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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.

• An official transcript is the University's certified statement of your academic record. The official paper transcript is printed on security sensitive paper and contains the University seal and signature of the University Registrar. The official electronic transcript is a PDF secured by a digital certificate which is displayed at the top of the transcript along with a red ribbon.
• An unofficial transcript does not meet the requirements listed above.

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.

1. Yes, but you must have a bachelor’s degree in nursing or a non-nursing field.
   
   Applicants who hold an associate's degree in nursing but a non-nursing bachelor’s degree are required to complete the following courses per The UNM College of Nursing Policy prior to beginning graduate coursework:
   1. NURS 405: Genetic Literacy Across the Lifespan
   2. NURS 407: Care of Vulnerable Populations
   3. NURS 410: Foundations of Leading Change and Advancing Health
   4. These courses may be in-progress at the time of application but must be completed prior to the first semester of the graduate program.
2. Applicants who need to complete this coursework should contact the UNM College of Nursing Admissions & Recruitment Office for assistance with completing this requirement.

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.

You can visit the UNM Global Education Office International Admissions webpage for more information. Or email goglobal@unm.edu.

Yes, you will need to order transcripts from your previous institutions to the University of New Mexico and NursingCAS. Email or Mail.

Yes, all foreign records must be evaluated by World Education Services (WES) prior to submitting your application to The University of New Mexico College of Nursing. Transcript Evaluations must be a course-by-course evaluation that demonstrate U.S. equivalency. College of Nursing academic advisors cannot evaluate foreign transcripts or professional credentials. Contact the Global Education Office for information about transcript/diploma evaluation.  

Applicants with international professional credentials should contact the New Mexico Board of Nursing to have their professional credentials reviewed for U.S. equivalency.

Our Freshman Direct Entry, Dual Degree ADN/BSN, Pre-Licensure BSN Option, and Accelerated 2^nd Degree BSN programs are full time in-person/on-campus. Our RN to BSN is fully online. The Doctor of Nursing Practice and Post-Graduate Certificate programs are hybrid and require students to be on-campus. The PhD program is mostly online with some in-person meetings each year. More information on all our programs can be found here.

Yes! You can review International Student specific scholarships by going to the UNM Global Education Office International Admissions webpage for more information. The UNM College of Nursing also offers scholarships that admitted students can apply to.   

UNM Global Education Office International Admissions webpage has a timeline and steps outline for both Freshman & Transfers and Graduate applicants. 

For Nursing program questions, you can contact the UNM College of Nursing Admissions & Recruitment office here. For International Applicant questions, you can contact the UNM Global Education Office here.

Contact the UNM Global Education Office International Admissions webpage for more information. They can go through the qualifications and requirements needed to show and submit.