Nursing | Admissions
General Information:
- SUNO School of Nursing BSN program's mission is to increase the number of underrepresented minority nurses prepared at the baccalaureate level to provide safe, competent, culturally appropriate, holistic care in the local community and beyond. As a part of SUNO's mission to empower upward mobility, the BSN program offers educational opportunities to propel students out of poverty, combat income inequality, and increase social mobility.
- SUNO School of Nursing BSN program partners with multiple external funders to help with funding for those students who meet eligibility requirements
- SUNO School of Nursing BSN program has clinical affiliation agreements with seven (7) health systems throughout the region.
Deadline:
- Application, transcripts, and all required application documentation must be received by 11:59 PM ET on the deadline date. To ensure items arrive on time, send all documents several weeks before the deadline. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
Application Instructions (Current SUNO Student):
- Complete the NursingCAS application
- Upload unofficial transcripts in the Academic History section of NursingCAS
- Upload required documents in the Documents section of NursingCAS
- Request official HESI scores be sent directly to Southern University at New Orleans
- International Applicants: Request that official evaluations of transcripts from all foreign institutions be sent to NursingCAS as follows:
- Use the World Education Services (WES) link in the Academic History section of the application to order your official WES evaluation or
- Use the Download Evaluation Request Form in the Academic History section of the application to request an evaluation from an evaluation service other than WES.
- Note: International students must have a social security number per Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
Application Instructions (New Incoming Transfer or Post Baccalaureate Student):
- Complete the NursingCAS application
- Request that official transcripts from all US institutions attended be sent to NursingCAS
- Upload required documents in the Documents section of NursingCAS
- Request official HESI scores be sent directly to Southern University at New Orleans
- International Applicants: Request that official evaluations of transcripts from all foreign institutions be sent to NursingCAS as follows:
- Use the World Education Services (WES) link in the Academic History section of the application to order your official WES evaluation or
- Use the Download Evaluation Request Form in the Academic History section of the application to request an evaluation from an evaluation service other than WES.
- Note: International students must have a social security number per Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
Characteristics of a Successful Candidate:
- You must have achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of at least 2.7 on a 4.0 scale on all college courses attempted in a nursing curriculum.
- Completed first-year core curriculum, a minimum of 31 credit hours pre-nursing general education courses with a grade ‘C’ or better. General educations
- No more than two (2) repeats in any general education course.
- Pre-requisite Science courses dated ten (10) years or older must be repeated.
- SUNOSON-BSN program does not accept into its program students who are not eligible to return to a nursing program previously attended. A letter of good standing must be on file from the previous nursing program via U.S. mail on letterhead.
- Must submit to and pass a criminal background check.
- Attend a scheduled interview with the Nursing Admissions Committee and complete a proctored essay on the topic provided.
- The HESI A2 pre-admission exam will be offered if the student has not taken the exam independently. These are the following components of the HESI A2: Reading Comprehension, Basic Math Skills, Vocabulary, General Knowledge, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, Biology, Grammar, and Learning Style/Personality Profile.
- This is not a bridge program for LPNs or Associate Degree RNs but a traditional pre-licensed BSN program.