School of Nursing. RN/BSN Program Bachelor of Science in Nursing. APPLICATION PACKET and GUIDELINES

School of Nursing

RN/BSN Program

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

APPLICATION PACKET and GUIDELINES

Calendar

January 2, 2014 Final Application deadline.

January 13, 2015 First night of class. (Orientation will be conducted this night)

Admissions Requirements

All applicants must meet the following minimum requirements;

• Successful completion of NCLEX-RN

• 2.5 GPA from ASN program

• Be admitted to IU East as a student

Please contact Sharie Richter if you have questions about the minimum admissions requirements. Completing the Application:

The RN to BSN Mobility Option is for students who have an associate degree/diploma in nursing and who are current registered nurses (RN).

Students who have graduated with an associate degree or diploma program in nursing but who have not successfully completed the NCLEX-RN may be admitted on a probational basis.

When submitting the application, please provide the following documentation in ONE ENVELOPE:

 Copy of RN License or online verification.

 The IUE RN/BSN Mobility Option Application (pg. 3 of this packet).

 Official college transcripts (if not submitted to IU East admissions)

You are also required to request a CERTIFIED CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK from CertifiedBackGround.com (see pg. 4). IUE School of Nursing will obtain the final report from CertifiedBackGround.com. Do not submit a copy of the final report.

It is vital that applications be submitted as soon as possible in order to determine the need for a class. Return completed application to:

Sharie Richter, RN to BSN Advisor IU East Lawrenceburg Center 500 Industrial Drive

Lawrenceburg, IN 47025

For additional questions about the RN to BSN program, please contact Sharie Richter at [email protected] or 812-537-4010 ext.7231

INDIANA UNIVERSITY EAST SCHOOL OF NURSING APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION

RN/BSN MOBILITY OPTION

Madison Cohort Only

RETURN APPLICATION/MATERIALS TO:

Sharie Richter, RN to BSN Advisor IU East Lawrenceburg Center

500 Industrial Drive Lawrenceburg, IN 47025

NAME: ____________________________________________________________________________________

Last First Middle

In order to identify transcripts and/or other supporting documents, please list any other name(s) by which you have been known:

1. ____________________________________________2. ________________________________________ IU STUDENT ID# (if issued) __________________

CURRENT ADDRESS: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

City State Zip Code

Home Phone ___________________ Work Phone ____________________ Cell Phone ________________ Email (campus email required if an Indiana University student) _________________________________________ Optional: Birth date ___________ Ethnicity Gender:

Policy Compliance and Signature

Please read the statements below and indicate by placing a check mark in the box to the left: _______ I have received and read the Application Guidelines

_______ I have submitted the Certified Background Check via the instructions in this application packet By signing below, I certify that all of the information I have provided on this application is true and accurate.

Signature: ________________________________________________________Date: ________________

---Student Instructions--- Background Check

Indiana University East School of Nursing

The above organization has chosen CertifiedBackground.com as an approved source for background checks.

About CertifiedBackground.com

CertifiedBackground.com is a background check service that allows students to purchase their own background check. The results of a background are posted to the

CertifiedBackground.com web site in a secure, tamper-proof environment, where the student, as well as organizations can view the background check.

To order your background check from CertifiedBackground.com, please follow the instructions below.

Instructions

1. Go to www.CertifiedBackground.com and click on "Students." 2. In the Package Code box, enter package code: ND61

3. Select a method of payment: Visa, MasterCard or money order. Once your order is submitted, you will receive a password via email to view the results of your background check. The results will be available in approximately 48-72 hours.

Notes

• The package above includes a search of your current county of residence. If any additional residences are found within the previous 7 years (from your residency history), additional county criminal searches will be performed at an additional cost per county.

• The total cost of the basic criminal background check is approximately $45.00 (or more depending on the number of states where you have lived).

• Background checks will only be accepted from CertifiedBackground.com

The results of the background check must be available to Indiana University East by or before January 2, 2015 IU East will obtain an official copy of this report after you have applied for it. Please do not submit the report to us.

RN to BSN Information Sheet for Onsite Cohorts

This information pertains to all RN to BSN students who are registered for onsite programs 1. Students are admitted to a specific site. It is expected that the student will stay in the

program at the site for which they are admitted. In special circumstances, students may request permission to transfer to another site or to the online program. Transfers to another site or the online program are not guaranteed and may be done only once if approved.

2. All students are required to submit to a criminal background check with the admission application and then annually until nursing coursework is completed. This updated criminal background check should be done no later than August 1 for cohorts that began in the fall and January 1 for those cohorts that began in the spring.

3. All students must maintain currency with required immunizations. When beginning the program, documentation of required immunizations is due by the first night of class. Subsequent submission of immunization status (updated TB) must be submitted as done to maintain up to date status. Any status that lapses will be cause for disciplinary action. All students regardless of admission date must submit documentation annually of the receipt of an influenza vaccine by November 1.

4. All students must maintain currency in CPR. Initial documentation of this currency is due the night of your first class. Updates in currency should be submitted as completed. Any lapse in CPR currency documentation will be cause for disciplinary action.

5. All students in the Richmond, New Castle, Lawrenceburg, and Madison cohorts must have an active unencumbered Indiana RN license by the end of the second semester of the program in order to participate in clinically related activities. Students in the Good Samaritan cohort in Dayton must have an active unencumbered Ohio RN license by the end of the second semester in order to participate in clinically related activities.

Students who do not have the appropriate RN license will have their program progression stopped until the license is secured.

6. Students should be familiar with the IU East RN to BSN Student Handbook. This handbook is located on the IU East Nursing website.

7. Students will be advised each semester. Students should NOT change course selections without first discussing this change with their academic advisor. Dropping a course or changing to another course may result in taking inappropriate courses for the students program.

8. The School of Nursing and IU East use e-mail as formal means of communication. Please check your IU e-mail weekly. Additionally, OneStart is used for billing and other

university communication. Students should check OneStart weekly as well.