Official transcript(s) evaluation (by the Commission on Graduate Foreign Nursing Schools or World Education Services) from all post-secondary institutions at which you have studied

Bachelor Degree

Official transcripts are preferred but not required upon application. If admitted, official transcripts will be required.

Two letters of recommendation: A recent employer/supervisor who speaks to your level of professional practice. A professor or instructor who assesses your potential for graduate study and performance in your desired area of study.

Submit a copy of your RN license

Please limit to two pages.

Please respond to the two prompts outlined below as they pertain to your goals. The responses should be typewritten, double-spaced, and limited to one and one-half pages for each prompt. The essays are very important to the Admission Committee’s deliberations. They allow the committee to assess your personal goals, your reasons for pursuing this program and career, your commitment to the profession of nursing, and your writing ability. 1. Nursing is both the art and science of human caring. Please elaborate on your reasons for wanting to become a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist, or advance your career through doctoral education. Please describe the specialty and/or patient population with which you wish to study and how educational preparation in this specialty will enable you to achieve your future goals and plans. 2. The Boston College William F. Connell School of Nursing is committed to developing the whole person and preparing lifelong learners who will use knowledge in service of others. Please tell us something about yourself that may not have been captured in other parts of the application that demonstrates your personal development as a whole person who is a lifelong learner in service to others.

IELTS/TOEFL