BSN
Program (Pre-Licensure Students)
Applications to the School of Nursing Pre-Licensure BSN program are
taken twice a year.
Fall
Entry:
Application for Fall Semester entry will be available from March 1st
to May 1st of each year and are due to the School of
Nursing by May 1 of the year the student plans to starting nursing
courses in August.
Spring Entry:
Application for Spring Semester entry will be available from July 1st
to September 1st of each year and are due to the School
of Nursing by September 1 of the year prior to starting nursing
courses in January.
Admissions Guidelines
(approved by TBR January 2008):
General Information
1)
Admission to the University does not guarantee acceptance to
the nursing program.
2) A limited number of students will be admitted each semester
(Fall & Spring)
3) All pre nursing core must be completed prior to starting
nursing courses if conditionally accepted
into the program.
4) If a conditionally accepted student fails to
successfully complete all nursing core and pre-requisite
courses
with a “C” or better the student will not be permitted to begin nursing courses.
Students
will be required to reapply to the School of Nursing.
5) Admission to the School of Nursing is done
holistically and takes into account multiple factors such
as:
ethnicity, geographic location, gender, etc.
6) Admitted students will be subject to
background checks and may be required to undergo drug
testing.
In order to apply the student must
● be admitted to Austin Peay State University by the School
of Nursing application deadline.
● complete and submit the School of Nursing application by
the application deadline, only completed
applications will be
considered for admission.
● have completed at least 30 hours (of the required 46hrs)
with no grades lower than a “C” in nursing
pre-requisites and APSU
general education requirements. These hours must include:
§
8
hours of science from Biol 2010, 2020, and/or 2300 plus labs
§
6
hours nursing pre-requisites from Psy 1010,3100, Soc 2010, and/or
Math 1530
§
16
hours of APSU core from Eng 1010,1020,2030, Hist 2010,2020,
Humanities 6 hrs,
and/or Comm1010
§
APSU
1000 (not required for transfer students with more than 12 hours)
● have a documented plan for completion of remaining core
and pre-requisite courses prior to
starting nursing courses.
● have completed all pre-requisite Biology courses within
seven (7) years of the time of application.
● have cleared any high school deficiencies.
● meet core performance and professional (technical)
standards.
Further admission
requirements (for ranking of applicant pool) that students must
have:
·
a
minimum calculated GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale based on grades
received in APSU general education requirements and nursing
pre-requisites.
o
Consideration is given to students who have a calculated GPA greater
than 3.0 and/or who have completed all core and prerequisite courses
at Austin Peay.
o
If a
student attempts a course more than once, the grades from every
attempt will be used to calculate the admission GPA.
·
completed the required standardized nursing entrance examination by
the School
of Nursing
application deadline. The required examination may be taken once
per application period. For information about the TEAS test, go to
www.atitesting.com (click on student and then TEAS).
·
The
fee-based examination must be taken on campus at APSU unless there
are extenuating circumstances recognized by the
School
of Nursing Admission
and Retention Committee.
Selection of
Candidates
The Admissions Committee of the School of Nursing selects candidates
for admission from the students who meet the admission requirements.
All applicants who have applied for Spring entry will be notified
by mail as soon as possible after October 15 and applicants for Fall
entry and as soon as possible after June 15. Because of limited
numbers of placements in nursing courses, not all applicants meeting
the eligibility requirements to apply for admission will be
selected. Selections will be based on a holistic ranking of
candidates to included but not limited to the GPA based on APSU
general education requirements and nursing pre-requisites only and
the score achieved on the Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI)
placement exam. (Designated ROTC Scholarship recipients meeting
admission criteria will be approved for admission.)
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Students offered an admission position in the
School of Nursing
must reply by the designated deadline date (to be published by
the School
of Nursing). Failure
to do so will result in loss of admission to the
School
of Nursing.
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Following acceptance into the BSN program, students must:
-
Provide evidence of liability and health insurance. Evidence of
physical and/or mental health may be required following
admission or at any time during the program.
-
Provide verification of a negative report of tuberculin skin test
dated no more than two months prior to enrollment in nursing
courses (a negative chest X-ray will be required in the context of a
positive tuberculin skin test), vaccination or proof of immunity to
rubella, varicella, rubeola, and Hepatitis B series; and,
-
Provide verification of current certification in Basic Cardiac Life
Support (CPS), comparable to the Health Care Provider Course of the
American Heart Association.
-
Comply with criminal background checks and drug screening as
required for eligibility to access entrance into specific clinical
agencies as related to clinical course objective.
Pending review by the Tennessee Board of Nursing, persons who have
been convicted of a crime other than a minor traffic violation could
be ineligible for Registered Nurse Licensure in the State of
Tennessee, even though they have
successfully completed the program.
RN-BSN
Program (Students who currently have or are eligible for their RN
License)
The
application and deadlines for application are different for the
RN-BSN students. Students interested in the RN-BSN program should
contact the RN-BSN coordinator, Danielle White, for specific
admissions information at 931-221-7492 or by email at
WhiteD@apsu.edu
Accreditation
The
BSN nursing program is approved by the Tennessee Department of
Health, Board of Nursing and accredited by the
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC).
These organizations may be reached at the following:
Tennessee Department of Health, Board of Nursing
227 French Landing, Suite 300
Heritage Place Metro Center
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
(615) 532-5166
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
61 Broadway 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10006
(212) 363-5555 x 153
www.nlnac.org/home.htm
