Admission Requirements

Application for Admission to BSN Program    

Upper Level BSN Program Option

• Eligible for admission to Alcorn State University – Application for Undergraduate Admission.

• ACT composite score of 21 or greater. Students with the required ACT composite score must also have at least a grade of “C” in each prerequisite course and a 2.0 grade point average.

• Students with less than the required ACT composite score must complete all the course prerequisites to the nursing major with at least a grade of “C” and have an overall grade point average of 3.0.

• R.N. students and students enrolling for a second baccalaureate degree may enter without an ACT by completing all the course prerequisites to the nursing major with at least a grade of “C” and having an overall grade point average of 2.5.

• Official high school transcript or GED.

• Official college/university transcript(s).

• Grade of “C” or greater in each prerequisite course.

• Completed Application for Admission to the Department of Baccalaureate Nursing, Alcorn State University.
 

RN to BSN On-Line Program Option 

• Eligible for admission to Alcorn State University – Application for Undergraduate Admission.

• Official college/university transcript(s) with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

• Grade of “C” or greater in each prerequisite course.

• Completed Application for Admission to the Department of Baccalaureate Nursing, Alcorn State University

• Copy of a current unrestricted registered nurse (RN) license.

 

Note: Admission to the University does not ensure admission to the Department of Baccalaureate Nursing.