Are you a high-achieving high school senior? If so, MSU invites you to apply to the Nurse Scholar Program.

The Nurse Scholar Program gives high-performing students the opportunity to earn conditional admission into the College of Nursing straight out of high school.

Admission Criteria:

You are invited to apply to the Nurse Scholar Program if you are a high school senior and have a cumulative high school Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 3.8 (weighted or unweighted) on a 4.0 scale.

Nurse Scholar Participant Expectations:

Once accepted into the Nurse Scholar Program, you must meet the following conditions to stay in good standing:

• Complete the required Traditional BSN prerequisite courses in your first year of attendance with a 2.0 grade or higher in each course
• Successfully complete NUR 220: Introduction to Nursing Scholarship in your first semester
• Successfully complete NUR 221: Future of Nursing: Explore Potential Career Opportunities and Graduate Education in your second semester
• Maintain the minimum cumulative GPA that is provided in the letter of agreement with the College of Nursing (currently 3.4)

Benefits of the Nurse Scholar Program:

• Guaranteed seat in Traditional BSN program upon successful completion of the outlined program requirements without secondary application
• Opportunity to participate in undergraduate research experience with Nursing faculty
• Special workshops and meetings for Nurse Scholar students only

How to apply:

Students applying for the Nurse Scholar Program must:

1.      Apply to MSU

Prospective Nurse Scholar students must apply to the university under the Pre-Nursing preference via the standard freshman application process. Please note that the high school transcript provided to Michigan State University as part of the university application will be used to verify an applicant’s cumulative GPA.

2.      Apply to the College of Nursing via supplemental application

When the application is open, it can be found at the link on the right sidebar of this page.
It is strongly recommended that students complete the application in one sitting. Applicants will be asked to respond to three short-answer (1500 characters or less) personal reflection prompts and provide a list of relevant experiences.