BNP-Postlicensure (RN Track) Component Admission Requirements and Procedures

Application Procedure

  1. Be unconditionally admitted to MSU.
  2. Declare nursing as the area of concentration and meet with assigned nursing faculty advisor.
  3. Submit required materials listed below to the Baccalaureate Nursing Program by March 15 for admission into the Fall Semester or Sept. 1 for admission into the Spring Semester:
    1. Completed BNP application.
    2. Transcripts from MSU and all universities/colleges attended if courses not listed on MSU transcript.
    3. Undergraduate catalog(s) if transfer credit is sought.
    4. Validation of current Kentucky nursing licensure.
    5. Validation of current American Heart Association certification in Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (CPR).
    6. Verification of professional malpractice insurance.

Regional Academic Counseling Coordinator

BNP Postlicensure Track Component

Department of Nursing, 234 Reed Hall

Morehead State University

Morehead, KY 40351

BNP Postlicensure (RN Track) Component Admission Criteria

Applicants must:

  1. Be unconditionally admitted to MSU.
  2. Hold an active and unrestricted license to practice as a RN in the state where the practicum will take place.
  3. Be a graduate of an Associate Degree Nursing or Diploma program. The diploma graduate must satisfactorily complete national standardized exams for the RN student which generates academic credit for diploma level nursing courses.
  4. Have completed 53 credit hours of prescribed general education and support courses required for a bachelor's degree in nursing.
  5. Hold a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on all coursework required for admission to the post licensure component of the Baccalaureate Nursing Program.
  6. Hold a minimum grade of "C" in each of the required general education, support and nursing courses.
  7. Possess current certification by the American Heart Association (AHA) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers.
  8. Possess professional malpractice insurance.
  9. Comply with Technical Performance Standards.
  10. Provide documentation of required immunization requirements.
  11. Provide documentation of a criminal background check.

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Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BNP)