All prospective students must apply directly to the Undergraduate Admissions Office

The application deadline is January 15 for freshman fall admission. The admission process for Nursing has changed. Applicants are now reviewed for direct admission to the Nursing major. Because of the limited number of spaces in the Nursing major, this review process is very selective. The benefit of this change is that successful candidates enter the University as full Nursing majors. Given the competitive nature of admission to Nursing programs at many colleges and universities, direct admission to the major is a real advantage to students.

Freshman applicants have the greatest access to the Nursing major, since students will enter as a cohort and proceed through the curriculum together. Transfer applicants will only be considered if spaces become available in the major.Transfer students are responsible for all prerequisite coursework needed to enter the junior year of Nursing. Applicants must have an overall University GPA of 3.0 or better and must have completed 12 credits of course work at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. For more information, please refer to the Undergraduate Student Handbook. See the section on Admission Requirements for the Traditional Pre-Licensure track.

The application deadline for the class that starts January 2010 is September 1, 2009 and for the class that starts September 2011 will be April 1st, 2011. Applicants must have 4 of 6 prerequisite courses completed by April 1st. All application materials must be submitted to the School of Nursing by the deadline.

The application deadline is February 1 for admittance to the following June class. All application materials must be submitted to the School of Nursing by the deadline.

The application deadline is February 1*.
To apply, complete both the UMass Amherst Graduate School Application

The application deadline is February 1.