Be admitted to the University and submit an application to the School of Nursing. (Official transcript[s] must be sent to the University and to the School of Nursing.)
Have a GPA of 2.0 or better.
Submit a copy of a current license to practice nursing in the state of Kentucky. Registered nurses with a license that has been limited, suspended, or revoked are not eligible for admission.
Have a CPR for the Healthcare Provider certification through the American Heart Association. Each student must keep a current CPR card on file in the School of Nursing.
program.*
*Nurses graduating from a diploma nursing program will be awarded 35 credits in nursing after successfully completing 14 hours of upper level (300/400) nursing courses.
NUR 326 and NUR 424 require observational learning experiences. The student will develop objectives based on the learning outcomes of the course. The observational experience and the objectives must be approved by the instructor. In order to do the observational learning experiences, the student may be required to have additional immunizations as required by the institution in which the student is observing:
A current TB skin test (within 1 year).
Immunizations, criminal background check, and a copy of Professional Liability Insurance (Professional Liability Insurance is a part of student fees) as required by the institution in which the student is utilizing as a practicum.
A name badge which identifies the student as a RN-BSN student at Kentucky State University.
RN-BSN students pay the same general fees and tuition as do other students at the University. Students in the RN-BSN program, however, incur additional expenses for name badge, liability insurance, and travel fees.
Since the RN-BSN completion program is a transfer (second-degree) program, RN-BSN students are not required to complete the requisite 45 credit hours of upper-division courses. All RN-BSN students must complete at least 35 credit hours of upper-division nursing courses.
ADN applicants for the RN-BSN Completion program, who have a Bachelor's/Master's degree outside nursing from a regionally accredited institution, are required to complete only the 35 hours of upper division nursing courses and a 200 level IGS course. This allows the student to meet the residency requirements for graduation as stipulated in the Catalogue. The Rising Junior is not required.
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