Requirements for Admission
Requirements for Admission to the Nursing Program
- Bethel Department of Nursing seeks individuals who will bring the qualities of scholarship, motivation, commitment and excellence to the profession of nursing. A nursing class is admitted in the fall semester of each academic year.
- Students must apply for full-time enrollment in the nursing program and be admitted to be considered an enrolled student in the nursing program. Selection of students for admission is on a competitive basis with equal opportunity for all qualified individuals. The Committee on Admissions carefully examines each applicant’s scholastic record and TEAS admission examination scores to determine eligibility and rank for admission.
- To be considered for admission into the Bethel Department of Nursing, the student must meet the following criteria:
- acceptance for admission or current enrollment in Bethel University
- a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or above on all completed university courses.
- completion of the ATI TEAS admission examination
- completion of all pre-requisite courses with a grade of C or greater
- completion of all prerequisite courses except for 9 credit hours (see below for further information)
- submission of an application for admission to the Department of Nursing prior to March 1 in the year that the student seeks admission to the fall nursing class
- submission of copies of all university transcripts to the Registrar’s office prior to March 1 in the year that the student seeks admission to the fall nursing class
- submission of a $25.00 nursing application fee to the Bethel Business office
- An application may be requested from the Office of Admissions, Department of Nursing or downloaded from the Bethel University web site.
- The ATI TEAS admission examination will be administered by the Department of Nursing in January & February each year. Contact the Department of Nursing at 731-352-6757 for information regarding scheduled dates for ATI TEAS examination administration. A study manual for the ATI TEAS is available to assist with preparation for the examination from http://www.atitesting.com/.
- The student is responsible for ensuring that all required documents are received by Bethel University and in the Department of Nursing by March 1st. No consideration will be made for admission to the fall class if all documents are not present in the student’s file when the Committee on Admissions meets after March 1 to admit students to the fall class. No exceptions will be made.
- The number of students admitted is dependent upon educational resources available to support the program.
- Students will be notified of admission status after March 31st of the year in which admission is requested.