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    GSW Nursing offers:
    Traditional  BSN Track
    Accelerated BSN Track
    RN-BSN Program Track
    LPN-BSN Track

    Application deadlines

      Summer 2012 Fall 2012 Spring 2012
    Traditional & LPN-BSN   Feb. 15 Aug. 22
    Accelerated   April 1  
    RN-BSN March. 15 July 1 Nov. 20

    SUBMIT with LPN-BSN Application :

    • • LPN-BSN Program Application

    • •   Proof of LPN licensure

    • •  Two (2) Completed Reference forms

    • a.  Reference forms must be received by Student Services Coordinator in a sealed envelope signed by the author. (All references must be submitted on the official School of Nursing reference form. Letters will not be accepted.)

    • b. At least one reference should be from a recent faculty member, if applicable; or other instructors and/or work supervisors with whom you have been in contact over the past two years. Additionally, no reference forms will be accepted that are written by a relative of the applicant.

    • • Copy of Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) Score Report

    • • TEAS exam must be completed within one year of application deadline date. Please see the School of Nursing web site or contact the Student Services Coordinator for testing dates. Applicants are responsible for submitting their exam scores to the School of Nursing Student Coordinators office. Score reports may be retrieved from the applicants ATI account

    • •  Personal statement-one page of text, double-spaced

    • • (12 font Times New Roman, Arial, or Courier New), telling us about your educational and career  goals, and your reasons for seeking a degree in nursing. Applicants should highlight unique characteristics and abilities of self, their personal interest and involvement in healthcare, and any personal life events that have prompted their interest in a nursing career. Applicants should also identify their knowledge of the evolution of the nursing health care system over the past ten years of the United States.

    • OTHER requirements and suggestions

    • • Verification of GSW Acceptance

    • • The School of Nursing at Georgia Southwestern State University uses a two-tier process system for admission to its BSN programs. It is the applicant’s responsibility to apply and be ACCEPTED by the University prior to applying to the School of Nursing.

    • •  Transfer students only: Transcript evaluation must be on file with the School of Nursing. 

      •  The Admissions Office will notify the SON of your acceptance to GSW and will send us a transcript evaluation for your SON application file. It is important to start the admission process at least 6-8 weeks prior to School of Nursing application deadline, to ensure all admission requirements have been met.

      • Transcripts-All transcripts must be sent to the Office of Admissions in support of the University Application. Official transcripts from other institutions can take some time—plan accordingly.

      • If taking or in progression of pre-requisite courses at other institutions during the admission process, applicants must make note of what courses they are taking on their nursing application.

    •  • Submit an official transcript verifying final course grades to Registrars office and an unofficial transcript verifying final course grades to the School of Nursing Student Services Coordinators office ASAP after completion.

    • • Program may require an interview. Applicants who qualify for an interview will be contacted by the program’s admissions committee.

      • SON Application Form and the required support documents must be received by the SON by the published application deadline via mail delivery (preferred method) , or FAX to:

         

      School of Nursing, Student Services Coordinator
      Georgia Southwestern State University
      800 Georgia Southwestern State University Drive
      Americus, GA 31709
      FAX: 229-931-2288

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