rasmussen.edu | 888-5-RASMUSSEN SCHOOL OF NURSING 76 Professional Nursing | ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE Knowledge Credit Self-Directed Assessment Available Associate of Science Degree in Florida, Associate of Applied Science Degree in Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin CAREER OPPORTUNITIES • Hospitals • Clinics • Rehabilitation Centers • Long-Term Care Facilities OBJECTIVE The objective of this program is to provide the knowledge, clinical skills, nursing values, and experience necessary for an entry-level professional nursing position; and in turn facilitate competency in the core components of professional nursing: professional behavior, communication, assessment, clinical decision-making, caring interventions, teaching and learning, collaboration, and managing care. This program is designed to prepare the graduate to utilize and apply the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation) to provide care across the life span and in diverse settings within the healthcare continuum. Upon graduating from this program, the graduate will have met the educational prerequisites to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®). ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS Entrants for all campuses except the Bloomington, Hennepin/Anoka and Lake Elmo/ Woodbury campuses in Minnesota must complete the following steps in order to be deemed eligible for admission: 1. Entrants must achieve a score on the School of Nursing Entrance Exam that is acceptable for admission to the School of Nursing Entrance Exam Policy. 2. In addition to the Application, Enrollment and Acceptance Requirements, entrants who have successfully completed the School of Nursing Entrance Exam must complete the following programmatic specific Acceptance Requirements: • Health physical and proof of immunizations in accordance with the School of Nursing Student Handbook. • Criminal background screening. • The entrant will be required to have current Basic Life Saving and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification with Defibrillator. A valid certification is defined in the School of Nursing Undergraduate Student Handbook. • The School of Nursing Orientation. • Any additional program-specific requirements as specified at the time of enrollment. • Entrants with prior college credits will receive a transcript evaluation during the admissions process. Entrants will receive written communication from the University confirming acceptance once all acceptance requirements have been met. ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR BLOOMINGTON, HENNEPIN/ANOKA AND LAKE ELMO/WOODBURY CAMPUSES Pre-application Requirements: Those interested in applying to the Professional Nursing Associate’s degree program through the Bloomington, Hennepin/Anoka, or Lake Elmo/Woodbury campuses must achieve a minimum composite score, minimum reading score, and minimum math score on the School of Nursing Entrance Exam that is acceptable to apply to the program per the School of Nursing Entrance Exam Policy.. Application Requirements: To become an Applicant, a person with qualifying scores on the School of Nursing Entrance Exam must complete an Application Packet, which includes the following documents: Application (including an attestation of high school or equivalent completion); School of Nursing Professional Licensure and Certification Disclosure; Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree Programmatic Notification for Bloomington, Hennepin/Anoka, Lake Elmo/Woodbury Campuses; Background Check Notification, Disclosure, and Authorization; Immunization and Other Health Testing Notification; and Immunization Record for Students Attending Post-Secondary Schools in Minnesota. Candidate Requirements: After completing the Application Packet, the Applicant must complete the following items a minimum of four weeks prior to the Applicant’s start date (the application deadline) to become a Candidate. Completing these items does not guarantee acceptance to the program. Candidates will be presented to the Selection Committee who will make offers of acceptance to a limited number of Candidates for each start date. Any Applicant that has not completed all the Candidate Requirements by the application deadline will be denied admission. Submit documentation of immunization and a health physical that meet the acceptable proof standards as published in the School of Nursing Undergraduate Nursing Student Handbook. • Submit documentation of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification that meets the standards as published in the School of Nursing Undergraduate Nursing Student Handbook. • Pass a background check as defined in the Background Checks Policy through Rasmussen University’s chosen third-party vendor. • Pass a background check study as defined in the Background Checks Policy through the Minnesota Department of Human Services. • Complete general online orientation. • Complete School of Nursing Programmatic Orientation. Acceptance Process and Enrollment Requirements: The Selection Committee will meet following the close of the application deadline. Applicants who are chosen by the Selection Committee for admission to the program will receive an acceptance letter and an Enrollment Packet, which includes the following documents • Enrollment Agreement, • Programmatic Attachment to the Enrollment Agreement, • Tuition and Fee Attachment to the Enrollment Agreement, • Required Course Material Purchase Notification, • Drug Testing Notice, • IPEDS Demographic Information Survey, and • COVID Liability Waiver. Accepted Candidates will have seven calendar days to complete the Enrollment Packet. If the Enrollment Packet is not completed in seven calendar days, then the Accepted Candidate forfeits the acceptance offer. If the number of Candidates exceeds the number of available seats for a start date, then those Candidates who are not chosen by the Selection Committee for admission to the program will be placed on a wait list only for the start date indicated on the Application. If a seat becomes available for a Candidate on the wait list, then the Selection Committee will notify the Candidate on the wait list with an acceptance letter and an Enrollment Packet. Accepted Candidates moved from the wait list will have seven calendar days to complete the Enrollment Packet. If the Enrollment Packet is not completed in seven calendar days, then the Accepted Candidate moved from the wait list forfeits the acceptance offer. Two weeks prior to the start date, any remaining Candidates on the wait list will be notified that they will not receive a seat for the start date. LPN–RN BRIDGE Students who hold a current unencumbered Practical Nursing license (LPN/LVN) will receive credit for NUR1055 Introduction to Nursing (4 credits), NUR2243 Professional Nursing Skills I (3 credits), and NUR2356 Multidimensional Care I (5 credits) in the Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree program. Rasmussen University defines a current, unencumbered license as a license that is unexpired and has not been reprimanded, stipulated, suspended, revoked, or has any current or prior disciplinary action regardless of current ability to practice. The student’s license will be reviewed, and if the criteria are met, the course requirements will be waived and the grades will be posted on the student’s transcript as Course Waiver (CW). Students may also transfer in up to 42 credits of applicable General Education coursework previously completed with a grade of C or higher. Graduates of the Rasmussen University Practical Nursing Diploma program will have eight (8) General Education credits fulfilled based on ENC1101 English Composition and MAT1222 Algebra completed in the Diploma program. Students must pass all remaining coursework in the Professional Nursing Associate’s program to earn this degree. ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM
