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I want to be in the nursing program. How do I get
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2. I live a distance from Columbus, GA. Do I have to come to your office for an advising appointment? No. You may have a telephone advising appointment. However, it is necessary for the adviser to have your transcripts in our computer system or official transcripts in hand in order to advise you correctly. We do not want faxed transcripts. The watermark distorts the transcript and makes it difficult to read. |
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3. How do I get an application for Columbus State University? Apply online to Columbus State University. Here, you'll also find information about housing, financial aid and scholarships, admissions, student accounts, veterans affairs and many other topics. If you don't find what you are looking for online, you may call the admissions office at at 706-507-8800. |
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4. Is
there a separate application for the nursing program. If so, when is the deadline?
Applications are usually printed and available by late November each year. |
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5. How do I get an application for the nursing program? All prospective students must meet with the nursing adviser to determine eligibility for the program. If the student can be ready by the end of the summer semester immediately preceding the fall semester entry, an application will be given. |
6. Do you require references? Yes. You must furnish three references for admission. We prefer recent academic and/or employment references. References from individuals who have taught you and/or observed your interactions in a clinical setting are a good choice. The reference forms are included in the application packet. |
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7. How often do you accept a class? We accept a class once a year and it begins in the fall semester (August). |
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8. How many students do you accept every year? We currently are accepting 90 students each year. |
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9. What are the requirements for admission into the nursing program? To be eligible for admission to upper level nursing courses, a student must have:
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10. What if I took U.S./American History and American Government in a college outside of Georgia? The U.S. history and U.S. constitution legislative requirements will be satisfied, however, the Georgia history and Georgia constitution legislative requirements will not be. These can be satisfied by exam after enrollment at CSU. |
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11. How do you select the class each year? Students complete and return the nursing program application postmarked by the first day of April for full consideration. Admission will be based on nursing GPA and benchmark scores on the Evolve Reach Admission Assessment Exam (A2). The average of scores on reading, grammar, vocabulary, and math will be calculated and used as the A2 Score. First Group: Students whose average scores on reading, grammar, math and vocabulary are equal to or above 75% will be considered first. Their nursing GPA will be calculated and the group will be rank ordered by nursing GPA, highest to lowest. Students will be accepted from this group first. Second Group: If positions remain in the class, students whose average scores on reading, grammar, math and vocabulary are below 75% will be considered for acceptance. They will be placed in groups based on A2 average score and nursing GPA will be rank ordered in those groups. The highest A2 scoring group will be considered first, followed by the next highest, and so on. A2 Average Score Below 65% - These students will generally not be considered for admission into the nursing program. |
12. Do I have to complete all of my prerequisites before I can apply for the nursing program? No. We will consider your application before you have completed all prerequisites courses if:
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13. When will I know if I am accepted into the program? Letters of acceptance are usually sent out during the second week of June. Only grades posted or submitted by official transcript by May 30 are considered in the selection process. |
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14. Can I attend the nursing program part time? No. At this time we only have a full-time program for upper level nursing courses. |
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15. Can I work full time while attending your program? We strongly advise students not to try and work full-time while in the program. You should consider your studies in the nursing program to be a full-time commitment. The program is very challenging and requires a significant amount of homework and study outside of class. Most students find it extremely difficult to work more than around 12 hours per week without jeopardizing their grades. In fact, a number of students who have failed from the program were those who tried to work full-time or excessive part- time hours. |
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16. What is the lowest GPA you accept? |
17. What is your usual average GPA? We do not have a “usual” GPA. Each year the lowest GPA is driven by the applicant pool. We rank order the students by nursing GPA and chose the top 90. In 2007, we had 90 students with a GPA of 3.11 and above. |
18. I had to retake some of my science courses because I failed the first time. Will this hurt my chances of selection? It could. You are allowed to fail and successfully repeat one science course in the five year period before your anticipated admission date into the program. Failing a science course more than once during this five year period makes you ineligible for admission. |
19. How many students apply each year? We generally have 150+ qualified applicants for our 90 slots. |
20. Do you have a waiting list? Each year we select 90 students for acceptance into the program and place the other qualified applicants on a waiting list for that year only. We usually have more qualified applicants than places in the class. If and when an accepted applicant withdraws, someone from the waiting list may be contacted to fill that position. We realize this process makes it difficult to plan, but we do not know how many people from the waiting list will be admitted to the program until the class begins. Once a class is admitted and begins, the temporary waiting list is discarded and anyone not accepted who wishes to be considered the next year must apply again. |
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We do not give out information about the waiting list because it is continuously changing. The order, quantity, and rank of alternates changes daily due to updated transcripts and incoming or withdrawn applications. The higher your nursing GPA, the better your chances are of being selected from the waiting list. |
22. How can I improve my position on the waiting list? We do not recalculate the nursing GPA with grades received after May 20th of the year application is being made for the coming fall. At other times, prior to the above deadline, send a new official transcript as soon as you complete additional coursework so that we may update your nursing GPA. |
23. Since there is such a nursing shortage, why do you only accept 90 students? Nursing students must have both classroom and clinical instruction. The number of students we can admit is limited by number of full-time and part-time nursing faculty, campus classroom/lab space, and availability of clinical sites for clinical experience. |
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It is possible for other courses to transfer in as substitutes for the listed courses. However, each course must be evaluated by the nursing advisor and substitutions often must be reviewed by the specific department chair over that area. That department chair's decision is final. |
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Clinical nursing courses do not transfer from one institution to another because every nursing program has a different curriculum design & course sequence. Selected non-clinical nursing courses (e.g. Nutrition, Pathophysiology) may be approved for transfer, but must be evaluated on an individual basis by the nursing advisor. |
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26. I took my science courses several years ago. Will they be accepted by your program? All science courses (chemistry and biology) must be less than 7 years old at the time you begin nursing courses. For example, if a student plans to enter nursing fall 2006 and took BIOL 2221 in fall 1997, the biology course will have to be repeated because the period between fall 2006 and fall 1997 is greater than 7 years. |
27. How will you reach me if I move or change my address, phone number, or email address? It is your responsibility to provide current contact information to the Department of Nursing. The only way we have to reach you is by the information you give us. Any changes in contact information should be emailed to the administrative secretary (mccain_shirley@colstate.edu) immediately, or you may miss vital information. |
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We send AMEDD applicants a letter stating that the application has been completed and outline any requirements not yet met. The letter gives an anticipated graduation date if admission requirements are met and the applicant is accepted into the program. AMEDD has accepted this in the past and we have had a number of AMEDD students. |
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29. Do you accept ROTC Scholarship students? Do they have any preference in your program? The CSU BSN program is a Partner in Education (PNE) with the Army ROTC. This means there are two positions in each class reserved for qualified ROTC Scholarship students. These scholarship students must meet all minimum requirements but do NOT compete with other students for a position in the class. If there are more than two qualified applicants for the ROTC Scholarship positions, they then compete with each other for the two positions. If there are less than two qualified ROTC applicants, they are placed in ROTC positions and the rest are released for the other students competing for positions. |
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