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BSN Application Process
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Fall 2012 Applicants-Important Dates
Applicant Check List Item |
First Date Available |
Last Date Available |
| Admission to Valdosta State University | Available Now |
November 1, 2011* |
| Mandatory Applicant Advising | October 5, 2011 |
January 11, 2012 |
| Successful Completion of the TEAS (students taking the TEAS at a testing site other than VSU Testing Center should request ATI send scores to VSU) |
August 30, 2011 |
TBA |
| Submit NursingCAS Application | October 15, 2011 |
January 15, 2012 |
Application checklist
Students should make note of the deadlines listed above when completing the application process.
| Admission to Valdosta State University | *Admission to Valdosta State University: This date is an estimate provided by the VSU Office of Undergraduate Admissions to process applications, evaluate transfer credit, and issue a tentative acceptance to the university. Students applying to the College of Nursing through NursingCAS must supply a VSU student identification number. To Apply to Valdosta State University visit: http://www.valdosta.edu/admissions/application.shtml |
| Calculate Your Nursing GPA | Applicants must have a 2.8 Nursing GPA for their application to be considered. Applicants with less than a 2.8 NURSING GPA will not be considered for admissions. Applicants are encouraged to calculated their Nursing GPA to determine eligibility before incurring the costs of application to the College of Nursing. The Nursing GPA consists of only the course work in the core curriculum for Nursing. Repeated courses are calculated in the Nursing GPA. Science courses (including NURS 2700 can only be repeated once). When using the GPA calculator, delete the number of hours for course you have not completed. |
| Completion of Nursing Core Requirements | Applicants must have ALL Nursing core requirements completed upon entry to the BSN program. Applicant who have not completed or will not complete required coursework prior to application term will not be considered for admission. |
| Successful Completion of the TEAS-See testing dates below | Applicants must score at or above the national average on the overall score and the reading comprehension sub-score to be considered for admissions to the BSN program. The TEAS may be repeated only ONCE in any application cycle. To schedule to take the entrance test, please email Ms. Nicole Gunn at npgunn@valdosta.edu The $35 testing fee in the form of a MONEY ORDER is due to the College of Nursing three business days prior to the testing date. No cash, checks, credit cards, debit cards, or flex accounts accepted. All VSU administered tests are held in the Testing Center located in Powell Hall West unless otherwise noted. Applicants taking the TEAS at an alternative testing location must have TEAS scores sent to VSU. Applications without TEAS scores will not be considered for admission. For more information on this exam visit: www.atitesting.com |
| Complete Mandatory Applicant Advising-See Applicant Advising Dates Below | Applicants must complete mandatory applicant advising with the College of Nursing advising staff. Applicants residing more than four hours away may schedule phone applicant advising by emailing nursingadvisor@valdosta.edu Applicants not completing applicant advising by the last applicant advising date will not be considered for admission. Applicant advising must be completed each application cycle. |
| Submit NursingCAS Application | Applicants to the College of Nursing for the BSN program must submit a separate application through NursingCAS Transcripts for all college level credit must be submitted directly to NursingCAS. These transcripts are in addition to the ones required by the Undergraduate Office of Admissions for transfer students. Current VSU students must submit transcripts to NursingCAS to complete the application process. Incomplete NursingCAS applications will not be considered for admission. Create a NursingCAS account using: https://portal.nursingcas.org General Information about the NursingCAS system is available at http://nursingcas.org NursingCAS Applicant Video - NursingCAS's library For questions related to NursingCAS contact NursingCAS Customer Service at (617)-612-2880-Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00 Eastern Time |
Applicant advising and teas testing dates
Mandatory Applicant Advising Dates
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TEAS Testing Dates
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