School of Nursing - LSU Health New Orleans

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Admission Criteria

  1. Completed on-line application through NursingCAS.

  2. Official transcripts from a regionally accredited college or university documenting the award of a BSN or BSN equivalent. All previous undergraduate and graduate transcripts must be submitted. All nursing course credit earned must be from a specialized nursing accredited program. *A BSN equivalent does not meet admission requirement without the conferral of a Master’s degree.

    All transcripts from programs outside of the United States must be evaluated by an accredited credentialing evaluation service. LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing recommends the following resources:

    World Education Services    Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
    www.wes.org    www.ece.org
    212-966-6311    412-389-3411

    Official transcripts must be submitted to NursingCAS.

  3. A grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for all undergraduate and graduate course work reflected on transcripts.

  4. Official scores for the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) of 300 (or higher) when combining the verbal and quantitative scores on the 130-170 score scale are required from within the last five (5) years. Writing score must be a 3.0 or higher from within the last five (5) years. Send GRE official transcript to the LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing (Code 6353).

  5. A minimum score of 550 (paper-based) or 79 (internet-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for all applicants who have English as a second language or who are not graduates of programs in the United States. Input TOEFL scores and upload results within the NursingCAS application.

  6. Three References in Support of Graduate Admission Application must be submitted by the application deadline. At least one recommendation must be from a peer and another from a current supervisor. The reference information will be requested within the NursingCAS application.

  7. Minimum of one year of clinical nursing experience.

  8. A current unencumbered license to practice nursing in any state with eligibility for licensure in Louisiana.

  9. Successful completion of interview.