The HESI (Health Education Systems, Inc.) Admission Assessment (A2) is a computerized exam designed to assess prospective students entering the health science fields. The HESI A2 consists of eight different exams, seven of which are required by the Nursing program at Georgia Southwestern State University. The Georgia Southwestern State University pre-licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing program requires the HESI A2 for all nursing applicants Entrance decisions will be based on a HESI A2 composite score of 75%. Students seeking pre-licensure Associate of Science in Nursing program must receive a composite score of 65%. Admission is competitive. Students must have a minimum HESI A2 composite score to apply for admission to the School of Nursing. Georgia Southwestern State University School of Nursing requires students to take the following seven components of the HESI A2:
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
MATH
SCIENCE
It is strongly recommended that students wait until they have successfully completed all required English, Mathematics and Science courses (Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology and Microbiology) before attempting the exam. Students will be able to view immediate results after the exam.
Testing Center
Sanford Hall, 3rd Floor
april.dodson@gsw.edu
229-931-2933
evelyn.oliver@gsw.edu
229-931-2661
Monday – Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm
Our Staff
Registration Info
Students having any kind of issues with registering should contact the Testing Center PRIOR to attempting to registering again. This will ensure that there are no duplicate registrations.
Each student is allowed to take the HESI A2 test two times within 2 years to be accepted into the Nursing Program at Georgia Southwestern State University. Also, a student must score 75% or above to be admitted into the BSN program and a score of 65% or above to be admitted into the ASN program on the GSW campus.
Please see the following guidelines for testing:
Students will be allowed to retest once, with a minimum of 30 days between tests. Students will be allowed to test 2 times within 2 years. Scores are good for two (2) years.
Registration requires selecting the testing date and payment. Upon submission, you should receive two confirmation emails, one for submission AND one for payment. Confirmation emails can take a few minutes to receive. DO NOT register multiple times for the same date without confirming registration with the Testing Center.
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