We understand that applicants often have many questions regarding the application process. Presented below is a list of the most commonly asked questions by prospective students. If you have additional questions, please submit an inquiry.

What are the admission requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program?

Applicants to the BS in Nursing program need to submit the following in order for their application to be considered complete:

• Complete application - either submitted online or in paper format. The application fee (beginning  January 31, 2012) is $40 for all graduate and SPCS programs. Candidates should submit their applications online and mail a $40 check to:
       College of Mount Saint Vincent 
       Graduate and SPCS Admission  
       Fonthill Castle, 6301 Riverdale Avenue, 
       Riverdale NY 10471 
  * Note: we are working with IT to have this process automated for the students to pay online in the future
• A $100 enrollment fee is required for students who are accepted into the program for which they applied if they do not register for the term indicated on their application. Deferments will require this fee.
• A personal statement. The personal statement must be 2 - 3 page in length (approximately 600 - 1000) words. The personal statement can be e-mailed and must be sent as a Word attachment
• Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended. Foreign transcripts must be evaluated through World Education Services (WES)
• It the applicant has less than 25 college credits, then an official copy of the high school transcript must also be submitted
• 2 letters of recommendation, preferably one academic letter of reference and one professional letter of reference. The letters can be written on the letterhead of the recommender or the SPCS approved recommendation forms can be used. Approved forms can be found here.

All 'admissible' candidates, as part of the final stage of the application process to the BS in Nursing program will be required to write an English essay exam, which will be administered at the applicants' convenience, either at our Riverdale offices or in Manhattan.

What is the deadline for applying to the degree programs offered through the School of Professional and Continuing Studies?

The School of Professional and Continuing Studies uses 'Rolling Admissions' guidelines, which means that there are no formal deadlines for admission to any of the programs offered through SPCS. Applicants to popular programs such as nursing are advised to submit complete applications early within the admission cycle. The only exception to the rolling admissions rule pertains to nursing applicants for the Fall semester who believe they are 'clinical ready'. These applicants must have their complete applications into the School of Professional and Continuing Studies no later than May 1st in order to be considered for a clinical start date of September.

What is the different between the Undergraduate College Admissions Office and the School of Professional and Continuing Studies?

The Undergraduate College works only will students under the age of 25 applying to undergraduate degree programs at the Riverdale Campus. The School of Professional and Continuing Studies works will all students at the Manhattan campus, undergraduate applicants over the age of 25 at the Riverdale campus, and all non-degree and graduate students at both the Manhattan site and Riverdale campus.

I am applying to a degree program offered through the School of Professional and Continuing Studies, what mailing address should I use when sending in my application pieces?

All applicants to programs offered through SPCS should send their application materials to the following:

   Christine Leake, Assistant Director of Graduate and SPCS Admissions
   College of Mount Saint Vincent
   6301 Riverdale Avenue
   Fonthill Castle, Riverdale, NY 10471.

What is the difference between the Riverdale and Manhattan campuses?

Our main campus is located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. All undergraduate and graduate degree programs are available at this site.  Transfer applicants to the BS in Nursing program are not required to have any 'pre-requisites'. Our mid-Manhattan site located on the upper east side of Manhattan offers the BS in Nursing degree program as well as the Post-Master's Nursing Education program only. Some non-degree programs are available at the mid-Manhattan site. Applicants to the BS in Nursing program in Manhattan must have at least 60 'transferable' credits in order to qualify for admission to the nursing program in Manhattan. These credits can be in almost any area of study. The mid-Manhattan site serves as a degree completion program for BS in Nursing students, and therefore the beadth and depth of elective and core classes that are available in Riverdale are not available in Manhattan. As a result, applicants to this site must meet the 60 credit minimum transfer requirement.

Many schools have pre-requisites for admission to their nursing programs such as requiring the completion of Anatomy and Physiology and Chemistry. Does the School of Professional and Continuing Studies have the same requirements?

Aside from the 60 transferable credits required by students applying to the mid-Manhattan site, the science classes - Anatomy and Physiology 1 & 2, Microbiology, Organic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry are not required for admission at either nursing program in Manhattan or Riverdale. All 5 science classes can be taken through the College of Mount Saint Vincent. The 5 science classes are required for admission to the "clinical" portion of the nursing program.