DIRECTIONS: Selection to enter the Department of Nursing is competitive. Only completed applications will be reviewed for selection. All forms, documents, and information become property of Freed-Hardeman University’s Department of Nursing and will not be returned, copied, or released. All items are due March 1, 2007. Selection letters will be mailed April 1, 2007.

The number of students who can be admitted into the Department of Nursing is limited. Therefore, a screening procedure will be used to select the best qualified from those who request consideration. Preference will be given to current students in good standing at Freed-Hardeman University.

To be considered for admission to the Department of nursing, students must:

• be accepted for admission to Freed-Hardeman University

• make application to the Department of Nursing

• take preadmission entrance test (fee paid by student) during the week of March 1 st

• have an interview with nursing faculty. Interviews will be scheduled in March.

• present a signed Essential Function Document
  

Selection of Students

A point system has been established to assist in the selection of students for the nursing program. Selection for admission to the Department of Nursing is based on a score calculated as a sum of the following values:

• Cumulative college GPA X 9 (minimum college GPA of 2.8 or high school GPA of 3.0 required on a 4.0 scale)

• Composite ACT score (minimum of 23 required)

• 10 X number of courses in English, sociology, and psychology taken with a grade of “C” or better (limit of one course per discipline)

• 10 X number of science courses from the list (CHE111, BIO211, BIO212, BIO215) completed with a grade of “C” or better

• Score of preadmission exam

In addition to the quantitative assessment above, a qualitative assessment will be made using the following criteria:

• Satisfactory fulfillment of Freed-Hardeman University’s admission requirements

• Satisfactory interview by a member of the Department of Nursing

• Signed Essential Functions Document

1. Please call 731-989-6965 to set up an interview time.

2. Please send $25 to the Department of Nursing at Freed-Hardeman University for the preadmission exam (make checks payable to FHU). If you would like to have a study guide, please go to www.atitesting.com and order a study guide for the TEAS exam.

3. Send or deliver your completed application by March 1, 2007.