RN to BSN Application Packet Instructions
Step One: Check the results of your Transcript Evaluation (if completed) from the School of Nursing
showing that you have met, or are in the process of meeting, all admission criteria and are eligible to
apply. RN to BSN admission criteria include:
• Current, unrestricted registered nursing license,
• Completion of all WCU Liberal Studies and School of Nursing course prerequisites with a C
or better before beginning the program,
• Cumulative 2.5 GPA at the time of applying,
• Completion of 60 transferable non-nursing hours, and
• Submission of the WCU Office of Admissions online application (Step 2) and the RN to BSN
Program Application packet (Step 3) by the application deadline.
Step Two: Apply to WCU’s Distance Learning Program, and pay the application fee:
• Complete the online Distance Learning Undergraduate Transfer Application by the deadline below.
Go to distance.wcu.edu, click "future students", then "Apply Now" (use home email address), and
• Submit a set of official transcripts (prior and in-process) from each post-secondary institution
attended via mail (not electronic) to:
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Western Carolina University
102 Camp Building
Cullowhee, NC 28723
Step Three: After you have completed your application to WCU, you will need to apply to the RN
to BSN program by submitting all of these items to the School of Nursing by the deadline below:
• Fully complete this RN to BSN program application (pages 1-3),
• Send current copies of all of college transcripts (prior and in-process),
• They do not have to be official but must be clear and readable.
• Must include all coursework, most recent courses, grades, GPA, degrees earned, etc.
• Your current resume, and
• Email your completed program application, copies of all transcripts, and resume to:
RN to BSN Student Services Specialist
WCU at Biltmore Park
wcunursing@wcu.edu
• Transcripts may be mailed to: 28 Schenck Parkway, Suite 309, Asheville, NC 28803.
• Do not include any money with the program application.
Application Deadlines are March10th for Fall admission, and September 10th for Spring admission.
Applicants must complete ALL steps of the application process by the posted deadline
for admissions concideration.
Please contact Student Services, wcunursing@wcu.edu, if you have questions regarding the RN to BSN
program application, or Distance Education, distance@wcu.edu, regarding the the WCU application.
RN to BSN Application Packet
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The RN to BSN Program Application – Spring 2017
,
,
Name:
Last
First
DOB:
MI
List ALL previous names used in your school transcripts:
1.
2.
Address:
City
State
Zip
County
Telephone:
Cell
Personal
Email:
Home
Work
Use a personal home email, not a work or student email. Use the same to apply to WCU as well as program.
Licensure as an RN: State:
License #:
When will you have your RN License
if not already received:
Has your RN license ever been suspended or had any action taken against it? Yes
No
If yes, explain:
Where did you complete your basic nursing education?
School
Year
Graduated
City
State
List all other current and/or previously attended post-secondary institutions:
Institution
Location
Dates Attended
Degree earned(if applicable)
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RN to BSN Application Packet
RN to BSN Prerequisite Completion Plan
• Indicate how each prerequisite has been met or will be met prior to the program starting.
• If you have had your transcripts evaluated, use it to assist you in completing this section.
• List individual courses. "See Transcript" is not acceptable.
• If a course is in progress, list the college and course you are taking and “I/P” under grade.
School of Nursing Prerequisites:
WCU Course
EXAMPLE: PSY 150 – General Psychology
BIO 291 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I & lab
BIO 292 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II & lab
ENVH 260/261 - Etiology of Infectious Diseases
(Microbiology)
PSY 150 - General Psychology
CHEM 132 - Survey of General Chemistry with lab
Institution
Blue Ridge CC
Approved Equivalent Course
PSY 150
Grade
A-
Institution
Approved Equivalent Course
Grade
WCU Liberal Studies Prerequisites:
WCU Course
C1. Writing – Course 1
Course 2
C2. Mathematics
C3. Speech
C4. Wellness
P1. Social Science – Course 1 (course 2 is met by PSY 150)
P3. History
P4. Humanities
P5. Fine & Performing Arts
P6. World Cultures
• If a prerequisite is not yet complete, send a copy of where you are currently taking this class or have registered
for the course.
