Admission Requirements

Application Requirements

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 School of Nursing Admission Progression and Graduation Committee (APG)  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  APG 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. 
10. Effective February 2010, application to the school of nursing will include: 

   11.    Admission to the major is highly competitive and not all applicants meeting minimum criteria may be accepted. 

Course Grades

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. 

Admission Grade Point Average (GPA)

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 minimum admission GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale for all completed course work required for admission (Semester 1 and 2 courses). 

• The nursing admission GPA is calculated on all completed pre-nursing courses required for the BSN degree.  Grades earned in transfer courses accepted and applied to required general education credit hours will count in the calculation of the admission GPA. 
• Extended X grades (See Grade Replacement policy (link to other section of Bulletin) may be counted in the GPA calculation, if they exceed the limit of three grade substitutions.

Repeat Courses

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/cluster 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.

General Education Courses

1. Students who entered IUS Fall 2005 and thereafter are required to take SPCH-S 121 Public Speaking to satisfy the Communication cluster requirement.
2. Students who entered Indiana University Southeast prior to Fall 2005 may choose from courses on the June 2004 cluster list.  Students who entered IUS in 2005 and thereafter should choose from courses on the cluster list in effect the year the student declared the pre-nursing major and subsequent cluster lists.

Transfers

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 must attach verification of approval from the APG (Admissions, Progression, Graduation) committee in order to include the course(s) in the application (see your academic advisor).

Admission Process

1. Admission to the School of nursing occurs in two steps: First, offers of conditional admission will be extended to applicants with the highest combined GPA and HESI assessment rankings.   Scores will be weighted with the nursing GPA accounting for 75% and the HESI assessment 25% of the combined ranking.  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 Indiana University 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.  Of the 50 students admitted, 37 students will be admitted in the Spring and 13 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 IUS 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. 

Offer of Admission

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 Nursing Program 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 re-apply to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing 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.  Assistance with this application form is available by contacting your academic advisor.

Pre Nursing Course Requirements

Note:  Although CHEM-C 101 and CHEM-C 121 are not specifically required for admission to the School of Nursing; they are prerequisite courses for the required CHEM-C 102/C-122 sequence.

Degree Course Requirements

See “General Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees at IU Southeast.”

General Education Component

Note: This is not a re-statement of the University’s General Education Requirement but a list of specific General Education courses which are also requirements or pre-requisites for course work in the school/major.

Core Requirements for the Basic and RN to BSN Students

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Basic Program

RN to BSN Degree Completion Program (IU Southeast Campus Option)

Distance Accessible RN to BSN program at IU School of Nursing (On-line Option)

Track/Concentration Electives

Electives

Capstone