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Nursing Program Admission

The student who indicates the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program as a major must meet University admission requirements and comply with academic regulations and policies. The student who is admitted to the University must be in compliance with the published eligibility and retention-progression requirements of the BSN program. 

The student who has been denied progression in courses or dismissed from another nursing program will be evaluated on an individual basis.

Must receive approval from the Louisiana State Board of Nursing before being accepted into the BSN program. Failure to disclose this information constitutes falsification of documents and may result in delay or denial of admittance. The Louisiana State Board of Nursing will conduct a criminal records check on all applicants and graduates.

Students transferring into nursing must complete all of the following:

  1. Apply to the University and meet admission criteria. The transfer student admitted to the University must be in compliance with the eligibility and retention-progression criteria for the BSN program; human anatomy and physiology courses must have been taken within the last five (5) years.
  2. Contact the Department of Undergraduate Nursing to initiate a transcript(s) evaluation after a letter of acceptance for admission to the University is received.
  3. Provide a transcript of all previous college work to the Department of Undergraduate Nursing.
  4. Submit a course description and content from completed nursing courses to the Department of Undergraduate Nursing transfer advisor one semester prior to placement in the clinical nursing sequence, as requested.
  5. Complete 12 semester hours of course work or permission of the department head prior to enrollment in any 300 or 400 level nursing course.
  6. Apply to the clinical nursing sequence (refer to application process). Once accepted in the clinical nursing sequence the student will not be allowed to transfer a nursing course from another university or college.

In order to meet eligibility requirements for admission to the clinical nursing sequence, the international student must complete one of the following:

  1. Take the TOEFL iBT (Internet-Based TOEFL) and score a minimum of 19 on each of the 4 test sections, Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing, for a total of 76 points; or
  2. Take the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) and score a minimum composite band score of 6.0; or
  3. Take the Pearson Test of English (PTE) and score a minimum overall score of 51; or
  4. Take the Duolingo English Test and score a minimum score of 110;

Then, provide the College of Nursing and Health Professions with a copy of passing scores by the posted clinical application deadline.

International students must also have a Social Security number.  For assistance, please contact the Human Resources team at McNeese by emailing humanresources@mcneese.edu.

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