Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing
The following must be completed to be considered accelerated B.S.N. program:
- Submit an application to the university.
- Prior to applying to the nursing program, students must apply for admission to SDSU. The university application can be completed online through the Admissions Office website.
- Students graduating with an undergraduate degree from SDSU this academic year will need to complete a new application.
- Official transcripts showing a conferred BA/BS degree/pre-requisite courses (both completed and in-progress) are necessary for admission. These transcripts must be submitted directly to SDSU Admissions Office. If you will have courses in-progress at the application deadline, you must send updated official transcripts to SDSU upon completion of coursework. Coursework completed at South Dakota State University, Dakota State University, University of South Dakota, Northern State University, School of Mines or Black Hills State University does not need to be submitted to SDSU Admissions.
- Complete the application for admission to the nursing program.
- The application and application materials for the professional nursing major must be completed online through the NursingCAS website. You are encouraged to submit the application at least one week prior to the application deadline.
- Application materials will include unofficial or official transcripts.
- The priority deadline for the program in Rapid City and Aberdeen is June 1. The priority deadline for the program in Sioux Falls is January 25.
- Read the professional nursing major eligibility requirements.
- Read the technical standards.
- Students preparing for education in the field of professional nursing must demonstrate a stable personality and the ability to meet the demands of the professional nurse role. For admission to, progression in, and completion of the undergraduate program in nursing, the student must meet technical standards for the professional nursing major.
- Complete your interview/essay assessment through Kira Talent.
- You will receive an invitation to the Kira Talent interview from the program after your application is reviewed.
- Non-native speakers of English must submit TOEFL, IELTS or DuoLingo score report with NursingCAS application.
- The College of Nursing requires all students who meet the definition of English as a Second Language to complete the TOEFL, IELTS or DuoLingo exam, regardless of residency status. English as a Second Language is defined as a student who was instructed and spoke primarily in a language other than English in the K-12 grade.
- The minimum TOEFL score required for admission to the professional nursing major is 79 (iBT), with a minimum speaking score of 26. The required IELTS band score for admission to the professional nursing major is 6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 in each module. The minimum DuoLingo score required is 110. These scores are required before the student will be accepted into the professional nursing major.
- Complete the Legal Questionnaire.
- The link to the legal questionnaire is within the NursingCAS application screen.
- Students who answered “yes” to legal question(s) must attach and submit the required documentation.
- Students who answered “yes” to any of the legal questions must submit copies of charges or citations and ALL communications with (to and from) the citing agency AND the court of jurisdiction, including evidence of completion/compliance with court requirements.
- These documents must be uploaded to the Legal Questionnaire itself and will go only to the Director of Nursing Student Services for compliance and legal requirements. These documents will not be seen by the reviewers of your application.
- Pre-Requisite Courses
- Please note that of the eight pre-nursing courses, four must be complete with at least two of the remaining four in progress at the time of application for Rapid City and Aberdeen, and five of the eight pre-nursing courses must be complete with two of the remaining three in progress at the time of application for Sioux Falls. All pre-nursing and general education courses must be completed and transcripts submitted prior to the start of the program in August (in Sioux Falls) or January (in Rapid City and Aberdeen).
- Pre-nursing courses
- PSYC 101 General Psychology, 3 credits
- SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology or 150 Social Problems or 240 Sociology of Rural America, 3 credits
- PSYC 221 Lifespan Developmental Psychology or HDFS 210 Lifespan Development, 3 credits
- CHEM 106/106L Chemistry Survey and lab (or CHEM 112/112L Gen Chem I and lab), 4 credits
- NUTR 315 Human Nutrition, 3 credits
- BIOL 221/221L Anatomy and lab, 4 credits
- BIOL 325/325L Physiology and lab, 4 credits
- MICR 231/L Microbiology and lab, 4 credits
- System General Education Requirements (SGRs) and other courses
- SGR 1 Written Communication: any two eligible courses
- SGR 2 Oral Communication: any eligible course
- SGR 4 Arts & Humanities/Diversity: any two eligible courses
- SGR 5 Mathematics: MATH 103 or higher course
- NURS 119 Seminar
- Pre-nursing courses
- Please note that of the eight pre-nursing courses, four must be complete with at least two of the remaining four in progress at the time of application for Rapid City and Aberdeen, and five of the eight pre-nursing courses must be complete with two of the remaining three in progress at the time of application for Sioux Falls. All pre-nursing and general education courses must be completed and transcripts submitted prior to the start of the program in August (in Sioux Falls) or January (in Rapid City and Aberdeen).
- CLEP/AP credits may be accepted for some of the requirements above.
- Previous “D” and/or “F” grades can disqualify a student from applying to the nursing program. Please refer to eligibility requirements for further clarification of this policy.