1. NursingSchool Requirements
NursingSchool Requirementsvarybystate and bythe university;however,thereare basicrequirements
that mustbe metpriorto enrollinginanyNursingSchool Program. The Undergraduate requirementsfor
NursingSchool are comparable tootherrequirementsforcollege.
The firststepis havinga highschool diplomaora GED, followedbycompletingandsubmittingan
applicationtothe UniversityorOnline NursingSchool of yourchoice bythe deadline forthatparticular
school. Anypertinenttranscriptsshouldbe includedwithyourapplication. Make sure thatyou meetthe
GPA requirements. If financial aidisneeded,youmustalsocompleteanapplicationforFAFSA (Federal
StudentAid) bythe requireddeadline andapplyforanyotherpertinentgrantsand/orscholarships
throughthe University’sFinancial AidDepartment.Whenyouhave the opportunitytovisitthe campus,
it ishighlyrecommended,althoughsome campusesdonot have the meansto have a consultationwith
all the students. Researchthe examsneededforentrance suchasthe SAT or NursingSchool Entrance
Examinationandcomplete thosewithinthe timeframe required.
Some helpful hintsregardingthe applicationfor NursingSchool includeattendingeventsrelevanttothe
program suchas seminars,anopenhouse,informational assembliesandworkshops.Inadditionto
gettingprivilegedinformationandtips,itisalsoa chance to encounteradmissionspersonnel. Meeting
the requireddeadline forthe applicationisessentialasNursingSchoolsdetermine yourmotivationand
commitmenttothe program andyour degree basedonyourabilitytohave a fullycompletedapplication
postmarkedwithinthe timeframerequired.Some schoolsonlyadmitstudentsonthe maincomponent
of theirapplicationandstudentsdon’tgetthe prospectof an interview,therefore,itiscrucial thatyou
complete the entire application,includinganyessaysandhave itpostmarkedbythe due date. Normally
the majorityof NursingSchoolsdesire fortheirstudentstohave scoresthatare above average in the
variousareasof Science andMath.
If the school youhave chosento attendrequiresanentrance examforthe Nursingprogram, some of
the testsyou maybe requiredtotake are the PAX-RN whichisthe pre-admissionexaminationforRN
pupilsprovidedbythe NLN (National League forNursing), andiscomprisedof 3main topics:math,
verbal andscience abilities; TEAS(Testof Essential AcademicSkills) whichiscomprisedof 4 maintopics:
science,math,readingandEnglish; NET(Nurse Entrance Test) quizzesapplicantson6capacities:
learningabilities,social collaboration,testingcapabilities,reading,stressandmath;HESIexam(Health
EducationSystems,Inc.) examination. Since NursingSchool Requirementsvarybystate andUniversity,
researchforyour particularstate and Universityare recommendedtoensure youhave metall the
requirementsnecessary.