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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Does the program require applicants to be a nurse? Does the program require experience in nursing for admission? Does the program require experience in labor and delivery for admission? Does the program offer an ADN to MSN option (Bridge program)? Does the program require applicants to have a bachelor's degree? If a bachelor's degree is required for admission, must it be in nursing? Does the program offer an accelerated direct entry to nurse midwifery education option?* *Students who are not nurses and who have a bachelor's degree in something other than nursing can be admitted directly to the nurse-midwifery education program and complete a graduate degree in nursing. Comments: Baylor University Yes No No No Yes Yes No Baystate Medical Center Yes No No No* Yes** No No * Program offers a MS degree on completion and you can have an ADN to enter, BSN not required ** BA or BS degree, any major Bethel University Yes Yes* No No Yes Yes No * Must have 1 year nursing experience California State University, Fullerton Yes Yes* Yes** No Yes Yes No * Must have 1 year experience ** 6 mos. minimum, 1 year preferred Case Western Reserve University Yes No No Yes* Yes No No * if the applicant has a bachelor's in another area, we will review a portfolio for ADN to MSN admission Columbia University Yes No No No Yes No No East Carolina University Yes Yes* No** No Yes Yes No*** * Must be one year of hospital nursing ** L&D experience preferred ***accelerated BSN program (ABSN) for people that have a BS degree. They have to apply to the midwifery program separately though after getting their BSN Emory University Yes No No* No No No** Yes * For those that do not have 1 year of experience in L&D, they have an "extended role transition course" to complete ** If students do not possess a BSN, they can be admitted to the program but must first complete the BSN curriculum prior to starting the MSN (CNM) curriculum Frontier University of Midwifery and Family Nursing Yes Yes* No Yes Yes No No * 1 year Georgetown University Yes No No No Yes Yes No Marquette University No No No No Yes No Yes Midwifery Institute of Philadelphia University No No No No Yes No No 1 year accelerated BSN program available through Thomas Jefferson University College of Nursing for second degree students.  New York University Yes No* No No** Yes No No *Students may be admitted to the program without nursing experience, however they must complete one year nursing experience by the time that they begin clinical midwifery coursework. **But we have a Dual Degre

e option. This is where students are admitted to the undergraduate nursing program and before completing their undergrad degree, they may apply to the midwifery program. If accepted, they may take up to 2 Graduate courses (at undergraduate tuition rates) while finishing their undergrad degree. Students return within 2 years to continue their graduate studies Ohio State University No No No No Yes No Yes Oregon Health Sciences University No No No No Yes No* Yes * No, however once admitted a student completes a 16 month accelerated BSN program at OHSU. ACNM - Admissions Requirements ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Does the program require applicants to be a nurse? Does the program require experience in nursing for admission? Does the program require experience in labor and delivery for admission? Does the program offer an ADN to MSN option (Bridge program)? Does the program require applicants to have a bachelor's degree? If a bachelor's degree is required for admission, must it be in nursing? Does the program offer an accelerated direct entry to nurse midwifery education option?* *Students who are not nurses and who have a bachelor's degree in something other than nursing can be admitted directly to the nurse-midwifery education program and complete a graduate degree in nursing. Comments: Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences Nurse Midwifery Education Program Yes No No No Yes Yes No San Diego State University Yes Yes* Yes** Yes Yes Yes No * 1 year ** Yes for midwifery (1 year), not required for WHNP program Seattle University No No No Yes Yes No Yes Shenandoah University Yes Yes* No** Yes Yes Yes No *1 year or 2080 hours ** Encouraged, but not required State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center No No No No* Yes No No* The SUNY Downstate College of Nursing offers an ADN to BS program and an accelerated bachelor's degree in nursing for those with a bachelor's degree in another field. Graduates of these programs can apply to the midwifery program for the fall semester immediately after graduation and be given priority admission. Stony Brook University Yes No No No Yes No* No * Must demonstrate a clinical portfolio Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Yes No No* No Yes Yes No **1 year L&D or comparable OB clinical experience in the past 5 years is preferred University of California, San Francisco at SFGH No No No Yes Yes No Yes University of Cincinnati Nurse- Midwifery Yes* No** No No Yes Yes Yes *UC has an online accelerated program in which any applicant with a bachelor’s degree can first attain a BSN and then

entry into the NM Program **experience working with pregnant and laboring women preferred (i.e. nurse or doula) University of Colorado Denver Yes No No No Yes Yes No University of Illinois at Chicago Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No University of Kansas Yes No* No** No Yes Yes No * RN licensure is required prior to the start of the 2nd semester of enrollment **1 year L/D experience is preferred University of Michigan Yes No No* No Yes Yes No * but encouraged to work part time as a nurse in the beginning of midwifery program University of Minnesota Yes No* No No Yes Yes No * require RN experience before the clincal experiences begin which is in the 2nd year ** Offer a 4 semester Master of Nursing (MN) program to become eligible for the NCLEX RN exam. Students may then apply to DNP midwifery program, and, as below, may apply for both in a single application University of New Mexico Yes Yes* No No Yes No No * 1 year of experience; waived on an individual basis University of Pennsylvania Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes University of Pittsburgh Yes No No* Yes Yes Yes No** * but L&D nursing experience preferred ** Pitt does have a 1 year accelerated BSN program for students with a previous bachelor’s degree. Students can go directly from that program into the midwifery DNP program. But they apply to the accelerated BSN first, and then apply to the midwifery DNP program while in the BSN program. ACNM - Admissions Requirements ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Does the program require applicants to be a nurse? Does the program require experience in nursing for admission? Does the program require experience in labor and delivery for admission? Does the program offer an ADN to MSN option (Bridge program)? Does the program require applicants to have a bachelor's degree? If a bachelor's degree is required for admission, must it be in nursing? Does the program offer an accelerated direct entry to nurse midwifery education option?* *Students who are not nurses and who have a bachelor's degree in something other than nursing can be admitted directly to the nurse-midwifery education program and complete a graduate degree in nursing. Comments: University of Utah Yes No No No Yes Yes No University of Washington Yes No No No Yes Yes No Vanderbilt University No No No Yes Yes No* Yes * No, however once admitted a student completes a 14 month accelerated nursing program at Vanderbilt School of Nursing Wayne State University Yes Yes Yes* No Yes No No * 1 year experience Yale University No No No No Yes No Yes ACNM - Admissions Requirements