This program is no longer accepting applications. The Fall 2026 application will open in mid-September.
The Family Nurse Practitioner program has an early application deadline of February 1st. Based on seat availability, we may continue to review applications on a rolling basis after this posted deadline.
Admission Guidelines
All applicants to the MS Family Nurse Practitioner program must meet the following criteria:
- Baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing from an NLNAC or CCNE accredited program with a minimum 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) by the start of the program. Candidates may apply while their bachelor’s degree is in progress.
- Applicants must possess a current unrestricted, unencumbered license as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN) in New York State. (The applicant is required to report all licenses/registrations in all jurisdictions and/or states in which a license/registration is or has ever been held, including any registrations through occupational licensing boards or emergency medical services that the applicant holds or has ever held. This includes any active or inactive licenses/registrations that have ever been encumbered, disciplined, sanctioned or terminated at the time of application to the graduate program.)
- All applicants must demonstrate evidence of the equivalent of at least 2000 hours work experience as a RN by the start of the first semester of study.
- All applicants must demonstrate successful completion of an undergraduate course in basic statistics with a grade of C or better before the start of our program.
- All applicants must have completed a health assessment course with a grade of B or better before the start of our program. If it has been greater than 7 years since the applicant has taken the health assessment course, one may want to take an undergraduate health assessment course as a refresher in preparation for the advanced health assessment course at the graduate level.
Application Instructions
- Submit the online Application for Graduate Admission
- Pay the $60 Graduate Application Fee
- Request and submit official transcript(s) from all colleges previously attended, including any in-progress coursework, that reflect completion of a BS in Nursing
- Following submission of your application, check your email for a link to your Application Status Portal to upload the required application materials outlined below
Required Application Materials
- Contact information for at least two (2) references from professional nurses or nursing program faculty
- Writing sample adhering to specific guidelines (guidelines outlined in your Application Status Portal)
- Professional Experiences form (accessible in your Application Status Portal)
Important Notes
- Semester Start: This program is fall start, only. Spring admission is not available.
- Application Deadline: The priority application deadline for this program is February 1. Candidates may be considered for admission on a rolling basis until program capacity is reached.
- Admission Interview: Complete applications will be reviewed, and an interview may be granted to determine admission to the program.
- Application Fee: The application fee is waived for military veterans, active-duty military, reserve and guard members, and their spouses and dependents; SUNY Poly alumni; current matriculated students; and graduates of the following opportunity programs: EOP, HEOP, and SEEK.
- Official Transcripts: Official transcripts can be sent electronically to graduate@sunypoly.edu or mailed directly from the college or university to SUNY Polytechnic Institute Graduate Admissions, 100 Seymour Road, Utica, NY 13502
- Foreign Transcripts: Foreign transcripts and documents must be professionally translated in English and evaluated. Applicants must use a service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. We require a course-by-course evaluation with GPA calculated. http://naces.org/
