Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Admission Requirements

Application Requirements: Basic/traditional students

1. Application to the School of Nursing includes submission of the online application form and taking the Kaplan admission assessment test. Additional requirements include required immunizations, Basic Life Support certification, criminal background check and drug screen. 
2. The applicant must be admitted to Indiana University Southeast as a degree seeking student prior to admission to the nursing major.
3. A student, who is enrolled in nursing course work at another university, must apply as a transfer student.
4. Completion of general education courses is required for admission.
5. Applicants must meet all minimal criteria, as published in the campus Bulletin, to be considered for admission. 
6. If a transfer course has been approved by the Admission, Progression, and Graduation committee (APG) to satisfy a requirement, the student must submit a copy of the letter from the 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, Graduation (APG) committee 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, and microbiology 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. 

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 admission program GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale for all completed coursework required for admission (Semester 1 and 2 courses).
3. Students must achieve a grade of C (2.0) or higher in all program requirements.

Priority for Admission*

1. 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.
2. 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.

*Admission is conditional pending outcome of background check, drug screen and meeting immunization and CPR requirements. Refer to policy on annual requirements and registering for class.

Admission and Readmission to the Nursing program

Students admitted to the BSN and RN-BSN nursing major must formally accept or decline admission in writing prior to beginning of the semester to which the student has been admitted.

• Students who have been accepted to the BSN program but decline acceptance for any reason must reapply to the program and compete with the applicant pool for the semester in which they request admission for the second time.
• BSN students have only two opportunities to decline admission in writing prior to losing their eligibility to apply.
• Students who have been accepted to the RN-BSN program but decline acceptance for any reason must declare a new admission target date. 

Basic/Traditional - School of Nursing Admission requirements

Dept. Course Number Title Credit Hours Minimum Grade

  Semester 1    

• ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition I 3 C
• PSY-P 101 Introductory  Psychology I 3 C
• HON-H 104 Honors Seminar or SPCH-S 121 Public Speaking 3C
• Diversity Course 3 C
• Quantitative Reasoning 3 C
• COAS-S 104 First Year Seminar   1  C

  Semester 2    

• ANAT-A 215 Basic Human Anatomy 5 C
• SOC-S 163 Social Problems 3 C
• ENG-W Approved 2d Level Written Communication Course 3 C
• CHEM-C 102 Elementary Chemistry II 3 C
• CHEM-C 122 Elementary Chemistry Lab II 2 C

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 requirements for course work in the school/major.

Dept. Course Number Title Credit Hours Minimum Grade

• PHSL-P 215 Basic Human Physiology 5 C
• MICR-J 200 Microbiology and Immunology 3 C
• MICR-J 201 Microbiology Laboratory 1 C
• Reasoning About Ethical Issues 3  C 
• Arts & Humanities  3   C 
• Elective (Any level) 3 C

 Major Requirements for Basic/Traditional Students

Dept. Course Number Title Credit Hours Minimum Grade

• NURS-B 231 Communication for Health Care Professionals 3 C
• NURS-B 232 Introduction to the Discipline of Nursing 3 C
• NURS-B 233 Health and Wellness 4 C
• NURS-B 236 Developmental Issues in Nursing 3 C
• NURS-B 244 Comprehensive Health Assessment 2 C
• NURS-B 245 Comprehensive Health Assessment: Practicum 2 C
• NURS-B 248 Science and Technology of Nursing 2 C
• NURS-B 249 Science and Technology Practicum 2 C
• NURS-H 351 Alterations in Neuropsychological Health 3 C
• NURS-H 352 Alterations in Neuropsychological Health: Practicum 2 C
• NURS-H 353 Alterations in Health I 3 C
• NURS-H 354 Alterations in Health I: Practicum 2 C
• NURS-H 355 Data Analysis for Healthcare 3 C
• NURS-H 361 Alterations in Health II 3 C
• NURS-H 362 Alterations in Health II: Practicum 2 C
• NURS-H 363 Developing Family and Child 3 C
• NURS-H 364 Developing Family and Child: Practicum 3 C
• NURS-H 365 The Research Process 3 C
• NURS-S 470 Restorative Health Related to Multi-System Failure 3 C
• NURS-S 471 Restorative Health: Practicum 2 C
• NURS-S 472 Health of the Community 3 C
• NURS-S 473 Health of the Community: Practicum 2 C
• NURS-S 481 Nursing Management 2 C
• NURS-S 482 Nursing Management: Practicum 3 C
• NURS-S 483 Nursing Practice Capstone 3 C
• NURS-S 484 Evidence-Based Practice 1 C
• NURS-S 485 Professional Growth and Empowerment 2 C
• NURS-S 486 NCLEX Success through Critical Thinking 1 C

Assessment of Student Learning—Basic students only

At specified times in the BSN nursing curriculum, student knowledge and skills are assessed to determine if students are progressing as expected toward expected outcomes:

• Preliminary Assessment
  • Students take this test as part of the admission process.  The assessment includes measures of reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, and math.  A weighted score composed of 25% reading comprehension score and 75% pre-nursing GPA is used to rank students for admission to the nursing major.   
• Intra-curricular Assessments:
  • Testing occurs periodically during the student's progression through the program.
• Exit Exam
  • The final assessment occurs in the fourth year, spring semester.    

