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Department of Nursing

BSN Admission Process

The ASU Department of Nursing will make every effort to keep students apprised of admission criteria. However, admission criteria is subject to change and it is the student's responsibility to contact a nursing advisor as soon as possible upon declaring nursing a major and to maintain frequent contact with the designated nursing advisor.

Profession Nursing Licensure and Criminal Background Impact

Approval for admission to the licensing examination and subsequent Registered Nurse licensure of qualified applicants for the state of Georgia is granted by the Georgia Board of Nursing.

Applicants to the nursing program should be aware that the State Board of Nursing has the right to refuse to grant registered nurse licenses to any individuals regardless of their educational credentials under circumstances of:

1. Falsification of application for licensure.
2. Conviction of a felony or crime of moral turpitude.
3. Other moral and legal violations specified in the Georgia law.


Students who think they may have an applicable situation are strongly advised to speak with the department chair early in their program of study.

Students seeking admission into the BSN program must be accepted into the University and meet the criteria for full and unconditional admission to the University. Students must also submit a separate nursing application to the Department of Nursing. At the time of application to the program, students must be in good standing with the University and satisfy all admission criteria for the BSN track for which the student seeks application. The nursing application is obtained by an in person meeting with the nursing advisor. The applications are not mailed or e-mailed to students.

Students applying for admission to the nursing program are expected to meet at least the minimum departmental requirements for program admission and program progression at the time of application. Enrollment is limited to a specific number of students based on clinical spaces and available resources, and students are admitted into the BSN program based on a selection process, faculty recommendation, space availability, and approval of the department chair. The minimum admission criteria for each track of the BSN program follow below:

*All students admitted into the nursing program must successfully satisfy the requirements for the clinical components of the nursing courses to successfully complete the nursing courses. Clinical agencies have the right to refuse students access to their sites based on information obtained from criminal background checks and/or drug screen results. In the event a student can not satisfy the requirements for the clinical component of a course, the student will receive a failing grade for the course and will be dismissed from the nursing program.