Applying to nursing school can be so frustrating just because you dont know what you are going to expect. The school you may want to apply to can have so many different requirements just for you to apply to that school. Every school in your area can have different requirements, thats why its important to do your research first when it comes to picking what schools you might want to go to. Once you do all your research for example, go and set up appointments with Pre-Nursing advisors from the schools you wish to apply to. looking at there pre-requistes sometimes they are in the nursing page from the school you are going to, if they require you to become a CNA, a certain amount of volunteer hours, entrance interview. Every school is different and you want to make sure you apply to the one that you think is the best. The nursing school I am applying to does not require any certain amount of volunteer hours, CNA, nor a entrance interview thank god! I’m going to be applying to a BSN RN program in my area which is Bachlors of Science in Nursing. It is a 4 year program versuses an ADN program that is only 2years. I am choosing to persuae my BSN because later on I want to further my education. My school does offer full time, part time track, and a 15 month track only during the summers.
Pre-requistes Requirements:
- English (6 Credits) Composition I &II
- College and Career Success ( 3 credits)
- Math (3 Credits)
- Biology- Fundamentals of life Science (4 credits)
- Chemistry (4 credits)
- Fine Arts (3 Credits)
- Cultural Diversity (3 Credits)
- Social Science (3 Credits)
- History (3 Credits)
- Introduction to Speech Communication ( 3 Credits)
- Humanities ( 3 Credits)
Nursing Requirements:
- General Psychology ( 3 Credits)
- Inteoduction to Statistical Methods ( 4 Credits)
- Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 ( 4Credits)
- Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 ( 4 Credits)
- Microbiology ( 4 Credits)
- Health & Wellness across the Lifespan( 3 Credits)
- Medical terminology ( 2 Credits)
- Pathophysiology ( 3 Credits)
-My school looks at your overall Gpa from the Nursing requirements.
The biology courses are based off points, for example:
- First Attempt: A —> 25 points , B —> 15 points, C —>10 points.
- Second Attempt: A —> 15 points, B—> 10 points, C —> 5 points.
-They do also look at Ati Teas exam score, the minimum score we can get overall is a 58%, and whatever percent we get that is based off points.
-We do also get offered bonus points if we have completed Pathophysiology before we apply to the program.
- We can also, have up to 12 credits pending the most when we turn in our application
-The most points we can get overall for our application is 124.5 points
- Our school starts accepting applications for the Fall semester in May, Summer semester in January, and for Spring semester in September.
-My school is starting to get competive! The average gpa they get for their applications for Full track is an average of 3.56 and for Part time track an average of 3.66 Gpa!