BS to BSN (Orlando) - ADMISSIONS POLICIES

ECPI University’s Admission, Progression, and Graduation Committee (“APG Committee”) is the decision-making body that determines a prospective student’s eligibility for admission, reviews students’ progression issues and considers readmission requests.  
In determining an applicant’s eligibility for admission, the APG Committee will consider, among other factors, the applicant’s overall grade point average, overall science grade point average, and application materials. The APG Committee will accept students for admission on a space available basis. Applicants are not required to be a licensed Registered Nurse in order to be eligible for admission to the program. Nursing is a limited access major, which may result in qualified applicants not having the opportunity to enroll in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. 

To be considered for acceptance, an applicant must do the following:

• Execute an Application for Admission and satisfy all prerequisites prior to the start date of the Program
• Have earned a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Arts degree from a regionally accredited institution, graduating with at least at 2.50 Grade Point Average (GPA). An official transcript is required as part of the application package.  

• Applicants must have successfully completed all prerequisite courses, with no more than two being allowed to be in progress at the time of application. A grade of B- or higher is required for the Anatomy and Physiology prerequisites. All other Bachelor to BSN General Education Prerequisites will be reviewed in accordance with the Transfer of Credit policies outlined in the University Catalog. See prerequisite courses listed below: 
  • Anatomy and Physiology (8 semester credit hours/ 12 quarter credit hours, Parts I and II, with labs)
  • Statistics (3 semester credit hours/ 4.5 quarter credit hours)Social Science: Sociology or Psychology (3 semester credit hours/ 4.5 quarter credit hours)
  • Human Growth and Development or Developmental Psychology (3 semester credit hours/ 4.5 quarter credit hours)
  • English (3 semester credit hours/ 4.5 quarter credit hours)
  • Additional General Education Elective (11 semester credit hours / 16.5 quarter credit hours)

• Present two letters of reference, including one from an academic source
• Submit a résumé or curriculum vitae
• Submit an essay as part of the application package, addressing the applicant’s desire to pursue a baccalaureate degree in nursing, including the rationale for choosing this professional pathway
• Completed FDLE/FBI criminal background checks
• The components of the background check include two parts: 
  • A background check done online through VerifiedCredentials.com
  • A Level II Criminal Background Check from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Contact the University to have a FDLE / FBI fingerprint card to be sent to you. All applicants are advised to begin the process well in advance of submitting the application package to the University. Your application cannot be processed without these background check results. 
• Must make satisfactory financial arrangements to provide for complete payment of all amounts expected to be due to the institution for tuition and fees.  This requirement may include, but is not limited to, the completion of credit applications, financial aid applications and forms (if the applicant wishes to apply for financial aid), and the execution of promissory notes or other documents necessary to obtain the requisite financial aid or other financial assistance.  
• Take the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS)
• Additionally, applicants for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program may be required to have a personal interview by the Campus President/Campus Director of Academic Affairs (or his or her designee), either in person or by phone  

Requirements for entrance once a student is accepted to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program:

To be admitted, an applicant who has been accepted must satisfy the admissions requirements as follows:

1. Take a tour of the campus and execute an Enrollment Agreement
2. Attend an orientation or obtain a waiver of the requirement to attend an orientation from the Campus President/Dean
3. Meet the health requirements imposed by the clinical agencies, as set forth in (a) through (f):
   1. Health Form: Have a health form completed by a licensed provider (MD, NP or PA)
   2. MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella):  Provide documentation of two immunizations or positive titer
   3. DT (Diphtheria/Tetanus):  Provide documentation of immunization within the last ten (10) years
   4. Varicella (Chicken Pox):  Provide documentation of satisfactory titer or immunization. History of disease does NOT meet this requirement
   5. Hepatitis B:  Provide documentation of a completed Hepatitis B vaccine series
   6. Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test:  Be free of active (contagious) tuberculosis and provide documentation of a recent Mantoux tuberculin skin test using the two-step method conducted within the last 12 months. (Students will also be required to maintain at their own expense a current Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test during their enrollment at ECPI University.)  Students who test positive must meet current Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) guidelines regarding annual chest x-rays.
4. Provide documentation of personal health insurance
5. Provide documentation of a current certification in basic life support for healthcare providers (BLS-HCP) offered by the American Heart Association

Applicants must have completed a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Arts degree from a regionally accredited institution, graduating with at least at 2.50 GPA. An official transcript is required as part of the application package. 

Transfer credits will be evaluated according to ECPI University’s transfer credit policy, as modified by the stipulations described in the admissions requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. The requirements for prerequisite courses must be satisfied, as outlined in the previous section.