In order to be considered for an interview for the Oakland University - Beaumont Nurse Anesthesia Program, applicants must meet these requirements
- compliance with Oakland University graduate study admission requirements
- completion of a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from an institution accredited by the National League for Nursing or the
commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
- The undergraduate cumulative grade point average must be a 3.0 or above and grades in each required science course in the undergraduate nursing program must be a 3.0 or above.
- completion of the following undergraduate courses with a minimum of a 3.0
- physiology
- pathophysiology
- anatomy
- pharmacology
- organic chemistry or biochemistry
- physical assessment course
- a minimum of 1 year of Intensive Care Unit experience at the time of application.
- Emergency room, recovery room and step-down units typically do not satisfy the ICU requirement.
- This experience must have occurred within 2 years of the application deadline.
- satisfactory achievement on the Graduate Record Examination (for graduates with an undergraduate GPA of 3.5 or greater, the GRE is not required). Acceptable scores are
- V > 146; Q > 140; A . 3.0
- eligible for a current Registered Nurse license in the state of Michigan
- attend an interview and complete a brief evaluation about their critical care nursing knowledge and skills
- two satisfactory evaluations are required. One must be from a current nurse manager
- BLS, ACLS, PALS, CCRN at the time of application