Graduate students may be able to reduce their cost through prior learning, previous degrees earned at UWG, or transfer credits. We have created a tool to help students estimate their tuition costs.                

This program is offered entirely online. Though a student may choose to sign-up for a face-to-face elective or core course, one can earn this degree completely online.

Save money

UWG is often ranked as one of the most affordable accredited university of its kind, regardless of the method of delivery chosen. In addition, online courses and programs can mean a huge cost-savings in many non-evident ways: No more high gas charges. No childcare needed. The flexibility can allow one to maintain a job while attending school. Regardless of state residency, out-of-state non-resident students are not charged non-resident tuition for online course credit hours.

Details

• Total tuition costs and fees may vary, depending on the instructional method of the courses in which the student chooses to enroll.
• The more courses a student takes in a single term, the more they will typically save in fees and total cost.
• Face-to-Face or partially online courses are charged at the general tuition rate and all mandatory campus fees, based on the student's residency (non-residents are charged at a higher rate).
• Fully or entirely online course tuition rates and fees my vary depending on the program. Students enrolled in exclusively online courses do not pay non-Resident rates.
• Together this means that GA residents pay about the same if they take all face-to-face or partially online courses as they do if they take only fully online courses exclusively; while non-residents save money by taking fully online courses.
• One word of caution: If a student takes a combination of face-to-face and online courses in a single term, they will pay both all mandatory campus fees and the higher eTuition rate.
• For the cost information, as well as payment deadlines, see the Student Accounts and Billing Services website

There are a variety of financial assistance options for students, including scholarships and work study programs. Visit the Office of Financial Aid's website for more information.

Guidelines for Admittance

• All graduate applicants must complete the online Grad Application. A one-time application fee of $40 is required.
• Applicants should also review the Graduate Studies Website for individual program specific requirements and tasks that must be completed prior to admission. See Graduate Studies Application Process.
• International applicants are subject to additional requirements and application deadlines. See Procedures for International Students.
• Official transcripts from all degree-granting institutions are required and should be sent directly to the UWG Graduate Admissions Office.

Program Specific Admittance Guidelines

• Earned Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree from an accredited program.
• G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all graduate nursing courses. 
• Official transcript from each degree-granting college or university attended (Bachelor's, Master's, etc.).
• Three letters of recommendation from individuals who are knowledgeable of the applicant’s professional and academic abilities.
• Current unencumbered RN license in the United States.
• Professional resume.
• Personal Statement: In a two to three-page double-spaced scholarly essay, discuss your short- and long-term academic and career goals once you obtain the Doctorate in Nursing Education (EdD). What is your area of research interest for the Doctorate in Nursing Education (EdD), and how does this relate to the needs for the future of nursing education? Explain this topic of interest and the need for scholarly inquiry in this area. Include the literature that supports its relevance, particularly as it relates to the future of nursing education. Submit this scholarly essay in a Word document. 
  • Turnitin: To ensure academic integrity, the Tanner Health System School of Nursing (THS SON) vigorously affirms the importance of an Honor Code as defined by the THS SON Undergraduate and Graduate Student Handbook. Therefore, to detect and prevent plagiarism, faculty members at THS SON now use an originality tool called Turnitin to compare a candidate's work with multiple online sources. Turnitin reports a percentage of similarity with multiple online sources and provides links to those specific sources. However, the tool itself does not determine whether or not a paper has been plagiarized. Instead, the individual faculty member must make that judgment.

Application Deadlines

This program admits only for the fall semester each year. 

Applications are reviewed on a rolling admission basis. Admissions will continue until the cohort is full for the available fall semester.

Admission Process Checklist

Please submit all transcripts to:

UWG Graduate Admissions
Mandeville Hall
1601 Maple Street
Carrollton, GA 30118

Contact

The School of Nursing Website includes a program handbook, directory of instructors and their credentials, as well as other vital information.

School of Nursing
678-839-6552
nurs@westga.edu

Contact
THSSON Graduate Studies Associate
songraduate-list@westga.edu
Phone: 678-839-5115
Fax: 678-839-6553

Graduate Admissions
graduate@westga.edu
678-839-1394

This program admits only for the fall semester each year. Application deadlines can be found on the Deadlines page.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling admission basis. Admissions will continue until the cohort is full for the available fall semester.

Specific dates for Financial Aid, Fee Payment, Registration, Start/End of Term Dates, Final Exams, etc. are available in THE SCOOP.

The major objectives of this doctoral program are to:

• Demonstrate advanced nurse educator competencies to enact increasingly complex faculty and leadership roles.
• Facilitate curriculum design, development of courses, and evaluation of program and learner outcomes using evidence-based strategies.
• Function as a change agent, innovator, and leader with the continuous pursuit of quality improvement in the nurse educator role.
• Advance the scholarship of nursing education.
• Conduct, evaluate, and synthesize theoretically guided research to further pedagogical knowledge in nursing education.