title: Developing a selection method for graduate nursing students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The student selection process is an important faculty responsibility that impacts student success in individual courses, retention, and ultimately graduation rates. The purpose of this article is to review the existing research on graduate student selection and describe one university's newly developed selection process.
  
  
  METHODS
  Existing literature and research and one university's selection data.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is limited existing research on graduate student selection to assist faculty in selecting students. One university's process is described in detail for possible replication by others to improve the process.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The process highlighted in this article may be useful to other faculty as a model for improvement of student selection processes.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Professions and Studies, University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, Michigan, USA. ccreech@umflint.edu
authors.forename: Constance J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Creech
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aplin-Kalisz
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D013338:Students, Nursing