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• GSW Nursing course offerings:
• Spring 2012-Spring 2014

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

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We encourage you to start the application process at least 6-8 weeks prior to the deadline. This will give us sufficient time to process your application

SUBMIT with RN-BSN Application :

• • RN-BSN Program Application

• • 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.

• •  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.

• •  Provide proof of RN licensure

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• • 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.

• 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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