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Prospective Nurse Anesthesia students must submit the following materials in order to be considered for admission to the program:

• A completed application, fees, and all supporting documents by November 15 of the year prior to the one in which an applicant plans to enroll. Emailed and faxed applications are not acceptable. Applications will not be processed until the application fee is received.
• One handwritten page outlining the applicant's interest in this profession
• Four recommendation letters as listed in the application and a clinical skills assessment. The letters and clinical skills form should be sent to the School of Nurse Anesthesia and should reflect an accurate appraisal of clinical skills, experience, and the applicant’s ability to pursue graduate study. Emailed letters are not acceptable.
• The Admissions Committee will review all applications and select candidates to attend a personal interview. Only candidates who attend the interview will be considered for admission to the program. The Committee strongly recommends that the applicant complete the required nursing experience, required course work and baccalaureate degree prior to the date of their interview.
• Required prerequisite courses include: Statistics (equivalent of 3 semester hours); humanities/fine arts courses in English composition, speech, literature, philosophy, foreign language, or music (equivalent of 9 semester hours); social studies courses in psychology, child development, sociology, anthropology, history, political science, or religion (equivalent of 9 semester hours); basic sciences courses, including:

• Chemistry: two semesters of chemistry with lab (equivalent of 8 semester hours)
• Microbiology (equivalent of 3 semester hours)
• Anatomy: human or mammalian anatomy (equivalent of 3 semester hours)
• Physiology: Course must have been completed within the 10 years prior to admission to the program. Minimum grade of 3.0 or "B" is required for this course. Pathophysiology cannot be substituted for the physiology requirement. Contact the School of Nurse Anesthesia for approved courses to meet the physiology requirements (equivalent of 3 semester hours)
• Anatomy/Physiology (in lieu of separate courses). The combined course is acceptable if offered over two semesters and taken sequentially.  One semester must have been completed within 10 years prior to admission to the program. Minimum grade of 3.0 or “B” is required in both semesters (equivalent of 6 semester hours)

• All of the above listed courses or their equivalent, completed at an accredited college or university, are required and must be transferable to BryanLGH College of Health Sciences. Completion of these courses must be documented by official transcripts sent by the college/university directly to the School of Nurse Anesthesia prior to admission to the program.
• Applications for the Master of Nurse Anesthesia program are accepted prior to November 15 for the class enrolling in August of the following year. All applications are reviewed by the Admissions Committee. Classes begin in August each year. Admission is restricted to eleven students. Every applicant is considered, regardless of race, religion, sex, age, creed, color, national origin, ethnicity, marital status, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation.

All applicants must be able to perform the following technical competencies:

• Utilize perceptual and psychomotor skills in implementing the anesthesia care plan when caring for patients in all types of settings
• Safely use essential equipment when providing patient care in all required settings
• Move about independently when caring for patients. Technical standards and requirements of the BryanLGH Medical Center/BryanLGH College of Health Sciences School of Nurse Anesthesia must be met by all students. A copy of the standards is available on request