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Admission to the School of Nursing is a two level process for the Traditional and Accelerated 2nd degree programs; Lower Division and upper division. Students must be admitted to the Lower Division to be eligible to apply to the upper division of a degree program.
Admission to the School of Nursing is a two level process for the Traditional and Accelerated 2nd degree programs; Lower Division and upper division. Students must be admitted to the Lower Division to be eligible to apply to the upper division of a degree program.
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Admission to the School of Nursing is a two level process for the Traditional and Accelerated 2nd degree programs; Lower Division and upper division. Students must be admitted to the Lower Division to be eligible to apply to the upper division of a degree program.
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University of Louisville Undergraduate Catalog Summer 2010 – Spring 2011
Admission to the School of Nursing
The School of Nursing offers the Freshmen and transfers with fewer Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). than 24 hours of college credit There are three degree curriculums available to pursue the BSN; a To apply to the Lower Division, traditional BSN, an accelerated BSN, applicants must: and an RN to BSN. Students apply for a degree program based upon their Submit an official high school previous academic background. Only transcript students with a baccalaureate or Submit all official transcripts from higher degree are eligible to apply to all outside college course work, if the Accelerated 2nd Degree program. applicable, To be eligible to apply to the RN-BSN Submit an ACT or SAT score. program, students must be a licensed registered nurse. All documents are submitted to the Office of Admissions. Mail to or request Admission to the School of Nursing is a mailing to: The Office of Admissions, two level process for the Traditional Dept. AO, University of Louisville, and Accelerated 2nd Degree programs; Louisville, KY 40292. lower division and upper division. Students must be admitted to the Admission in good standing lower division of the appropriate degree program to be eligible to apply To be admitted to the Lower Division in to the upper division of a degree good standing, beginning freshmen program. Admission to the lower and transfer applicants with less than division does not guarantee admission 24 hours of college credit must meet to the upper division. Admission to the the following requirements: upper division of each degree program is competitive. a. graduation from an accredited high school with a grade point average Admission to the Lower Division of 2.8 (on a 4.0 scale) or higher, or have an appropriate GED score, or Students may be admitted directly to equivalent by petition (for the School of Nursing’s Lower Division example, home school education). (pre-professional) if the minimum b. completion of the pre-college admission standards and university curriculum deadlines are met. Admission c. composite ACT scores at or above applications must be submitted to the 21. Office of Undergraduate Admissions. d. minimum college grade point Applications are available on line average of 2.8, if applicable through the university’s website. Paper applications may be requested Admission in conditional standing from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Admission to the Lower Students with a composite ACT score Division (Pre-professional) does not of 19 or 20 and who meet admission guarantee admission to the Upper requirements a and b (above) may be Division (Professional Curriculum). admitted in conditional standing. Students in conditional standing become students in good standing if their University of Louisville grade
Admission Policies Admission to the School of Nursing
University of Louisville Undergraduate Catalog Summer 2010 – Spring 2011
point average is 2.8 or above after found at:
completion of their 1st semester. The www.louisville.edu/provost/iut. University Grade Point Average Students admitted through this (University GPA) is based on all process must be advised before college-level undergraduate courses registering for courses in their first taken at the University of Louisville. semester in the nursing program. Students will be placed on academic warning according to the academic Admission to the Upper Division warning, probation, and suspension Admission to the Upper Division is standards if after completion of their competitive. 1st semester their University GPA is Students that are admitted into the less than 2.8. upper division professional nursing curriculum will be required to sign a Transfer Students with more than Confidentiality Statement in addition 24 hours of college credit to satisfactorily completing HIPAA All Accelerated 2nd Degree students training prior to entering any clinical must meet the admissions facilities. requirements for transfer students with more than 24 hours. To apply to To be considered for admission, the Lower Division, applicants must: applicants must:
o Submit all official transcripts have completed the Lower Division
from all outside college course (Pre-Professional) Curriculum or be work to the Office of Admissions. in the last semester of completion. Mail to or request mailing to: The (see Degree Programs- Nursing) Office of Admissions, Dept. AO, have earned a cumulative and University of Louisville, Louisville, lower division (pre-professional) KY 40292. program grade point average of 2.8 o Have a cumulative college or higher. The cumulative grade grade point average of 2.8 (on a 4 point average for admission to point scale) or above on all Upper Division nursing is calculated undergraduate college work. based on all course work completed at accredited o Transfer applicants with 24 or postsecondary institutions. Transfer more hours of college credit must credit and transfer gpa is have a cumulative college grade determined by the Office of point average of 2.8 or higher to be Transfer Articulation in the Office of admitted. There is no conditional Undergraduate Admissions. The admission for transfer students. lower division (pre-professional) program cumulative grade point Intra-University Transfer Students average is based on all required Students who have completed at least lower division (pre-professional) one semester in another school of the curriculum course work. University of Louisville and have a earn a “C” or high in required college grade point average of 2.8 or science, Nutrition and English above may apply for an intra- courses. Science courses must university transfer to the School of have been completed within the Nursing. They must complete an last 10 years. Students must online IUT application that can be submit to the Associate Dean for
