Admission to the Program

An applicant must be admitted to Texas State University before applying to the School of Nursing. Admission to the School of Nursing is competitive and selective. 100 highly qualified students are admitted each fall, and there is only one application period per year. The application period begins October 1^st and closes the 2^nd Friday in January for Priority Admission.

Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

After you are admitted to Texas State University-San Marcos, you must attend a new student orientation in San Marcos and will be advised at that time.

If you currently attend Texas State's main campus in San Marcos, and are a pre-nursing major, you may meet with an advisor in the College of Health Professions. If you wish to change your major to pre-nursing, you must contact their office at 512-245-3506.

If you plan to complete all your prerequisite courses somewhere other than Texas State University-San Marcos, you must be admitted to Texas State before you can meet with the School of Nursing advisor in Round Rock.

For students who have been accepted to Texas State University- San Marcos as a pre-nursing student, academic advising will be done at either Freshman Orientation or Transfer Orientation in San Marcos.

Please note, there are no prerequisite courses offered at the Round Rock campus, so all prerequisite coursework must be completed in San Marcos or another college.

Applicants must have a prerequisite GPA of 2.75 or higher and a science GPA of 3.00 or higher. A 3.0 GPA is recommended in order to be competitive in the application process.

• Applicants may not be on Academic Probation or Suspension

The required science prerequisites for the School of Nursing are:

• General Chemistry I and lab, CHEM 1341 and 1141 (4 hours)
• Functional Biology, BIO 1330 and 1130 (or 1430) (4 hours)
• Microbiology, BIO 2440 or 2400 (4 hours)  Expires after 5 years.
• Anatomy and Physiology I and II, BIO 2451 and BIO 2452 (8 hours) OR Anatomy (4 hours) AND Physiology (4 hours) Expires after 5 years.

Nutrition Science is not considered a science prerequisite but a "C" grade or higher is required.

• Required GPA for science is 3.0 with a minimum of a grade "C" assigned. Nutrition grade must be a "C" or higher.
• Maximum of 18 remaining prerequisite credit hours.
• Nine (9) of these credit hours may be prerequisite science credits.

Coursework may be taken in the 2013 Spring and/or Summer semesters.

Applicants must complete ALL prerequisite courses prior to the first day of Nursing School.

Prerequisite courses taken somewhere other than Texas State must be forwarded upon completion to:

1. School of Nursing at Texas State (in Round Rock)--copy/unofficial transcript
2. Texas State's Office of Undergraduate Admissions (in San Marcos)--must be an official transcript 

For additional information, follow this link:

TEAS V BSN  

Please see the following link for the personal essay guidelines:

Guidelines 

Please see the following link for the required reference form:

Reference Request Form  

After the Friday, January 11, 2013 admission deadline, the Nursing Admission Committee will review and score students' applications and supporting documentation.

Applicants to the School of Nursing will receive communication (via e-mail or USPostal Service) on or before 5 P.M. on Friday, March 8, 2013. Students granted conditional admission must be aware that admission is conditional, pending successful completion of the following admission procedures:

• Confirm acceptance of conditional admission offered by the School of Nursing by 5 P.M. on Friday, March 22, 2013.
• Submit a money order (made out to Texas State) as a non-refundable admission deposit that will be applied toward access to Neehr-Perfect electronic health records. In 2012 this fee was $105; payment is due by 5 P.M. on Friday, April 12, 2013.
• Complete remaining prerequisite courses. (All coursework must be completed prior to the first day of Nursing School)

The following are additional admission procedures; deadline for completing these is 5 P.M. on Friday, June 21, 2013.

• Completed Health Certificate and Immunization form. Please note that clinical affliates may require additional immunizations and/or tests.
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professionals. A copy of both sides of the completion card.
• Clear criminal background check, thus allowing eligibility for RN licensure upon graduation. Blue postcard or declaratory order.
• Drug testing and additional criminal background check is a requirement of our clinical partners and testing will take place sometime during the first two weeks of August 2013. Results must be negative to begin the program.

NOTE: New Student Orientation is scheduled all day on the Thursday and Friday prior to the first day of Nursing School- attendance is mandatory.

A criminal background check is required prior to admission to the School of Nursing at Texas State. This background check is a requirement of the Texas Board of Nurses to sit for the NCLEX-RN®.