Admission and Programs Overview
Welcome to the College of Nursing at the University of South Florida! The USF College of Nursing offers a wide variety of programs tailored to meet the wealth of options available to today’s Nurses. With degrees at the bachelors, masters, and doctoral level, our graduates are poised to become leaders in healthcare, education, and research. Our undergraduate degrees include options for the entering student as well as those looking to start a second career in Nursing. At the Masters level, students can choose from an expansive range of concentrations leading to the ARNP designation as well as those focused on education, anesthesia, and leadership. The PhD provides a research-based degree and the new DNP offers an advanced clinical practice degree.
In order to apply to programs at the College of Nursing, applicants must submit TWO applications: one to USF and one to the College of Nursing. In general, the steps to apply to any program at the College of Nursing are as follows:
  1. Submit a USF Admissions Application
    • Students interested in Pre-Nursing, C.A.R.E., Upper-Division, Accelerated, RN to Bachelors, or RN to Masters should submit an application to Undergraduate Admissions (www.usf.edu/admission/). For questions regarding undergraduate admissions (including USF deadlines), please call (813) 974-3350 or toll free at (877) USF-BULL or check the website (www.usf.edu/admission/).

      Students interested in Masters, Masters w/ a Bachelor in another field, PhD, or DNP should submit an application to Graduate Admissions (www.usf.edu/admission/). For questions regarding Graduate Admissions, please call (813) 974-2846 or check the website (http://admissions.grad.usf.edu/).

      Students interested in a Post Masters certificate should submit an application to the Office of Graduate Certificates (http://www.outreach.usf.edu/gradcerts/admissions.asp). For questions regarding Graduate Certificates, please call (813) 974-2442 or toll free at 1-888-873-4968.

  2. Submit a College of Nursing Application (check the appropriate College of Nursing deadline below)
    • Complete the on-line College of Nursing application at https://hsccf.hsc.usf.edu/soar (exception: C.A.R.E. and Pre-Nursing students do not have to submit a College of Nursing application). For questions contact: University of South Florida College of Nursing – (813) 974-2191 or nurstudent@health.usf.edu.

  3. Submit required documentation (check the appropriate College of Nursing deadline below)
    • For undergraduate students, all required documentation (including transcripts) should be sent directly to the USF Office of Undergraduate Admissions, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, SVC1036, Tampa, FL 33620-6900. Check with Undergraduate Admissions for a list of required documentation.

      For graduate students, all required documentation should be sent directly to the College of Nursing, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC 22, Tampa, FL 33612.

      The required documentation for College of Nursing graduate applications includes: three letters of recommendation, resume or curriculum vita, statement of written goals (CRNA, DNP, and PhD only), GRE (CRNA, DNP, and PhD only), and official transcripts from every college ever attended. All graduate applicants are required to have an interview with the appropriate program director or designee, with the exception of the family, adult, pediatrics, and acute care concentrations. Applicants are required to have a Florida RN license in good standing (PhD applicants may be exempt from this requirement if not practicing clinical work in the State of Florida). All documentation must be received and interview completed (if applicable) by the deadline in order for applications to be considered.

College of Nursing Deadlines:
  • Upper Division - Spring: October 15; Summer: March 15
  • Accelerated - Summer: March 15; Fall: June 15
  • RN to BS - Spring: November 1; Summer: March 30; Fall: July 1
  • RN to MS - Spring: November 1; Summer: March 30; Fall: July 1
  • Masters - Spring: October 1; Summer: March 1; Fall: June 1
    • (exception: CRNA only accepts students once a year – deadline is March 1 for Fall admission)
  • PhD - Applications due by February 1st
  • DNP - Applications due by February 1st
For more information on our programs, please see the information below. Please read the description of each program carefully to determine which program best suits your area of interest.