Admission Policies Admission to the School of Nursing
University of Louisville Undergraduate Catalog Summer 2010 – Spring 2011
Undergraduate Programs an deadline. Call (502)852-1196 for
application for acceptance of an appointment. sciences taken prior to the last 10 years. Consideration will only be given to those with experience in Applications and credentials must be the science in which exception is received by the following deadlines: being requested. Transfer credit for science courses taken prior to May 1 for Fall admission the last 10 years will be evaluated (effective fall 2011) on an individual basis. There can September 15 for Spring be no outstanding Incompletes admission prior to beginning nursing courses. Accelerated Second Degree NOTE: Applicants to the Traditional BSN program that have completed 45 or more Program semester credit hours of the required lower March 1 for Summer Admission division coursework at UofL and meet the – Summer admit only minimum criteria for admission will have 0.2 points added to their program grade point average for ranking during review of upper The Undergraduate Academic Affairs division applications. Committee must evaluate applicants for acceptance to an Upper Division Applying to the Upper Division clinical cohort. The Committee To apply to the Upper division, a decision will be communicated to the student must: applicant in writing. Admissions are contingent on successful completion of the lower division (pre-professional) submit a University of Louisville curriculum. Accepted students will Undergraduate Application if new receive a letter of agreement stating to U of L or submit an Intra- the anticipated start date, the University Transfer (IUT) Request if conditions for accepting the space, already enrolled in a school other and consequences of failing to keep than the School of Nursing at U of the space. Students are required to L. Call 852-1196 for appointment. attend a mandatory orientation complete the Applicant Data Sheet provided through the School of available on the School of Nursing Nursing prior to registering for any website upper division nursing courses. The submit a written essay, narrative, letter of agreement must be signed or short story describing your and returned within 10 working days personal qualities and how they fit of receipt to assure a space in the you for a career in nursing, your Upper Division clinical cohort. All perception of the nursing field and qualified students who meet what influenced you to select admission criteria but are not nursing as a career accepted into the requested Upper submit a certified criminal Division clinical cohort due to space background check. Details on the constraints should meet with their School of Nursing website. advisor. A student lacking one or more Complete the interview process (if of the admission requirements may requested). file a petition through the Office Schedule an advising session with Student Services. The petition will be a lower division advisor at least 4 considered by the Undergraduate weeks prior to the application Academic Affairs Committee.
Admission Policies Admission to the School of Nursing
University of Louisville Undergraduate Catalog Summer 2010 – Spring 2011
Successfully complete one full-time
Guaranteed Early Admission semester of required Lower The Guaranteed Early Admission (GEA) Division courses at the 100 level or program is available to both high above with a minimum cumulative school seniors and first semester UofL college GPA of 3.0. Must include at freshman. Ten spaces are reserved in least one required science course. upper division each fall for high school Submit an essay of 500 words or seniors that plan to enroll at UofL. less describing your interest in a High school seniors apply during their career in nursing senior year for a guaranteed fall Accept a start date to begin Upper space. In the spring, ten spaces are Division courses for a specific reserved for full time first semester spring semester UofL college freshmen. First semester Maintain a cumulative college GPA college freshmen apply upon of 3.0 or higher each semester of completion of their first semester of enrollment in the Lower Division. college for a guaranteed spring space. Deadline for submitting applications is January 15th each Criteria for guaranteed admission year. Applicants will be notified in early March. To be considered as a high school senior for Guaranteed Early Admission Admission to RN-BSN Program to the Upper Division, an applicant must: Students may be admitted directly into the RN-BSN program if the Have an ACT of 25 or higher admissions requirements are met. Have a high school GPA of 3.35 or higher To apply to the program, applicants must: Submit a letter of recommendation from high school guidance counselor Submit a University of Louisville undergraduate admissions Submit an essay of 500 words or application if you are a new less describing your interest in a student to U of L or submit an career in Nursing Intra-University Transfer (IUT) Accept a start date to begin Upper Request if already enrolled in a Division course for a specific fall school other than the School of semester Nursing at U of L. Maintain a minimum cumulative Submit all official college college GPA of 3.0 following each transcripts to the Office of term (summer, fall spring) of Admissions. Mail to or request enrollment in the Lower Division mailing to: The Office of Deadline for submitting Admissions, Dept. AO, University of applications is January 15th. Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292. Students will be notified in early Have a cumulative grade point March. average of at least 2.5 on all college work. Earn a minimum To be considered as a Lower Division grade of “C” in required science, freshman for Guaranteed Admission to Nutrition and English courses the Upper division, an applicant must: Have a Registered Nurse license (without restrictions.)
