| Admission
Procedures
Two separate application forms must be completed: the
Graduate Division application form and the School of Nursing application
form. The Graduate Division application form and, official transcripts,
must be sent directly to
Graduate Division Admissions Office
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
2540 Maile Way, Spalding 353B
Honolulu, HI 96822
The School of Nursing application form is available in
the Office of Student Services, Webster 201. The completed form and all
other admission materials must be sent directly to
School of Nursing
Office of Student Services
2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster 201
Honolulu, HI 96822
Completed applications are first screened by the
Graduate Division Admissions Office; only applications of students who
meet the minimum requirements are forwarded to the School of Nursing for
comprehensive review by the school’s graduate faculty. The school then
makes a recommendation to the Graduate Division to either admit the
student or deny admission.
Applications are accepted for the fall semester only.
The application forms and supporting documents must be received at the
designated offices by March 1. Students are admitted to a
particular specialty area within the school for the following fall
semester.
Post-Master’s Certificate
After completing an MS degree program, students may
select to enroll in the post-master’s certificate option. This
certificate permits students with an MS in nursing or an MPH with a
major in nursing to pursue clinical course work in a second nursing
specialty.
PhD Degree
The PhD in nursing program prepares scholars who are
capable of conducting culturally appropriate clinical scholarship to
improve the health of a diverse society and teaching in nursing
educational programs, especially those with minority student
populations.
Academic advisers will be selected from the graduate
faculty based on students’ area of research interest. The program
requires 46 credits of post- master’s course work plus a dissertation.
Two core areas make up the program of study: (1)
Knowledge Development and Clinical Scholarship and (2) Nursing
Education. Electives and support courses make up the remainder of the
course work. The PhD program requires a minimum of two years of
full-time study plus one year to complete the dissertation. Part-time
study is also available. The part-time pathway will be individualized
based on how quickly the student is able to progress.
The nursing education component of the program
prepares students to teach in nursing programs with a diverse student
body. The nursing education courses (8 credits) are NURS 745 Creative
Learning Strategies for Adults, NURS 747 Curriculum Development, and
NURS 748 Supervised Practicum in Teaching.
The knowledge development and clinical scholarship
component of the program prepares students to conduct culturally
appropriate research in nursing. Substantive nursing content is acquired
through the disciplinary knowledge sequence of courses. In the clinical
scholarship sequence, students develop skills in methods, design, and
measurement in both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The
knowledge development and clinical scholarship courses (26 credits) are
NURS 739 Advanced Nursing Science, NURS 741 Quantitative Methods &
Measures, NURS 742 Qualitative Methods & Measures, NURS 751 Evidence
Based Nursing Practice I, NURS 761 Evidence Based Nursing Practice II,
NURS 777 Nursing Research Practicum I, NURS 778 Research Practicum II,
and two advanced statistics courses to meet the specific research focus
of the student.
Electives and support courses, such as NURS 650
Complementary and Traditional Care, comprise an additional 12 credits
for a total of 46 credits of course work.
The master’s course in nursing sequencing and core
courses have been designed to allow seamless progression from MS to PhD.
Since BS graduates already meet the MS curriculum requirements,
graduates of the UHM School of Nursing should also have a seamless
progression from the BS to the PhD.
Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet the requirements of both the
Graduate Division and graduate admissions committee of the School of
Nursing. Requirements for the School of Nursing include the following:
1) BS or MS from an NLN or CCNE accredited program;
2) GPA of 3.0 or above;
3) Interview with the graduate faculty; and
4) Positive recommendation from the graduate admissions committee.
5) For international students, TOEFL scores must be 580 or above.
Documentation Requirements
1) Curriculum vitae or résumé;
2) Three completed reference forms; and
3) A scholarly paper.
Requirements for Clinical Scholarship
1) Current Hawai‘i RN or APRN license;
2) Current CPR certificate from an approved American Heart Association
Basic Cardiac Life Support;
3) Liability and malpractice insurance;
4) Immunizations and other procedures;
5) Health insurance.
Application Procedures
Two separate application forms must be completed: the
Graduate Division application and the School of Nursing application
form. The Graduate Division application form and official transcripts
must be sent directly to
Graduate Division Admissions Office
University of
Hawai‘i at Manoa
2540 Maile Way, Spalding 353B
Honolulu, Hawaii
96822
The School of Nursing application form is available in
the Office of Student Services, Webster 201. The completed form and all
other admission materials must be send directly to
School of Nursing
Office of Student Services
2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster 201
Honolulu, HI 96822
Completed applications are first screened by the
Graduate Division Admissions Office. Only applications of students who
meet the minimum requirements are forwarded to the School of Nursing for
comprehensive review by the school’s graduate faculty. The school then
makes a recommendation to the Graduate Division to either admit the
student or deny admission.
Applications are accepted for the fall semester only.
The application forms and supporting documents must be received at the
designated office by March 1. |