School of Nursing reserves the right to modify any academic provisions or academic requirements when such action will serve the interest of the client/patient, the nursing program, or its students.
Kentucky State University students who have declared an interest in the A.A.S. program and transfer students who are offered admission into the A.A.S. program shall be assigned a Nursing faculty advisor who will assist with course and career planning. Mandatory advising is required each academic year as outlined in the A.A.S. Student Handbook.
Applicants to the A.A.S. program whose first language is not English must score at least 550 (paper) or 80 (Internet-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Registered nurses educated outside of the United States are required to present verification of having passed the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) examination. In addition, liberal arts and general studies credits earned at institutions of higher learning outside of the U.S. must be evaluated by the World Education Service (WES), Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE), or International Academic Credential Evaluators (IACEI) for determination of transferability prior to submitting an application for admission to the A.A.S. program.
Minimally, the following criteria must be met for admissions consideration:
Science courses less than five (5) years old.
Applications to the A.A.S. program are accepted for fall admission only. Applications are processed through Nursing CAS, the centralized application service for nursing. All application materials must be received before the March 15th deadline of the year the student desires to enter the A.A.S. program. Applications are not transferrable from year to year. Interested students must reapply annually, by the March 15th submission deadline, for fall admission consideration. Visit www.nursingcas.org to start your application or log into an existing account.
A student must earn competitive admission to the School of Nursing and Health Sciences once prerequisite course work is complete. Applications are ranked according to qualifiers including GPA and deficits. Deficits are pre-requisite courses which are not completed prior to application submission. Due to the competitive nature of the admissions process, deficits can significantly impact one's chances for admission to the nursing major.
Please note that meeting the minimum requirements for admissions consideration does not guarantee admission. Each application is holistically reviewed by faculty who recommend to the administrative corpus the student applicants who appear to be best qualified. A personal interview may be required.
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