Admission Policies Admission to the School of Nursing
University of Louisville Undergraduate Catalog Summer 2010 – Spring 2011
Earn a “C” or higher in required 3. CLEP examinations
science, Nutrition and English courses. There can be no 4. Advanced Placement examinations outstanding Incompletes in courses prior to beginning nursing courses. 5. Portfolio documentation, RN-BSN May be required to submit a program only. Students in the RN- certified criminal background BSN program will receive 25 check. Details on the School of college credits from the university Nursing website. after successful completion of the portfolio course. Undergraduate admissions deadlines may be obtained from the University 6. General Education Block of Louisville website at Certifications by accredited http://louisville.edu. Kentucky institutions are recognized. Applicants are required to be advised by the School of Nursing academic 7. The School of Nursing has a ten advisor prior to registering for courses. year limit on science courses. A School of Nursing orientation is Transfer credit for science courses required prior to enrolling in a 300 taken prior to the last 10 years will level nursing course. Call 852-1196 for be evaluated on an individual an appointment. basis.
8. Other transfer courses are
Additional Transfer Student Information evaluated on an individual basis for Community college transfer limits currency and equivalency to policy required courses in the nursing curriculum. Science, English, For the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Nutrition, and nursing courses degree, students must have at least taken at another college or sixty semester credit hours earned at university must have been passed four-year institutions. Students must with a grade of “C” or better in also meet university residency order to be transferred into the requirements. nursing curriculum. Generally only courses equivalent to Awarding of transfer credit Pharmacology and Pathophysiology A student may earn college credit can be transferred into the School through a variety of mechanisms. of Nursing degree program. Therefore, students seeking advanced standing through transfer of credit An Academic Counselor must oversee should seek advice from the Office of approval for all transfer credits for Student Services, School of Nursing, students in the RN-BSN Program and as soon as possible. Individual the Accelerated 2nd Degree BSN evaluations include: Program.
1. Courses from accredited colleges Transfer Policy for Students
and universities Transferring from Other Schools of Nursing 2. Course descriptions and outlines
Admission Policies Admission to the School of Nursing
University of Louisville Undergraduate Catalog Summer 2010 – Spring 2011
Applicants transferring from other
schools of nursing will submit complete course syllabi and appropriate supporting documents to the SON Office of Student Services. These documents must be submitted at least 6 weeks prior to the application deadline. Syllabi and supporting documents will be reviewed by selected SON faculty and Office of Student Services staff for the purpose of evaluating course equivalency to UofL SON courses. Course equivalency must be confirmed prior to admissions. When courses are approved, they become the course of record for that academic year. Nursing courses that have been approved for equivalency will remain equivalent for varying periods of time depending on the course.
If a student has a previous nursing
course failure, it will be considered the first failure by the UofL SON. One additional failure of a nursing course at the UofL SON will result in dismissal from the program.
A student who has previously failed 2
nursing courses at any school of nursing will not be eligible for admission to the UofL SON’s accelerated and traditional BSN programs. RN-BSN applicants who have failed 2 previous nursing courses at any school of nursing will be evaluated on an individual basis.
International student applicants
Please refer to the University guidelines printed in this catalog regarding International Student Applicants.
Admission Policies Admission to the School of Nursing