ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

1.	All applicants must have verification of at least one year's work experience as a Licensed Practical Nurse prior to admission
	to the LPN / RN Advanced Placement Option. Documentation from employer(s) must be submitted with application.
2.	Prerequisite courses must be completed as follows:
	Human Physiology		Minimum Grade = C
	Human Anatomy with Lab		Minimum Grade = C
	(Students must have completed BOTH Human Physiology and Human Anatomy with Lab OR Anatomy and Physiology I and II.)
	College Algebra:		Minimum Grade = C
	Human Growth and Development:		Minimum Grade = C
	English Composition 101		Minimum Grade = C
	Microbiology with Lab		Minimum Grade = C
	Nutrition		Minimum Grade = C
3.	MUW GPA and overall GPA on all work attempted must be = or > 2.5. Transcript or grade slips of all college work attempted must be mailed to the ASN Program office along with an Application for Admission to the LPN/RN Advanced Placement Option.
4.	An official document showing ACT score must be submitted with the application. A score on a transcript, a score sheet (or copy) from ACT, or a residual score on official letterhead will be acceptable.
		(a) Students must have an ACT composite score of 15 if taken before October 1989, or 18 if taken in or after October  1989.
		(b) If space is available, students with less than the required ACT composite score may be considered.  They must have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours with a 2.5 GPA before being admitted. They must have made at least a grade of "C" on anatomy and physiology courses, which are included in the above 12 semester hours.
5.	If the student has ever been enrolled in a Registered Nurse program, we must have a letter from that nursing school stating that the student is eligible for readmission into that nursing program.
ALL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND CURRENT ADMISSION APPLICATION MUST BE IN THE ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN NURSING PROGRAM CHAIR'S OFFICE BY MAY 15 TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE APPLICANT TO INSURE THAT ALL REQUESTED MATERIALS ARE RECEIVED BY THE ASN PROGRAM. EVERYTHING MUST BE MAILED TO: ASN PROGRAM 1100 COLLEGE STREET MUW 910 COLUMBUS, MS  39701-5800

ADMISSION PROCEDURES:

1.	After May 15th the Admissions Committee will select applicants for admission. This selection will be based on overall GPA and ACT  score. Applicants will be notified of their admission status in writing by June 1.
2.	All students who are admitted to nursing are responsible for applying separately to the University and insuring that University requirements are met.
REVISED SPRING 2008 ASN Program 1100 College Street MUW-910 Columbus, Mississippi 39701-5800 Phone: 1-662-329-7311 1-877-462-8439 ext. 7311 - toll free Fax: 1-662-329-8558 For program information and current application, e-mail: asn@muw.edu