RN to BSN Degree Completion Option

Admission to the RN to BSN classroom cohort or online nursing classes

1. Registered nurses seeking admission to the Indiana University Southeast School of Nursing must apply to the Office of Admissions at IU Southeast.  With exception of admission to the nursing cohort, all School of Nursing policies pertinent to the BSN program majors also apply to registered nurse undergraduate students.
2. To be eligible to take online nursing classes, the RN student must have graduated from an ACEN accredited school of nursing and submit proof of licensure in the state of practice.
3. The RN-BSN classroom requires an Indiana license, immunizations, Basic Life Support certification, and criminal background check.
4. Admission to the Nursing cohort is not competitive.  RN students who have successfully completed general education requirements and maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA and 2.7 nursing GPA are eligible to begin the nursing cohort.
5. There is no time limit for general education classes in the RN-BSN program.
6. The nursing admission GPA is calculated on all completed 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 entry GPA.

RN to BSN Completion - School of Nursing Admission Requirements

• ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition I 3 C
• HON-H 104 Honors Seminar or SPCH-S 121 Public Speaking or3 C        
• PSY-P 101Introductory Psychology I 3 C
• SOC-S 163Social Problems 3  C 
• Diversity 3C
• Arts & Humanities 3  C 
• Reasoning about Ethical Issues3C
• ANAT-A 215 Basic Human Anatomy5C
• PHSL-P 215 Basic Mammalian Physiology5C
• MICR-J 200 Microbiology and Immunology3C
• MICR-J 201 Microbiology Laboratory1C
• Natural Sciences6C
• Quantitative Reasoning 3 C 
• Elective: Any courses/any department3C
• Elective: 300-400 level3C

Major Requirements for RN to BSN Completion: Classroom

Dept. Course Number Title Credit Hours Minimum Grade

• NURS-B 304 Health Policy 3 C
• NURS-B 331 Transition to the Baccalaureate Nursing Practice 3 C
• NURS-B 344 Comprehensive Health Assessment 3 C
• NURS-B 404  Informatics  3   C 
• NURS-H 355 Data analysis in Clinical Practice & Health Care Research  
• NURS-K 301 Complementary Health 3 C
• NURS-R 375 Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice 3 C
• NURS-R 470 Clinical Nursing Practice Capstone 3 C
• NURS-S 474 Applied Health Care Ethics 3 C
• NURS-S 475 A Multisystem Approach to the Health of the Community 3 C
• NURS-S 487 Nursing Management 3 C

Major Requirements for RN to BSN Completion: Online

Dept. Course Number Title Credit Hours Minimum Grade

• NURS-B 331 Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing 3 C
• NURS-B 304 Health Policy 3 C
• NURS-B 404 Informatics 3 C
• NURS-H 355 Data Analysis 3 C
• NURS-R 375 Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice 3 C
• NURS-R 470 Clinical Nursing Practice Capstone 3 C
• NURS-S 474 Applied Healthcare Ethics 3 C
• NURS-S 475 A Multisystem Approach to the Health of the Community 3 C
• NURS-S 487 Nursing Management 3 C
• Elective 1: Nursing Elective 3 C
• Elective 2: Nursing Elective 3 C

Special Credit for the RN-BSN Degree Completion student (Classroom and Online)

During the last semester in the nursing cohort, 34 hours of special credit for foundational courses from the ASN degree are awarded to the RN-BSN student.

Dept. Course Number Title Credit Hours Minimum Grade

• NURS-B 231 Communication for Health Care Professionals 3 C
• NURS-B 248 Science and Technology of Nursing 2 C
• NURS-B 249 Science and Technology of Nursing: Practicum 2 C
• NURS-H 351 Alterations in Neuropsychological Health 3 C
• NURS-H 352 Alterations in Neuropsychological Health: Practicum 2 C
• NURS-H 353 Alterations in Health I 3 C
• NURS-H 354 Alterations in Health I: Practicum 2 C
• NURS-H 355 Data Analysis for Healthcare 3 C
• NURS-H 361 Alterations in Health II 3 C
• NURS-H 362 Alterations in Health II: Practicum 2 C
• NURS-H 363 Developing Family and Child 3 C
• NURS-H 364 Developing Family and Child: Practicum 3 C
• NURS-H 365 The Research Process 3 C
• NURS-S 470 Restorative Health Related to Multi-System Failure 3 C
• NURS-S 471 Restorative Health: Practicum 2 C