BSN Nursing at University of Arkansas

Programme overview

The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing offers three BSN pathways: Pre-Licensure BSN, RN to BSN and LPN/LPTN to BSN. Pre-Licensure graduates may apply to take the NCLEX-RN, and the RN and LPN pathways are delivered online through UA Global Campus with a preceptor-based clinical model.

Faculty: College of Education and Health Professions | Department: Eleanor Mann School of Nursing | Duration: Pre-Licensure: 120 hours, four-year plan; RN to BSN: 120 hours, four semesters after prerequisites; LPN to BSN: 120 hours, part-time, within five years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Fayetteville, AR, United States

What you will study

Pre-Licensure students complete 45 pre-nursing hours, 3 hours of social science and a 72-hour professional programme including Holistic Nursing Care, Chronic and Palliative Nursing Care, Acute Nursing Care, Leadership and Role Preparation and a Pre-licensure Capstone Practicum. RN to BSN and LPN to BSN students take professional courses such as Pathophysiology for Nurses, Theories and Frameworks for Practice and capstone practicums.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to the university applies; no separate programme-level requirements are published on the catalogue page. University of Arkansas first-year admission is based on high school GPA, transcript and, where required, test scores: applicants with a 3.20 or higher high school GPA are reviewed test-optionally, while those below 3.20 submit ACT, SAT, Next Generation Accuplacer or Classic Learning Test scores. Out-of-state applicants may be held to higher standards depending on demand. Source: admissions.uark.edu.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall and Spring (Fall/Summer applicants share the fall deadline). The fall application opens July 15 on the institution portal and August 1 on the Common App.

First-year priority application deadline November 1; priority scholarship application deadline November 15; final scholarship deadline February 1; final spring application deadline December 15; final fall application deadline August 1. Apply through the New Student Center or the Common App. The application fee is $40 in-state and $60 out-of-state on the New Student Center, and $60 for all applicants on the Common App. Admission is test-optional for applicants with a 3.20 or higher high school GPA; applicants below 3.20 must submit ACT, SAT, Next Generation Accuplacer or Classic Learning Test scores. Scores are required for most scholarships.

International undergraduate priority admission deadlines: June 1 for fall and October 1 for spring; the application fee is $65.

Law (JD): priority application deadline April 15, with rolling review after that date; admission is for the full-time program in the fall.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.uark.edu/apply/index.php

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