Applying to the Graduate Nursing Program
1. Students will be admitted once a year beginning summer semester.
Application deadline is January 10. Apply online or mail your
completed Application for Admission to the MSN program to
the Graduate Admissions Office, GC, CBX 107, Milledgeville,
GA 31061. For information regarding the admissions process
or to check on your admission status, e-mail
Grad-Admit@gcsu.edu.
2. Request that all your previous academic institutions send
one official copy of your transcript to the Graduate Admissions
Office. Most institutions require that your request be in writing.
3. Take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or the Miller Analogies
Test (MAT), if you have not already taken it, at least eight weeks
prior to the application deadline. You will need to contact
the testing center for the test you plan to take. Request that the
score be sent to Georgia College & State University, Graduate
Admissions Office, Campus Box 107, Milledgeville, Georgia, 31061.
If you have taken the test within the last five years, but have not
had your results sent to Georgia College, request that an official
copy of your score is sent to GC. Your personal copy of the test
results cannot be accepted.
GRE Information (http://www.ets.org/gre)
The only Prometric Technology (computer based testing) Center
in central Georgia is located at 3312 Northside Drive-Suite A-180,
Macon, GA, 31210. Call 478-476-9395 for an appointment. The
GRE is offered Monday – Saturday at this location.
Below are additional Georgia testing center locations and phone
numbers:
Albany: 229-430-1631
Athens: 706-542-8378
Atlanta: 770-394-2330 or 404-651-3816
Columbus: 706-565-3562
Macon: 478-476-9395
Marietta: 770-980-1117
Savannah: 912-355-2267 or 770-493-6743
Valdosta: 229-245-1069
MAT Information (http://milleranalogies.com/)Mercer University is a MAT testing site. Call 478-301-2863 for
test registration. Georgia College is also a testing site. Call
478-445-5016 to register for the test in Milledgeville.
Below are additional MAT testing locations:
Albany: 229-430-1631
Americus: 229-928-1331
Athens: 706-542-3183
Atlanta: 404-413-1739 or 678-260-3600
Augusta: 706-210-3800
Brunswick: 912-264-9268
Carrollton: 678-839-6435
Columbus: 706-568-2226
Covington: 770-385-8315
Dahlonega: 706-867-2857
Demorest: 706-776-0118
Fort Benning: 706-685-5735
Gainesville: 770-534-6220
Kings Bay: 912-882-7125
Lawrenceville: 678-407-5322
Lithonia: 770-484-1204
Macon: 478-301-2863
Marietta: 770-951-8382
Milledgeville: 478-445-5016
Mt. Berry: 706-236-1718
Savannah: 912-927-5269
Statesboro: 912-478-5415
Valdosta: 229-245-3878
Vidalia: 866-557-8613
Warner Robins: 478-327-7376
4. When you meet the requirements for regular admission to
the graduate program, you will be asked to plan a
Program of Graduate Study. Please contact the program
advisor listed on your acceptance letter for an appointment.
5. Become thoroughly familiar with the regulations and
requirements stated in the Graduate Catalog. Pay special
attention to the academic policies, the requirements for
graduation, and the prerequisites for graduate courses.
The graduate catalog can be found online at
http://catalog.gcsu.edu/grad/index.htm.
6. You must complete and return the Certificate of Immunization
to the Registrar's Office before you can register for courses
at GC. If you have not received an immunization form,
please contact the Registrar's Office or call 478-445-6286.
7. Register each semester for courses on your approved Program
of Study. Some courses have required prerequisites
(consult the catalog course description to make certain you do
not register for a course that you may not yet be prepared to
take). Take advantage of early registration! By registering
early, you will eliminate problems such as holds on your
registration and busy telephone lines.
8. If a change in your approved program becomes necessary,
request that the Graduate Coordinator initiate a "change of
program" form deleting and adding the course you wish to
change. Make your request prior to registering for the course
you wish to add, since not all requested changes can be
allowed, and you would not want to waste your time taking a
course that could not be applied toward your degree program.
9. If you are out of school for one or more semesters (excluding
Summer Term), contact the Graduate Admissions Office at
478-445-6289 to have your file reactivated.
10. Secure prior approval from the Graduate Coordinator for any
work taken under the auspices of another institution as a
transient graduate student.
Contact Information
Dr. Deborah MacMillan
Assistant Director Graduate Program
School of Nursing
Macon Graduate Center
Macon, GA 31201
478-752-1074 - office
478-747-0986 - cell
debby.macmillan@gcsu.edu
