3. Applicants must submit a completed application. It is recommended that interested applicants fill outtheapplicationwiththeadmissionadvisor. 4. Applicants must complete all prerequisites to the BSN program. 5. Completing the Distance Education Questionnaire for applicants who receive full credit granting of the LVN to BSN or RN to BSN Advanced Placement General Education courses or enrollment and completing an online general education prerequisite course(s) at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, as applicable. 6. Applicants must have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 (on a 4-point scale) or higher in all college coursework. Official transcripts are required. 7. Applicants must take the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS VII). It tests math, reading, English and language use, and science. All students are encouraged to log on to www.atitesting.com for study material and other valuable resources and information. The TEAS VII Test Passing score = 64% or better. 8. Applicants will be asked to pass an interview with the Nursing Program Director, Assistant Program Director, or designee in person or via a virtual conferencing platform, if necessary. 9. Applicants must submit a two to three-page (2 – 3) written essay on why they have chosen professional nursing as a career. 10. Applicants must submit three (3) letters of recommendation to the nursing program. These may come from employers, immediateworksupervisors,health-relatedfacilities where the applicant has volunteered, or faculty from previous college/university coursework. These letters of recommendationmustbesubmittedonformalorganizationalstationery. 11. Applicants will submit proof of health-related or community work, e.g., volunteering at health fairs, hospitals, or clinics, working with the homeless, mentoring or tutoring other students, Big Brother or Big Sister. These experiences must be substantiated with a document or letter of verification on formal organizational stationery. 12. Applicants must submit a resume. 13. Applicants must submit transcripts showing proof of completing the 33 credits of General Education courses that comprise Semesters I and II of the BSN Generic Pathway. 14. Applicants will be rank-ordered based on the following score, which includes: ● GPAinprerequisites ● AdmissionAssessmentTest(TEASVII) ● PersonalInterview ● WrittenEssay ● Three(3)LettersofRecommendation ● CommunityWork ● Health-RelatedExperience For LVN-BSN AP Applicants: Submit proof of one year of full-time LVN/LPN work experience within the last three (3) years. Submits proof of graduation from a Board-approved LVN/LPN program from an accredited institution or has completed an LVN/LPN Refresher/Re-entry program within one year of admission. Credit Granting for Nursing Education: Students may request credit granting for previously taken nursing courses. If official transcripts are not submitted at the time of the application, students forfeit the opportunity to apply for credit granting on courses taken previously. LVNs can transfer 24 Semester Credit Hours of courses taken at the post-secondary level to an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department Of Education or the Council of Higher Education Accreditation. Thecontentofthese24transfercreditsshallincludethefollowing: 47