or while studying abroad. 
Send to: ATTN: Accelerated Nursing Programs

Office of Admissions

University of Pennsylvania

1 College Hall, Room 1

Philadelphia, PA 19104-6376

Standardized Testing                                                                                                                                    - BSN Second Degree: Per the application instructions, if applying to the Second Degree option you are not required to submit scores but may be asked to at the discretion of the Admissions Committee.  If you wish to submit scores you have the option to use either the SAT, ACT, or GRE general test (Institution code #2926).                                          

-BSN/MSN: The GRE general test is required for all BSN/MSN applicants. If you are taking GREs in October, or later, we will accept the scores; however, this may delay the processing of your application.  

            NOTE:  A revised GRE General Test will be going live August 1, 2011. This new test will have a new scoring structure and due to this any test taken August 1 or later will not have scores published until November 2011.  Therefore, it is strongly encouraged that you take the GRE no later than July 31, 2011, to ensure timely receipt of your scores into your application.    

Please be assured that if scores were submitted to either Institution Code 2926 or 2911, or to Department Code 0610 we will be able to receive them.

Interview -  BSN/MSN applicants MAY be invited to interview with the Program Director for the master's program, dates will be available in the fall.