Admissions Criteria

• Must have a baccalaureate degree 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 professional resume.
• Have an interview and a written agreement with a clinical site with a midwifery (CNM/CM) preceptor.
• Own a computer and have internet access.
• Submit two letters of reference.
• 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 a brief essay, per guidelines, using a word processor program.
• The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) of Miller Analogies Test (MAT) is recommended but not required.
• Demonstrate English proficiency on the TOEFL or IELTS if the primary language of undergraduate study was 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 catherization 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).