DEPARTMENT
OF
BACCALAUREATE NURSING
RN/BSN
ADVANCED PLACEMENT
OPTION
ADMISSION
CRITERIA
To be considered for
admission to the RN/BSN Advanced Placement Option nursing major
students must:
A.
Meet
admission
requirements of the University.
B.
Meet
admission
requirements to the RN/BSN Advanced Placement Option:
1. Submit
transcripts on all prior college
work that documents successful completion
of a prior ASN or Diploma in Nursing
from an accredited school of nursing.
2.
Submit transcripts that document successful
completion of 50 hours of core
course work. Note: Starting Fall
2007, all physical and biological science courses must be
completed satisfactorily prior to
admission.
3
*Students must have an ACT composite score of
18 if taken before October 1989,
or 21 if taken in October 1989, or
after. Students with the required ACT
composite score must also have at
least a “C” in each prerequisite course and
a
2.0 grade point average.
OR
*Students without an ACT or with less than the required ACT
composite score must complete
all course prerequisites to the nursing major with at least a C and
have an overall 2.5 GPA.
*Under certain circumstances a student
not meeting the above criteria can be admitted as “High Risk” with
the approval of the Admission
Committee and Chair of the Baccalaureate Nursing Department.
4. Submit
a copy of an unencumbered current
license to practice as a Registered Nurse.
5. Verify
present employment or successful
completion of a pharmacology exam.
6. Documented
proof of annual health
examination, two MMR’s (measles, Mumps and Rubella) or
proof of serological immunities, annual
TB test, having a Tetanus Toxoid within the last 10 years
and Hepatitis B Vaccine or signed
waiver.
7. **Submit
proof of CPR Certification,
malpractice insurance, health insurance, car insurance and
proof of criminal background check or
affidavit.
**These are not required for
admission but must be submitted prior to clinical. The student is
strongly
encouraged to submit these during the application process.
Decisions regarding admission
to the junior year of the RN/BSN Option are based on the candidate’s
overall
grade point average and candidate’s date of application.
There is a limit on the number of students admitted to the RN/BSN
Advanced Placement Option dependent on the capabilities of the
resources
available.
ADMISSION DATES
Admission to the RN/BSN
Advanced Placement Option nursing major is competitive. The deadline
for
applications into the summer term will be May 1 of that year and the
fall term
will be August 1 of that year. Applicants applying for financial aid
should
submit applications to the university prior to March 25 to be
considered
eligible for financial aid.
Revised: January, 2004
Revised: May 8, 2006
Revised: March 19, 2007
Revised: January 10, 2008
Revised: May 8, 2008