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Admissions Policy  
 ( Effective Fall 2010)


Admission and Transfer Requirements

Department of Nursing Admission Policy:

Admission to the Nursing Major will occur following the submission of fall semester sophomore grades, prior to starting nursing courses in the sophomore spring semester.

Academic Admission Requirements include:

  1. Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
  2. Prerequisite Courses:  All but two pre-requisite courses must be completed prior to admission; however, all pre-requisite courses must be completed with a C grade or higher prior to beginning the junior level courses.  Prerequisites include:   BIO 101, BIO 202, BIO 211, NUTR 305, PSYC 105, PSYC 305, SOC 101.
  3. Medical Terminology:  Student must have completed a medical terminology class prior to the start of nursing courses in January.
  4. CNA Certification: Every applicant must have current Certified Nursing Assistant certification at the time of application.
  5. In the event there are more than 80 applicants a competitive ranking process will apply that incorporates the number of semesters a current SAU student has attended, overall GPA, references, Documents of Concern, and an interview with faculty.

Timelines

Application:  Submit completed Application, Application Checklist, and supporting documentation for internal applicants by October 15th of the semester prior to the desired January admission.  External applicants for direct admission to the nursing major have until November 25th to submit completed admission application.

Pre-Registration: Permission to pre-Register for Nursing (NURS) courses will be determined by October 18th.  Those students who have cumulative 3.0 GPA (based upon completed courses only) and will have met other requirements by the end of the semester in which they apply to Nursing will be permitted to pre-register for nursing courses.  Students who do not meet these criteria will register for courses outside the nursing major.  After final grades are submitted, the Admissions Committee will determine which students will be accepted into the major, and course registrations will be changed to add or remove students from nursing courses.

Admission Decisions: By January 10th, the Department of Nursing Admissions Committee will determine the applicants that will be accepted into the Nursing major.  Course registrations for spring courses will be changed, as needed, to reflect admission status into the Nursing major.

Admission Checklist

1.    Submit completed application documents to Department of Nursing prior to October 15th.

2.   Prerequisite Courses:  All but 2 prerequisite courses must be completed prior to or in progress of application; however, all prerequisite courses must be completed with a “C” grade or higher prior to beginning the junior level courses:
a. Bio 101 ___
b. Bio 202 ___
c. Bio 211 ___
d. Nutr 305 ___
e. Psyc 105 ___
f.  Psyc 305 ___
g. Soc 101 ___

3.   Overall cumulative grade point average (transfer GPA and SAU GPA) of 3.0 ______

4.   CNA Certification turned in __________________________

5.   Student must have completed a medical terminology class prior to the start of Nursing courses in January.  Please provide verification ________

6.   Health Information:  Documentation that immunization information has been turned in to Health Services:

□          Health History
□          Health Insurance
□          Physical Exam Report
□          Immunization History:

o   Hepatitis B vaccination series

o  Mantoux 5TU PPD-T 2 Step Procedure for a base line followed by Mantoux 5TU  PPD-T annually (if baseline Mantoux 5TU PPD was negative) (TB test)

o   Two MMR immunizations or proof of immunity

o   Documentation of chickenpox or varicella titer

o   Current Tetanus

Background check completed upon registration for Nurs 260.

Admission Decisions:  By January 10th, the Department of Nursing Admissions Committee will determine the applicants that will be accepted into the Nursing Major.  Course registrations for spring courses will be changed, as needed, to reflect admission status into the Nursing major.

 

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