RN-to-BSN Admissions Requirements

1. Meet admission requirements for The W

Transfer Requirements Readmission Requirements

Admission to The W does not guarantee acceptance into the RN to BSN Advanced Placement Option.

Which am I?

Transfer Students have attended another college or university prior to this application and never attended The W.

Readmission & Returning Transfer Students previously attended The W, this includes students who attended The W, attended another college or university and are returning for the RN to BSN program.

2. Cumulative GPA 2.0 or greater

3. Unencumbered Registered Nursing license

Mississippi or a multistate license from a state within the Nurse Licensure Compact. (Part-time students may obtain nursing license during the first summer semester.)

4. Completed Prerequisite Courses

May enter the program lacking 12 hours or fewer.

Prerequisite Courses

5. Submit Additional Documents AFTER Acceptance to the RN to BSN Program

View checklist for additional required documents that must be obtained. Please note that some information must be dated in the same year as program start date. Criminal background check must be run through The W - no other background check will be accepted.

Required Documents

RN to BSN Required Documents Checklist

The following documents will be required after acceptance into the RN to BSN Program. Wait until you’ve been sent this information by the RN to BSN office.

Proof of RN licensure from the Board of Nursing website in Mississippi or a multistate license from a compact state. (Part-time students may obtain nursing license during the first summer semester.)
Copy of valid CPR card
Verification of present employment as an RN. If unemployed put N/A.
Copy of valid health insurance card.
Copy of valid auto insurance card.
Copy of a valid/unexpired official photo ID (driver’s license, state ID, passport).
Annual TB skin test within 365 days of the start of the program.
*If longer than 365, a 2 step is required
Proof of 3 Hepatitis B vaccines
Copy of immunization record that includes two MMRs or proof of serological immunities
Proof of Tetanus Toxoid within the last 10 years of the start of the program and a prior Tdap
Varicella Vaccine 2 injections a minimum of 28 days apart or proof by Titer of disease immunity.
Proof of Flu vaccine will be requested in the fall
Copy of ACT score, if not already sent
Background check results run through Mississippi University for Women ID Services* – No exceptions.
Documentation of current Urine or Serum Drug Screen (minimum of 7 panel) dated program entry year*
Documentation of annual health examination dated program entry year*

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