Nursing

Admission

  1. Student must be admitted to the college before applying to the nursing program.
  2. The process of applying to the School of Nursing is as follows:
    • Complete the School of Nursing application.
    • With the application, submit an essay on "Why I Want To Be A Nurse" for Standard ADN and Baccalaureate Track I, "Why I Want To Be an RN" for the LPN to ADN or "Why I Want To Obtain A BSN Degree" for Baccalaureate Track II. Prelicensure students should include in their essay how they feel they meet the qualifications addressed in the following statement: Nursing is a profession that demands specific qualities of physical and emotional health, intellectual ability, ability to benefit from constructive criticism, communication skills, nonjudgmental attitude, leadership, moral character, responsibility and dependability.
    • Receive information on eligibility for Indiana Registered Nurse Licensure (Associate Degree and Baccalaureate Track I Programs)
  3. The applicant must meet the following criteria.
    • Graduate from high school (or meet the GED requirement).
    • Demonstrate a ranking in the upper two-thirds of applicant's high school graduating class or previous college course work with an overall GPA of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) or its equivalent. A GED composite score of 50 may substitute for this requirement. Satisfactory completion of college courses relevant to nursing may nullify unsatisfactory high school or GED requirements.
    • ADN and BSN Track I applicants must complete the ACT or SAT and the Nelson Denny Reading Test. College Placement Tests (CPT) are required for adult students. ACT or SAT scores for adult age students will be accepted as admission requirements if scores are within five years of application to the nursing program.
      • SAT R 530 Verbal
        R 510 Math
      ACT 21 English
        19 Math
      CPT 104 Sentence Skills
        57 Algebra
        75 Math
        83 Reading Comprehension
      (Adult)
      Nelson Denny 32 (Traditional)
    • LPN to ADN applicants must provide proof of current LPN licensure. RN - BSN Completion Program (Track II) applicants must be graduates of a state approved school of nursing (associate degree or diploma program) and have an active RN license in Indiana. New graduates will be given conditional acceptance and must present an Indiana RN license (or a valid license in the state where clinical's occur) by the end of the first semester of nursing courses in order to continue in the program. Actively practicing nurses must present an employer's verification of current practice and competency. Nurses who have not been actively practicing must pass a standardized test to validate current nursing knowledge.
    • LPN to ADN applicants must achieve a score in the 50th percentilein the NLN Acceleration Challenge Exam I and must meet the requirements for prerequisite course work.