College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
School of Nursing
Debra Wilson
Email: wilsond@apsu.edu
Phone: 931-221-1040
For information visit: https://online.apsu.edu/programs/rn-to-bsn.aspx
Admission Requirements for the RN-BSN Track
Admission to Austin Peay State University does not guarantee acceptance to the School of Nursing.
The RN-BSN track has five admission cycles each year:
- Fall I Start: Applications must be submitted to the School of Nursing by 12:00 p.m. on August 12 for consideration for the Fall I semester.
- Fall II Start: Applications must be submitted to the School of Nursing by 12:00 p.m. on October 12 for consideration for the Fall II semester.
- Spring I Start: Applications must be submitted to the School of Nursing by 12:00 p.m. on December 1st for consideration for the Spring I semester.
- Spring II Start: Applications must be submitted to the School of Nursing by 12:00 p.m. March 9 for consideration for the Spring II semester.
- Summer III Start: Applications must be submitted to the School of Nursing by 12:00 p.m. on May 13 for consideration for the Summer III semester.
Please check the School of Nursing website for the most current application criteria: www.apsu.edu /nursing
In order to apply, RN-BSN track students must:
- Complete and submit the APSU RN to BSN application by the deadline.
- Be admitted to Austin Peay State University as a degree seeking undergraduate student Have a minimum college cumulative grade point average of 2.0.
- Have completed specified nursing prerequisite classes with a minimum college cumulative grade of “C” in all courses.
- Have an active, unencumbered RN license or be eligible for licensure.
- Have validation of current science knowledge: if sciences are older than seven (7) years, the student must provide a letter from current employer validating current employment.
Following acceptance to the RN BSN Concentration
Following acceptance into the BSN program, RN-BSN concentration students must:
- Provide a complete program package with evidence of CPR, and required health regulation, including vaccines.
- Comply with criminal background checks and drug screening as required for eligibility to access entrance into specific clinical agencies as related to clinical course objectives.
- Provide evidence of liability and personal health insurance.
Progression and Clinical
- RN -BSN clinical courses may be scheduled at sites near the student’s home with appropriately credentialed preceptors. The sites must be approved by the course faculty and there must be a contract in place between the facility and the university.
- BSN Undergraduate Progression and Graduation Requirements: Meet core performance and professional (technical) standards. See specific criteria under the School of Nursing BSN Student Handbook. A grade of “C” or better is required to pass any nursing course and to progress in the curriculum. When a course has a clinical component, the student must pass both the theory and clinical component in order to pass the class. If a student fails two courses (including failing one course two times) with a “D” or “F” they will be dismissed from the nursing program for not meeting the program requirements. A grade of “D” or “F” is considered failure to achieve course standards. A Bachelor of Science in nursing degree will not be conferred for any student who receives two grades below “C” while in the School of Nursing.