Application Information

Please refer to the Admission Criteria page for further information about qualifications and requirements.

LSUHSC School of Nursing uses a self-managed application process. In order to meet the designated deadline, applicants must obtain all official transcripts from all accredited colleges/universities attended and submit them (sealed and signed) with the application form, the $50 application fee, and the written statement.

Applications must be received in the office of Student Affairs no later than February 1 for fall admission and September 1 for spring admission. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Application Instructions

Only qualified applicants with completed application packets will be invited to interview. The interview process will be a panel interview, with each panel member individually scoring the applicant on each question. The scores will be averaged and assigned a point value.

The completed application must contain the 5 items listed below or your application will not be considered:

1. Completed and signed BSN application form
2. Required application fee ($50.00)
3. Official. sealed  transcripts from each and every college or university attended must be included with the application.  We are not responsible for guaranteeing the receipt of transcripts sent directly to LSUHSC School of Nursing from another college or university.
4. Goal statement paper
5. Official results of the Hesi Admission Assessment Exam A², sent directly to the School of Nursing. (More Info)

The application forms may be printed by going to the following links (files are in PDF format):

• BSN Admission Form
• Transcript Request Form
• Written Statement. The statement  should be written in the first person using a conversational tone and should be no more than two typed pages, doubled spaced,  with a title page. Please provide personal answers to the following:
  • Why nursing?
  • Why LSUHSC School of Nursing?
  • How will the above contribute to the School of Nursing’s vision and mission?
  • School of Nursing's vision and core values
  • School of Nursing's mission
  • Admissions statement grading rubric

Only qualified applicants with completed application packets will be invited to interview. The interview process will be a panel interview, with each panel member individually scoring the applicant on each question. The scores will be averaged and assigned a point value.

Students who are ordering official transcripts through a clearinghouse must have all the above items sent to us as a completed application packet or your application will not be considered for admission.

Please mail or bring the completed application, with all official transcripts, to the following address:

LSUHSC School of Nursing
Office of Student Affairs
1900 Gravier Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
Write “APPLICATION” on the mailing envelope.

The Student Affairs office is located in the School of Nursing Building, 1900 Gravier Street, fourth floor, room 4B10.
Phone numbers are: 504-568-4197; 504-568-4113; 568-4114
Email address is: nsstuaffairs@lsuhsc.edu

Notification
Notification of acceptance or denial of admission will be mailed to all applicants approximately four weeks after the Admission Examination.

An applicant who is notified of acceptance must return the acceptance form and $50 fee before the deadline indicated in their letter in order to reserve their spot in the class. If the admitted applicant has a need to delay enrollment until the following semester, the acceptance form and fee must be returned before the deadline with a written request for delayed enrollment and the rationale for the request, to reserve a spot in that class.

If an accepted applicant decides to withdraw their application, notification with a written rationale for the withdrawal must be received by the Student Affairs Office within two weeks of receipt of the acceptance letter. Failure to notify the Office of Student Affairs could jeopardize future attempts to apply for admission.

An applicant who is eligible but is notified of denied admission may send a written request (within two weeks of receipt of the denial letter) to have their application transferred for consideration with the next applicant group ONE TIME ONLY. The Student Affairs Office must be notified by email (nsstuaffairs@lsuhsc.edu) or letter (see mailing address above).

Thereafter, the denied or accepted applicant must complete a new application packet and submit another application fee.