ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS	Does the program require applicants to be a nurse?	Does the program require experience in nursing for admission?	Does the program require experience in labor and delivery for admission?	Does the program offer an ADN to MSN option (Bridge program)?	Does the program require applicants to have a bachelor's degree?	If a bachelor's degree is required for admission, must it be in nursing?	Does the program offer an accelerated direct entry to nurse midwifery education option?*  *Students who are not nurses and who have a bachelor's degree in something other than nursing can be admitted directly to the nurse-midwifery education program and complete a graduate degree in nursing.	Comments	Website
Baylor University	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		http://www.baylor.edu/nursing/index.php?id=928855
Baystate Medical Center Midwifery Education Program	No	No	No	No*	Yes**	No	No	* Program offers a MS degree on completion and you can have an ADN to enter, BSN not required ** BA or BS degree, any major	https://www.baystatehealth.org/education-research/education/midwifery-education-program
Bethel University	Yes	Yes*	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	* Must have 1 year nursing experience	http://gs.bethel.edu/academics/masters/nurse-midwifery/
California State University, Fullerton	Yes	Yes*	Yes**	No	Yes	Yes	No	* Must have 1 year experience ** 6 mos. minimum, 1 year preferred	http://nursing.fullerton.edu/programs/msnwhc/
Case Western Reserve University	Yes	No	No	Yes*	Yes	No	No	* if the applicant has a bachelor's in another area, we will review a portfolio for ADN to MSN admission	http://bit.ly/2aPInxT
Columbia University	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No		http://bit.ly/2ahCWqZ
East Carolina University	Yes	Yes*	No**	No	Yes	Yes	No***	* Must be one year of hospital nursing ** L&D experience preferred ***accelerated BSN program (ABSN) for people that have a BS degree.  They have to apply to the midwifery program separately though after getting their BSN	http://www.ecumidwifery.net/
Emory University	Yes	No	No*	No	No	No**	Yes	* For those that do not have 1 year of experience in L&D, they have an "extended role transition course" to complete ** If students do not possess a BSN, they can be admitted to the program but must first complete the BSN curriculum prior to starting the MSN (CNM) curriculum	http://bit.ly/2bhEpCc
Fairfield University	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes		https://www.fairfield.edu/graduate/academics/egan-school-of-nursing-and-health-studies/programs/doctor-of-nursing-practice-nurse-midwifery/
Frontier University of Midwifery and Family Nursing	Yes	Yes*	No	Yes	No	No	No	* 1 year	http://www.frontier.edu/nurse-midwife
Georgetown University	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No		http://online.nursing.georgetown.edu/academics/nurse-midwifery-womens-health-nurse-practitioner/
Marquette University College of Nursing Midwifery Program	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		http://www.marquette.edu/nursing/Academic/Graduate.shtml
Thomas Jefferson University	No	No	No*	No	Yes	No	Yes	Jefferson College of Nursing offers an accelerated BSN program called the Full-time Accelerated Coursework Track (FACT) 1 year.  Applicants are encouraged to apply to both programs simultaneously.	http://www.philau.edu/midwifery/index.html
NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing	Yes	No*	No	No**	Yes	No	No	*Students may be admitted to the program without nursing experience, however they must complete one year nursing experience by the time that they begin clinical midwifery coursework. **But we have a Dual Degree option. This is where students are admitted to the undergraduate nursing program and before completing their undergrad degree, they may apply to the midwifery program. If accepted, they may take up to 2 Graduate courses (at undergraduate tuition rates) while finishing their undergrad degree.  Students return within 2 years to continue their graduate studies	http://bit.ly/2au9MrT
Ohio State University	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes		http://tinyurl.com/n3g5apg
Oregon Health Sciences University	No	No	No	No	Yes	No*	Yes	* No, however once admitted a student completes a 16 month accelerated BSN program at OHSU.	http://bit.ly/2an3SoM
Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences Nurse Midwifery Education Program	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No		http://bit.ly/2aCpHoY
