Application Information

Fall 2025 (Enrollment Term)
Applications Available: September 1, 2024
Application Deadline: November 1, 2024 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

The Graduate Entry Program in Nursing (GEPN) uses a regular admission process by reviewing all applications after the deadline of November 1, 2024

Applicants interested in the GEPN Program will need to submit their application and all transcripts prior to the deadline of November 1 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time) to be considered for the fall term. Applicants must submit fully completed applications containing all requirements for both the UHM Graduate Division and the Department of Nursing (DON) via the Nursing Centralized Application Service (NCAS) to be reviewed for admission to the program. Incomplete/late applications will not be reviewed and cannot be re-submitted. Applicants can apply only once per annual admission cycle, and must meet the requirements of both the UH Manoa Graduate Division and the DON for admission to the program.

Each applicant is evaluated on the merit of their individual application. Notifications about decisions occur following review of the completed application and expect to be completed by the end of January.

Please check Nursing Centralized Admission Service (CAS) and the UHM Graduate Division for a full listing of admission requirements.

Two-Step Application Process

Application requirements are found on the websites listed below.

Step 1 – Apply to UH Manoa Graduate Division

https://manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate/how-to-apply/
Fee: $100
Select your desired Nursing advanced degree:
- “Nursing–MS” for Nursing Education & Leadership
- “Nursing–MS” for Online Advanced Population Health Nursing
- “Nursing Practice–DNP” for Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
- “Nursing Practice–DNP” for Family Nurse Practitioner
- “Nursing Practice–DNP” for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Step 2 – Apply to Nursing’s Centralized Application Service

Application deadlines for NCAS are set to Eastern Standard Time (EST) and will close at midnight EST the date of the deadline.

http://www.nursingcas.org
Fee: $80
Select your desired GEPN Nursing program/specialty track:
- “GEPN–MS–NEL” for Nursing Education & Leadership
- “GEPN–MS–APHN” for Online Advanced Population Health Nursing
- “GEPN–DNP–AGPCNP” for Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
- “GEPN–DNP–FNP” for Family Nurse Practitioner
- “GEPN–DNP–PMH” for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Admission Requirements

Education

Non-nursing baccalaureate degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university earned by July 15, 2025.

Grade Point Average (GPA)

Cumulative undergraduate GPA 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale (80 or higher on a 100 point scale).

Prerequisite Requirements

Courses

The GEPN program requires the completion of the six (6) prerequisite courses listed below within 7 years of enrollment in the program. (These prerequisite courses are in semester credit hours.) For the cohort entering in August 2025, the prerequisites must be taken between August 1, 2018 and August 15, 2025 at a regionally accredited college or university.

Prerequisite to Apply

Of the six (6) required prerequisite courses, 2 of the 3 science prerequisites listed below (in semester credit hours) must be completed by the program’s application deadline (November 1^st).

Anatomy & Physiology I lecture with lab (4 credits)
Anatomy & Physiology II lecture with lab (4 credits)
General Microbiology lecture (3 credits)

Prerequisite to Enroll

The offer of admission is conditional on the applicant completing all of the six (6) required prerequisites listed below (in semester credit hours) by August 15^th of the enrollment year.

Anatomy & Physiology I lecture with lab (4 credits)
Anatomy & Physiology II lecture with lab (4 credits)
General Microbiology lecture (3 credits)
Human Growth and Development course (3 credits)
Applied Human Nutrition course (3 credits)
Introduction to Research course (3 credits)

Grades

All prerequisite courses (lecture and lab) must be completed with a grade of B- or better.

Transfer Equivalencies

Prerequisites taken at other universities must match the credit hour totals in the table below. A course completed in a quarter system is transferred as 66% of one semester credit hour. To verify course equivalencies from institutions outside of the UH system, please visit UH Course Transfer Database website.

Courses offered at UH Manoa or within the UH System that fulfill the prerequisite requirement include:

Prerequisite Credits	Course Examples	Campuses Offering Courses
Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab (Lectures are 3 credits and the lab is 1 credit) 8 credits	PHYL 141/141L PHYL 142/142L	Hawaii CC Honolulu CC Kauai CC Kapiolani CC Leeward CC UH Manoa UH Maui College UH West Oahu Windward CC
	BIO 243/243L BIO 244/244L PHYL 301/301L PHYL 302/302L	UH Hilo UH Manoa
General Microbiology lecture (No lab required) 3 credits	MICRO 130	Hawaii CC Honolulu CC Kauai CC Kapiolani CC Leeward CC UH Manoa UH Maui College UH West Oahu Windward CC
	BIO 275	UH Hilo
*Introduction to Research Course (see description below)** 3 credits	PSY 212	Honolulu CC Kapiolani CC Leeward CC UH Manoa UH Maui College UH West Oahu Windward CC
	PSY 214	UH Hilo Hawaii CC
	NURS 363	UH Manoa UH Maui College
	HDSF 380	UH Manoa
	PUBA 310	UH West Oahu
Human Growth and Development 3 credits	HDFS 230	Honolulu CC Kauai CC Kapiolani CC Leeward CC UH Manoa UH Maui College Windward CC
	PSY 240	Honolulu CC Kauai CC Kapiolani CC Leeward CC UH Manoa UH Maui College UH West Oahu Windward CC
	PSY 320	UH Hilo
Applied Human Nutrition 3 credits	FSHN 185	Honolulu CC Leeward CC UH Manoa UH Maui College UH West Oahu Windward CC

* The Introduction to Research Course must focus on human subjects research and include the following content: Developing a Problem Statement, Research Question, Hypothesis, Research Ethics, Literature Review, Sampling, Research Design, Institutional Review Board, Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, Data Collection, Reliability, Validity, and Data Analysis. Courses that fulfill this prerequisite are offered in the health sciences and social sciences departments at many 4-year colleges. The title of the course usually includes the words “Research Methods.” Introduction to Statistics or Epidemiology does not fulfill this requirement.

English Language Proficiency

If an applicant’s native language is not English or has not obtained a bachelor’s or master’s degree from an English speaking college, then the applicant must submit official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores with a minimum score of 600/100 (paper/internet) and subtest scores of 25 for listening and 25 for speaking or Grad International English Language Testing System (IELTS) minimum score of 7.00.

International Students

Please visit the UH Manoa Office of International Student Services page, email them at issmanoa@hawaii.edu, or call them at (808) 956-8613.150