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Master’s Program 53The following credentials are required:1. Submission of the application form and the $50 application fee.2. An admissions essay. An outline for this is furnished by the Student Affairs Office.3. Official transcripts from all previous colleges, universities, and professionalschools. Confirmation of a statistics course is required.4. An official transcript of Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test scores.Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores are also required for applicantswhose first language is other than English. See below for additional informationon the GREs and TOEFL.5. Three references, on forms furnished by the Student Affairs Office.The Bulletin and application materials also can be found on the Yale School of NursingWeb site at http://www.nursing.yale.edu/.Following initial review of written credentials, qualified applicants are asked to cometo the School for an interview. When distance presents a hardship, candidates are encouragedto work through the Student Affairs Office to make alternate arrangements.Written credentials are submitted and reviewed prior to the fall of anticipated enrollmentaccording to the deadlines and time frames noted.For Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing applicants, the deadline for submittingrequired materials is November 15. Notification of action on applications is mailed by lateFebruary. Applications submitted after November 15 are processed on a rolling admissionsbasis.For registered nurse applicants, completed materials are considered in one of threeadmissions cycles:1. For applications completed by January 15, notification occurs by April 15.2. For applications completed by April 1, notification occurs by May 15.3. Applications completed after April 1 are processed on a rolling admissions basis.It is to the applicant’s advantage to complete the application process by the first admissioncycle deadline, as all qualified applicants from that cycle are offered available positions.Admissions to any specialty may close for subsequent cycles once available positionsare filled; however, the Admissions Committee continues to develop an alternatepool in the event places become available at a later time.For information on application to the Post Master’s Certificate option, see page 71.Admission requirements and application procedures for the doctoral program are foundon page 78.Graduate Record ExaminationsAll applicants for admission are required to take the General Test of the GraduateRecord Examinations (GRE). Those who have already taken the test must submit transcriptsof their scores with their applications. Scores that are six or more years old are notacceptable. Those who have not taken the test should arrange to do so immediately uponforwarding an application for admission to the School.