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Have questions about admissions, academic programs or student life at UNM College of Nursing? We are here to support you. We collected our frequently asked questions and answers and posted them for you.
Kristopher Samora
Interim Admissions & Financial Aid Manager
Brandy Bennet
Admissions Associate
Alexis Tiefa
Student Recruitment Specialist
Jacob Philllips
Admissions Advisor
Grace Wiele
Student Recruitment Specialist
Visit the NursingCAS application website, and click “Create an Account.” We also encourage you to visit their Quick Start Guide and FAQs page.
We require official transcripts from every university/institution you have attended, including UNM. Official Transcripts must be received by NursingCAS by the application deadline if not sooner.
NursingCAS has a dedicated customer service team available to applicants. Please contact customer service for any questions or concerns, including inquiries about application status, verification, receipt of supporting materials, how to complete the application, uploading documents or submitting reference requests.
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. EST, and Fridays, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EST
Website: http://www.nursingcas.org/
Email: nursingcasinfo@nursingcas.org
Phone: 617-612-2880
Please contact our office with any questions regarding the program specific materials. You can reach our office by phone at 505-272-4721 or via email at HSC-CON-Admissions@salud.unm.edu
We encourage you to do your best when estimating your academic level when entering in your coursework. This does not need to be exact and will not impact your application if entered incorrectly.
Please review NursingCAS’s “Academic Status Definitions” for guidance
If your application requires letters of recommendation, they should come from professional/academic sources (supervisors, professors, leaders of organizations, etc.). The American College Testing (ACT) website has a great resource for helping you request a letter of recommendation.
Applicants should have no contact with their letters of recommendation and are not allowed to upload letters on their recommender's behalf.
We encourage all applicants to review The University of New Mexico Career Services website for great resources on how to build a professional resume.
First, ask your recommender in advance if they would be willing to write a recommendation for you and provide them with enough time to submit the letter prior to the application deadline.
Second, provide your recommender with a copy of your admissions essays, resume, or a brief description of your accomplishments, goals, and reasons for pursuing your nursing degree.
The five core values of the College of Nursing are academic integrity, diversity and inclusion, innovation, integrity and respect. Please ask your recommenders to discuss how you exemplify these values in the personal message/notes section of your request through NursingCAS.
Letters of recommendation should come from someone who has extensive knowledge of you and can speak to your academic or professional attitudes and behaviors.
All official transcripts must be sent to NursingCAS. Please review their help page for more assistance.
Applicants to the Freshman Direct Entry Pre-Licensure BSN Program must upload an unofficial copy of their High School Transcripts as part of their application.
Applicants to any other College of Nursing program do not need to include high school transcripts on their NursingCAS application.
No, Professional Transcript Entry is a completely optional service. We encourage applicants to review NursingCAS’s PTE Information page to be fully informed of the requirements of using the Professional Transcript Entry service.
Yes. We have an alternate/wait list. Each year, a number of applicants may be placed on an alternate/wait list for admission to each program. Students on this list are notified by email and when seats become available in the entering cohort. For more information about the alternate/wait list, check out Admissions Policies.
No, you do not have to be a current UNM student to apply. If you are accepted into our program, then you would need to apply to UNM. All applicants should review our How to Apply webpage.
Please visit our How to Apply webpage for instructions on how to apply to the RN-BSN Program.
You can use The UNM Transfer Equivalency System (TES) to manually check your transfer coursework to help you determine if any of your coursework is equivalent.
Coursework that does not appear in TES has not been evaluated by UNM Main Campus Admissions and you will need to apply to UNM Main Campus to receive an official determination of that coursework.
The UNM College of Nursing offers several options for applicants with an MSN such as a Post-Master's DNP, post-graduate certificate options, and a PhD program. We encourage you to to book an appointment with a member of our Admissions & Recruitment team to discuss your academic goals.
We encourage applicants who have been selected for interviews to review The University of New Mexico Career Services website for information on how to prepare for an interview as well as how to present yourself professionally.
Not finding your question? Email us. A member of our team will be in touch with you soon. You can also contact us directly at 505-272-4721 during business hours.
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