Applying to the BSN Program

1. The applicant must be admitted to Indiana University Southeast as a degree seeking student prior to admission to the nursing major.
2. A student who is enrolled in nursing course work at another university must apply as a transfer student.
3. Complete general education courses required for admission.
4. Applicants must meet all minimal criteria, as published in the campus Bulletin, to be considered for admission.
5. Do not submit a transcript with your application. The registrar will generate a transcript of course work and grades for pre-nursing courses required for admission to the School of Nursing.
6. If a transfer course has been approved by the APG (Admission, Progression, and Graduation) committee to satisfy a requirement, the student must submit a copy of the letter from APG approving the course.
7. Complete all required course work by the established deadline date. This includes independent study/correspondence course work and courses for which students have received an incomplete (I). Applications received after the deadline will be considered at the discretion of the faculty.
8. The Admission, Progression, and Graduation Committee of the School of Nursing considers and acts upon applications for admission to the baccalaureate nursing major.
9. Knowledge and competencies developed in courses that fulfill the requirements for anatomy, physiology, microbiology, statistics, and life span development are considered time-limited. If any of these courses were taken more than seven (7) years prior to admission to the nursing program, the course must be repeated or validated through testing. 

1. Admission to the School of nursing occurs in two steps.
   1. First, offers of conditional admission will be extended to applicants with the highest combined GPA and admission assessment test rankings. Scores will be weighted with the nursing GPA accounting for 75 percent and the admission assessment test 25 percent of the combined ranking.
   2. Offers of full admission will be extended to provisional admits who have submitted results of the criminal background check and documentation of immunizations, TB (tuberculosis) screening, and CPR.
2.  Priority for admission will be given to all qualified applicants who have completed the majority (more than half) of their prerequisite course work at IU Southeast.
3. If additional spaces are available, the next priority is given to students who completed the majority of the course work on another Indiana University campus. Students transferring the majority of prerequisite course work from a non-IU school are accorded lowest priority for admission.
4. Applicants will be admitted to the School of Nursing in two cycles, Spring and Summer. Starting fall 2013, of the 55 students admitted, 41 students will be admitted in the spring and 14 students will be admitted at the end of summer I. Qualified applicants who are not selected in the spring cycle will be considered for Summer admission. 
5. Transfer students from IU campuses and non-IU campuses will be considered for admission after all IU Southeast students have been admitted. Transfers will be notified of admission status within two weeks of the end of Summer I. 
6. There is no waiting list. Students must apply to the School of Nursing each year to be considered for admission to the nursing program.
7. Students are permitted to make changes to the application prior to the application deadline. Information contained on the application after the deadline is final.

1. Should you be offered admission to any campus of Indiana University, it will be the only offer of admission you will receive in this admission cycle. If you decline this offer of admission, you will not be given further consideration in this semester.
2. To be fully admitted, students offered admission to the School of Nursing must comply with background check procedures established by the School of Nursing and submit immunization, TB, and CPR requirements.
3. Students who are not admitted due to lack of space may reapply to the B.S.N. Program in a subsequent semester if eligibility is maintained.
4. Students who refuse an admission invitation two times are ineligible to be considered for future admission.

If any applicant requires reasonable accommodation(s) due to a disability, please contact the Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities at (812) 941-2243. Documentation of the disability is required.

1. Maintain a minimum Indiana University cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. This does not include transfer or FX courses.
2. Demonstrate a pre-nursing admission GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale for all completed course work required for admission (Semester 1 and 2 courses).
   1. The nursing admission GPA is calculated on all completed courses required for the B.S.N. degree. Grades earned in transfer courses accepted and applied to required general education credit hours will count in the calculation of the admission GPA.
   2. Extended X grades (See Grade Replacement policy in the IU Southeast Bulletin) may be counted in the GPA calculation if they exceed the limit of three grade substitutions. 

1. Grades for all required coursework must be entered on your transcript by June 25. This includes any incomplete courses, current courses, correspondence or independent study, and transfer courses. If you have any questions about your transcript or how to verify this information, please see an advisor.
2. Students must achieve a grade of C (2.0) or higher in all program requirements.

1. Designate which courses will meet the general education requirements where course choice is an option.
2. Students who entered IU Southeast in fall 2005 and thereafter are required to take S121 Public Speaking to satisfy one of the Communication requirements.
3. Students who entered IU Southeast prior to Fall 2005 may choose from courses on the June 2004 general education list. Students who entered IU Southeast in 2005 and thereafter may choose from courses on the list in effect the year the student declared the pre-nursing major and subsequent lists. 

1. Courses designated for the nursing major may be repeated only one (1) time. Students must successfully complete all courses for the degree with a C or better by the second attempt.
2. The repeated grade will be the grade used in the calculation of the admission grade point average.
3. Students may repeat no more than three (3) required courses. Of the three courses, only two (2) failures will be allowed in science courses. (One science course and corresponding lab are considered one course).
4. This criterion applies also to any student wishing to transfer required courses from a university other than Indiana University.

1. Knowledge and competencies developed in courses that fulfill the requirements for anatomy, physiology, microbiology, statistics, and life span development are considered to be time-limited for individuals pursuing an undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. If any of these courses were taken more than seven (7) years prior to admission to the nursing undergraduate degree, the program applicant must validate the related knowledge and competencies through testing, portfolio, or repeating the course to be eligible for admission and/or progression.
2. The Registered Nurse student pursuing a B.S.N. degree is exempt from this policy. 

1. Students wishing to transfer required course work from a university other than Indiana University must be in good academic standing at that university and have achieved a grade of C (2.0) or higher in courses for which transfer is being requested.
2. Students with “undistributed” transfer hours or course equivalencies and/or substitutions may request approval from the APG (Admissions, Progression, Graduation) committee to use the course(s) in the application (see your academic advisor). Undistributed courses are courses transferred from another academic institution that are not IU Southeast-equivalent courses, however, the student is granted credit for the course on the credit transfer report.
3. The Admission, Progression, Graduation (APG) committee reviews the student request to approve or deny credit as appropriate. Procedure:
   1. The student submits a written request on the Course Approval Form to the APG committee to approve the undistributed course, specifically noting the general education or nursing requirement the course is to meet.
   2. Attach the course syllabus with goals and objectives or the course description from the transferring school. This information may be obtained from an official website or college bulletin from the transferring academic institution.
   3. The APG committee responds to the student in writing. If approved, the academic advisor applies the course to the student’s degree plan.