Graduate Essay



The mission of the School of Nursing is to provide accessible, high quality undergraduate and graduate education to diverse student populations for the development of nurse leaders at all entries of practice. The mission will be accomplished through:

• Innovative programs that reflect the needs and current trends in healthcare of neighboring communities and the wider geographic regions;

• Provision of state-of-the-art healthcare and serve as a resource to the surrounding and global communities;

• Research that advances the scientific and theoretical foundations of nursing.





How to answer the essay question



The essay question or personal response, needs to address the following topics:

• Discuss the personal qualities and attributes that you think will be useful as well as those that you feel need further development in preparation for the nursing profession.

• Provide your own definition of cultural competence, ethical sensitivity, leadership and life-long learning as well as how you may incorporate these concepts in your professional practice.

• Discuss how a graduate education in nursing will impact your future career goals.



To enter your essay, do the following:

• Compose your essay using MS Word, MS Works, Notepad, etc.

• Save the document with a `.doc`, `.txt` or `.rtf` file extension.

• In the on-line application, click on the button below labeled `upload document`

• Click on the `browse` button to find your saved essay.

• When you have located your essay, click on the filename and press `open`

• You will be returned to the `file upload` screen.

Click the `upload document` button and your essay will be uploaded into your on-line application



Your essay should be no more than 3 to 5 double spaced typed pages.