Dear RN Baccalaureate (RN-BS) Completion Program Applicant, Thank you for your interest in Minnesota State University Mankato! Please carefully read and follow the instructions to complete your application. We encourage you to save this letter so you may refer back to it upon submission of your application. Applicants will only be considered upon successful completion of the entire application process. This application is for a mid-spring semester start the program. Applicants for this admission will enroll in 8-week courses the second half of spring semester. Application to start the Fall Semester 2017 program has closed. This option is open to all qualified applicants, but may be an especially attractive option for Dec. 2017 graduates who would not be qualified to start BS education in January due to the RN licensure requirement and otherwise would have to wait until fall 2018 to start coursework. Students accepted during this application round will be eligible to start the nursing completion coursework Mid-Spring Semester 2018. Spring semester officially begins January 8, 2018, but students accepted in this cohort would start classes March 12, 2018. This application is first come (and qualified)-first served to fill 25 seats. The application will close when 25 seats have been filled or November 15, whichever comes first. The Nursing coursework is fully online with the exception of clinical activities in your own community. Students who start mid-semester 2018 will enroll in N320W for the second half of spring semester and may enroll in one other course if desired. N320W must be taken the first semester of the program and N492 the last semester. All other Nursing courses may be taken in almost any order and are all planned to be offered every fall, spring and summer. Fall and spring semesters are 16 weeks in length. Summer term is 10 weeks in length and is optional. Our program allows for individualization and flexibility for the working RN. Students may enroll part time (1-2 courses/semester) or full time (3 or more courses/semester). Students who enroll in the program full-time should expect to complete the degree in 3 semesters (one year with summer enrollment). Part-time students can expect to complete the degree in 4 or more semesters, perhaps shorter depending on the number of credits one completes each semester. Students are also allowed to take a semester off from the program if desired/needed. The program is 30 semester credits and comprised of seven courses: RN-BS Program: 30 Credits NURS 320W Critical Inquiry and Evidence-based Practice for RNs (4) NURS 362 Family and Societal Nursing for RNs (4) NURS 382 G Holistic Nursing Assessment and Practice (4) NURS 402 Psychosocial and Interprofessional Communication for RNs (4) NURS 420 Quality, Safety, Value and Informatics in Nursing Practice for RNs (4) NURS 482W Population Focused Care for RNs (6) NURS 492 Nursing Capstone and Leadership for Baccalaureate Practice (4)
Sample 1-year Plan of study: Spring Semester (second half of semester)=8 credits N320W Second half (8 weeks) of Semester Off first half of semester N362 Second half (8 weeks) of Semester Summer Term=8 credits N 382 Full Summer Term (10 weeks) N402 Full Summer Term (10 weeks) Fall Semester=14 credits N 482W Full Semester (16 weeks) N420 First half (8 weeks) of Semester N492 Second half (8 weeks) of Semester Sample 2-year Plan of study (part time): Spring Semester=4 credits Off first half of semester Fall Semester=8 credits N 362 Full Semester (16 weeks) N 362 Full Semester (16 weeks) N320W Second half (8 weeks) of Semester Spring Semester=8 credits N382 First half (8 weeks) of Semester N402 Second half (8 weeks) of Semester Summer term=6 credits Fall Semester=8 credits N 482 Summer Term (10 weeks) N420 Full Semester (16 weeks) N492 Full Semester (16 weeks)
Please note: All applicants will be required to have a college level statistics course completed with at least a C grade and hold an unrestricted RN License (i.e. pass RN- NCLEX boards ) by March 1, 2018. Sincerely, Dr. Laura Schwarz, DNP, RN, CNE Associate Professor, Nursing RN Baccalaureate Completion Program Coordinator School of Nursing 360 Wissink Hall Mankato, MN 56001 dr.laura.schwarz@mnsu.edu
RN-BS PROGRAM APPLICATION PROCEDURES & REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST Please read carefully Complete the online application at the following URL: https://mnsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/sv_d45nphf9fgsqnzx (copy and paste if clicking does not work) Note that admission is first-come first-served and that the application will close when all 25 seats are filled, or on Nov. 15, whichever comes first. Be sure you are able to check off everything below before submitting your online application. Apply to the University for Spring Semester, 2018 ($20 application fee) University Transfer Application Checklist: http://www.mnsu.edu/admissions/transfer/application/transferchecklist.html If you were admitted to the University for Fall 2017 or earlier, but did not enroll in any courses at MSU, please submit a new application to the University indicating Spring 2018 as your intended start date. You do not have to re-pay the application fee Request official transcripts from ALL post-secondary institutions you have attended. Official evaluation of credits is completed by the Office of the Registrar, and only for admitted University students. Transfer evaluations can take 4-6 weeks to process upon receiving admission to the University. Students will receive a transfer evaluation when the process is complete. Transfer evaluations will inform students of the University's General Education, requirements fulfilled, and remaining. Students are encouraged to complete these requirements prior to making application to the program. Each applicant is responsible to insure all coursework has been officially transferred and evaluated for the most up to date academic record. Transcripts from other Minnesota State institutions may be pulled and updated electronically, but it is the applicant s responsibility to notify the Office of the Registrar of this need. Office of the Registrar: 507-389-6266 or transfer-evaluation@mnsu.edu All applicants should review their transfer evaluation or Degree Audit Report to confirm all transfer coursework is listed.
Unrestricted RN license (pass RN-NCLEX Boards) by March 1, 2018. Completion of at least 30 college semester credits. Minimum Total Cumulative GPA of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale. Total Cumulative GPA includes ALL MSU and transfer coursework have ever attempted. The Total Cumulative GPA can be found on your completed Transfer Evaluation Students who have not met the minimum Total Cumulative GPA, must appeal to have their application considered. Appeal instructions are listed below. College-level statistics course completed with minimum grade of C by March 1, 2018. Complete application online at the following URL: https://mnsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/sv_d45nphf9fgsqnzx (copy and paste if clicking does not work) Note that admission is first-come first-served and that the application will close when all 25 seats are filled, or on Nov. 15, whichever comes first. LETTERS OF ADMISSION STATUS WILL BE E-MAILED ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2017 Please keep an eye on the e-mail you listed on the application for notification (note that sometimes these letters of admission status do end up in e-mail spam/junk mail, so keep an eye on that as well). *Appeal instructions: If you wish to request to appeal a specific requirement (e.g. minimum GPA of 2.8, minimum of C grade in all nursing courses), send a letter of appeal explaining why you believe the admission requirement should be waived along with an unofficial transcript to nursing-rn-bsn@mnsu.edu. We will review letters of appeal at the time we review applications. Note: The RN-license and statistics requirements cannot be waived Visit Minnesota State University, Mankato Website at: http://www.mnsu.edu Visit the School of Nursing Website at: http://www.mnsu.edu/nursing/