BSN Clinical Application Information

APPLICATION TIMELINE:

Applications available: No later than 45 days prior to due date

Applications due: November 1^st (spring semester start) and April 1^st (fall semester start)

Decisions communicated: By the end of the Fall semester (spring semester start) and July 1^st (fall semester start)

Completion of IU South Bend

GPA REQUIREMENTS:

Application GPA: 2.70
Science GPA: 2.70
Cumulative GPA: 2.50

PROGRAM PREREQUISITES:

Specific Class	Used in GPA calculations
ENG-W 131	Application
SOC-S 161	Application
HSC-H 102	Application
PSY-P 103	Application
PSY-P 216	Application
HSC-L 320	Application
NURS-B 231	Application
CHEM-C 102	Application and Science
PHSL-P 261	Application and Science
PHSL-P 262	Application and Science
MICR-M 250	Application and Science
MICR-M 255	Application and Science
HSC-H 322	Application and Science

APPLICATION REVIEW:

Applicants who meet all of the GPA requirements and have completed all program prerequisite courses by the application due date will be considered first.
Applicants who meet all of the GPA requirements and have completed all program prerequisite courses by the program start date will be considered second.
All Indiana University South Bend General Education requirements must be completed by the program start date (including classes not used in the Application GPA but are required for the degree).

APPLICATION PREPARATION:

Before you begin the on-line BSN application, please have the following ready to upload:

Personal essay: Describe what it means to be a professional nurse and why you have chosen to pursue nursing as a career. Per federal guidelines, all patient information must be kept in strict confidence and consequently, not shared in any manner; this includes specific details of family illnesses. The essay must be double-spaced, with 1-inch margins and 12 pt. font (1 page maximum). Please include your student identification number ONLY on the top right corner.

APPLICATION SCORING:

Application GPA (the weighted GPA of all program prerequisite courses): Exact GPA on a 4.0 scale is awarded for a total of 30%.
Science GPA (the weighted GPA of the program prerequisite science courses): Exact GPA on a 4.0 scale is awarded for a total of 25%.
Essay (the average of reviewers’ scores): Up to 4 points are awarded for a total of 15%.
Campus Enrollment (the weight assigned to the type of institution where the program prerequisite courses were taken): Up to 4 points are awarded for a total of 15%

4: All program prerequisite courses taken at any bachelor’s degree granting institution
2: Any program prerequisite course taken at a 2-year institution (i.e. community college, not including dual credit).

Course Repeat (the weight assigned to the number of program prerequisite courses that were repeated due to earned deficiency C- or below): Up to 4 points are awarded for a total of 15%.

4: No repeats of any program prerequisite courses
3: Repeat of 1 non-science course
2: Repeat of 1 science course
1: Repeat of 1 science course and 1 non-science course OR 2 non-science courses
0: Repeat of 2 science courses OR 3 non-science courses OR 1 science and 2 non science course

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