• This will often be reflected on an online unofficial transcript.
• If not yet registered for a required prerequisite, list your plan of the course you will be taking it, where you will
be taking it, and when.
• Completion plan details for all missing prerequisites is required.
Use this space to include any notes about prerequisites to be complete before the program begins:
• Any changes to your prerequisite completion plan must be submitted to the School of Nursing. If completed
courses since last transcript submitted for evaluation, you MUST submit new transcripts.
• Students who are accepted into the program and fail to complete all the required prerequisites with a grade of C
or better before the first day of class will forfeit their seat in the class. There are no exceptions to this
requirement.
• If students complete any remaining prerequisites during the time between applying and the program starting,
official transcripts reflecting completed coursework during these terms must be submitted to the WCU Office of
Admissions, and a copy to the School of Nursing Biltmore Park campus before the first day of classes.
• Acceptance into the RN to BSN program is based upon the School of Nursing's Office of Student Services
unofficially evaluating all transfer coursework. Student Services will complete transcript evaluations and process
applications for admission, however, the WCU Registrar's Office has the final decision on how Liberal Studies
courses will be transferred for students upon acceptance into the RN to BSN Program. In the event that the
Registrar's Office determines a course not to be equivalent to a Liberal Studies prerequisite, students must
complete any pending prerequisites concurrently with the program curriculum.
RN to BSN Application Packet
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RN to BSN Application Checklist: Prior to submitting this application, review ALL of the following items
to ensure that your application is accurate, complete and eligible for admission consideration.
• I have consulted my transcript evaluation (if completed) from the School of Nursing and I have met, or I
am in the process of meeting, all admission criteria, including the WCU Liberal Studies and School
of Nursing course prerequisites and 2.5 GPA requirement, and am eligible to apply.
• I completed the WCU Liberal Studies and School of Nursing course prerequisites equivalency
completion chart on page 2 of this RN to BSN application.
• I attached a current resume to this application.
• I applied to WCU, paid the application fee, and requested current Official Transcripts of all attended
institutions (including any in process) be sent to the WCU Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
• I attached all current transcripts to this RN to BSN Program Application
• Transcripts must be up to date and include the most recent courses, GPA and degrees earned.
• Transcripts will not be forwarded to Admissions.
• If courses have been completed since the last transcript submission, new transcripts MUST be submited.
• I understand that, if accepted, a final official transcript for any in-progress prerequisites (between the
time of applying and the time the program starts) must be sent to the Office of Admissions prior to
starting the RN to BSN Program.
• I understand that, if accepted, a final transcript for any in-progress prerequisites (between the time of
applying and the time the program starts) must be sent to the School of Nursing prior to starting the RN
to BSN Program.
• I understand that I will be notified of my admission decisions and other important time-sensitive program
information via my home email address, and I am responsible for monitoring my email accordingly. I
also acknowledge that failure to reply via email to time-sensitive deadlines may result in the forfeiture
of my application and admission eligibility.
• I understand that if I am not accepted into the program, or decline my acceptance, I must move my
university application through changeterm.wcu.edu as well as complete a new RN to BSN program
application if I wish to start in another start term.
RN to BSN Application Signature
By completing and submitting this application, I agree to the policies and regulations of Western
Carolina University. To the best of my knowledge, the information I have given is through this
application is true and accurate. I understand my failure to provide complete, accurate, and truthful
information on this application will be grounds for refusal of admission, cancellation of admission,
or dismissal from the University and the nursing program.
Signature
Date
Sign, Date, and Submit Application Pages 1-3, copies
of all transcripts and your Current Resume to:
wcunursing@wcu.edu
or
RN to BSN Student Services Western
Carolina University at Biltmor Park
28 Schenck Parkway, Suite 309
Asheville, NC 28803