Midwifery

The CM pathway courses currently run once a year, beginning in August. We have rolling admissions and application materials are accepted throughout the year. The deadlines for complete admissions materials to be received are as follows:

Application Materials:

Application Part 1: University Application
Application Part 2: Midwifery Specific Application
Recommendation Form
Writing Sample
Personal Statement Criteria
Clinical Site Form

• Must have a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution in any field with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and have fulfilled the following prerequisites with a grade of C or better:
  • Anatomy & Physiology with labs - 2 semesters
  • General Biology - 1 course
  • Microbiology - 1 course
  • General Chemistry - 1 course
  • Pathophysiology - 1 course
  • Nutrition - 1 course
  • Sociology - 1 course
  • General or Abnormal Psychology - 1 course
  • Life Span or Developmental Psychology - 1 course
  • Statistics - 1 course
• Submit a graduate and progran supplemental application.
• Submit a professional resume or CV.
• Have an interview witha potential clinical preceptor and a written promise to work towards a clinical site agreement with the University.
• Own a computer and have internet access.
• Submit two professional letters of reference attesting to your character and abilities.
• Submit official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate courses/institutions. NACES accredited U.S. equivalency course-by-course detailed, full report is required if education is outside of the U.S.
• Submit an essay per admission guidelines.
• Submit one of the following:
  • Official GRE Scores (scores are valid for 5 years) OR
  • Submit a writing sample following admission guidelines
• If educated outside of the United States, take and submit results of the test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minumum score of 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based), 79 (internet-based), or submit a transcript showing the completion of the highest level of intensive English language program (ELS-210) if from a country whose first language is not English.
• Complete an interview (in person/telephone) with a program faculty member

Once accepted, CM pathway students take three courses (9 credits) in the Fall semester prior to the beginning the Midwifery Program proper in the Spring semester. These three courses cover basic health skills (such as vital signs, sterile technique, injections, bladder catheterization and others), environments of health care (exploring and understanding health care settings and systems) and concepts of health and illness across the lifespan (introducing the midwifery management process building on basic science knowledge).