DNAP-C & NAEP Admissions Requirements Checklist

MTSA accepts applicants into the Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) Completion Program & Nurse Anesthesia Eduator Program (NAEP) each year, with classes beginning in the Fall. The following criteria lists requirements to be considered for an admission interview.

During the application cycle dates, the Screening Committee will review applicants, based on the following requirements, to determine applicants eligible to interview with the Admissions Committee.  

While applicants may be invited to interview before all admissions requirements are complete, an admissions decision cannot be made until all admissions requirements are complete.   

All documents must be submitted through the MTSA Applicant Portal, which applicants gain access to after submitting the written application. All documents must be clear, legible, and valid (if the document includes an expiration date).   

During the admissions cycle, completed applications are reviewed in the order they are received. The dates for the open application cycle are posted at www.mtsa.edu. 

The following criteria lists requirements to be considered for an admission interview: 

• Written Application

  • Application available on the MTSA website (https://www.mtsa.edu/admissions/doctorate) 

• Current Licensure as an Advanced Practice (Registered) Nurse (APN/APRN), if applicable. (Not all states require APN or APRN license). 

  • The applicant must submit a copy of the current APN/APRN license for all states licensed. 

• Current Licensure as a Professional Registered Nurse (RN) in all states licensed. 
   

• Valid Certification or Recertification as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). 

• Active membership with the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology. 

• Current CV 

• Personal Statement: 2 pages max. 

  • Introduction of yourself, background, and why you are interested in MTSA for your DNAP degree. (2-3 paragraphs) 

  • Anesthesia topics of interest (please discuss all 5 points as stated below) 

    1. What is  your focused area of interest in your anesthesia practice and why does it interest you? 

    2. What would you like to see improved upon in anesthesiapractice, education or advocacy? 

    3. Why does this area need improvement? 

    4. What population(s) would benefit from changes in this anesthesia topic? 

    5. Why do you think this area of interest would benefit other anesthesia providers, or patient populations outside of your own practice and community? 

  • Your plan to educate: 

    1. Are you currently a nurse educator? If so, in what setting? 

    2. Describe any experience you have in education 

    3. What education setting are you interested in? Clinical, simulation, classroom, administrative/ leadership, all? 

    4. What anesthesia topics are you most interested in teaching? 

• 2 Professional references. 
   

• Official academic transcripts from each institution of higher learning attended  

  • Transcripts must demonstrate the following:  

  • The general education curriculum required by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to earn the baccalaureate degree were met 

  • A Master of Science Degree. 

  • Documentation of graduation from a COA-Accredited Nurse Anesthesia Program. 

  • 3.0 graduate school (cumulative) grade point average based on a 4.0 grading system from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States. 

  • International degrees will be reviewed by an evaluating agency.