San Diego State University	Yes	Yes*	Yes**	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	* 1 year ** Yes for midwifery (1 year), not required for WHNP program	http://bit.ly/2aPAgl7
Seattle University	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes		http://bit.ly/2oXXXlr
Shenandoah University	Yes	Yes*	No**	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	*1 year or 2080 hours ** Encouraged, but not required	http://www.su.edu/nursing/graduate-degrees-post-masters-certificate/nurse-midwifery-programs/
State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center	No	No	No	No*	Yes	No	No*	The SUNY Downstate College of Nursing offers an ADN to BS program and an accelerated bachelor's degree in nursing for those with a bachelor's degree in another field. Graduates of these programs can apply to the midwifery program for the fall semester immediately after graduation and be given priority admission.	http://www.downstate.edu/CHRP/midwifery/
SUNY Stony Brook University School of Nursing	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No*	No	* Must demonstrate a clinical portfolio	http://bit.ly/2aDGWUc
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	Yes	No	No*	No	Yes	Yes	No	**1 year L&D or comparable OB clinical experience in the past 5 years is preferred	http://bit.ly/2a4ZWgw
University of California at San Francisco	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes		http://nursing.ucsf.edu/nurse-midwifery-curriculum
University of Cincinnati Nurse-Midwifery	Yes*	No**	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	*UC has an online accelerated program in which any applicant with a bachelor’s degree can first attain a BSN and then entry into the NM Program **experience working with pregnant and laboring women preferred (i.e. nurse or doula)	http://nursingonline.uc.edu/
University of Colorado Denver	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No		http://tinyurl.com/bwhybvj
University of Illinois at Chicago	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		http://bit.ly/2ajBQgt
University of Kansas	Yes	No*	No**	No	Yes	Yes	No	* RN licensure is required prior to the start of the 2nd semester of enrollment **1 year L/D experience is preferred	http://nursing.kumc.edu/academics/doctor-of-nursing-practice/nurse-midwife.html
University of Michigan	Yes	No	No*	No	Yes	Yes	No	* but encouraged to work part time as a nurse in the beginning of midwifery program	http://www.nursing.umich.edu/academic-programs/masters-programs/nurse-midwife
University of Minnesota	Yes	No*	No	No	Yes	Yes	No**	* require RN experience before the clincal experiences begin which is in the 2nd year ** Offer a 4 semester Master of Nursing (MN) program to become eligible for the NCLEX RN exam. Students may then apply to DNP midwifery program, and, as below, may apply for both in a single application	http://www.nursing.umn.edu/DNP/specialties/nurse-midwifery/index.htm
University of New Mexico	Yes	Yes*	No	No	Yes	No	No	* 1 year of experience; waived on an individual basis	http://bit.ly/2aiI5ha
University of Pennsylvania Midwifery Graduate Program	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		http://bit.ly/2aDIA8c
University of Pittsburgh	Yes	No	No*	Yes	Yes	Yes	No**	* but L&D nursing experience preferred                                     ** Pitt does have a 1 year accelerated BSN program for students with a previous bachelor’s degree.  Students can go directly from that program into the midwifery DNP program.  But they apply to the accelerated BSN first, and then apply to the midwifery DNP program while in the BSN program.	http://bit.ly/2au08FT
University of Utah	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No		http://nursing.utah.edu/programs/dnp/midwifery.php
University of Washington	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Applicants with a BSN may apply directly to the DNP in nurse-midwifery.  Applicants who are not nurses may apply to the accelerated BSN with early DNP admission.	https://nursing.uw.edu/programs/degree/absn-dnp/
Vanderbilt University	No	No	No	Yes	No	No*	Yes	* No, however once admitted a student completes a 14 month accelerated nursing program at Vanderbilt School of Nursing	http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/nursing/msn/nmw.html
Wayne State University	Yes	Yes	Yes*	No	Yes	No	No	* 1 year experience	http://www.nursing.wayne.edu/midwife.php
Yale University	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes		http://bit.ly/2awhQXB