RN-BSN Degree Admissions Requirements

Are you wanting to advance your career as a Registered Nurse? Ameritech College of Healthcare’s RN-to-BSN Degree Completion program is fast, affordable, and designed in a way to fit a nurse’s busy schedule. Here are some of our admissions requirements:

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Every applicant to Ameritech must meet the following basic requirements to be considered for admission:

• Submit completed application form
• Pay any applicable fees
• Meet with a member of the Financial Aid Department and make satisfactory arrangements to cover the cost of education
• Provide official proof of high school graduation or equivalency
• Submit official transcripts from all postsecondary schools attended if requesting evaluation of transfer credit
• Be able to communicate effectively in English
• Successfully pass a qualifying entrance examination(s), when required
• Satisfactorily pass a background screen and/or drug screen prior to the start of classes
• Pass the Distance Education Readiness Assessment (DERA)

PROGRAM-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

Certain programs may require additional entrance requirements, academic requirements, and procedures. Programs may be accredited by professional or technical organizations that may require certain minimum standards for entrance into a program in that field. Other programs may require prerequisite skills or knowledge specific to entry-level courses required for that major. To learn more, prospective students should refer to program-specific requirements listed in the College Catalog.

ONLINE RN-BSN PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

In addition to applicable general requirements for admission, RN-BSN Degree program applicants are required to have:

• An unencumbered RN license to practice as a registered nurse in the United States (or attestation if new graduate), prior to starting classes
• Completed associate degree in nursing with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

NOTE. The RN-BSN program is a fully online program. Prospective RN-BSN students should consult the Admissions Office regarding distance education eligibility by state.

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION OR EQUIVALENCY 

Acceptable evidence includes:

• High School Diploma
• GED
• Signed attestation of high school graduation or GED completion
• College degree from an accredited postsecondary institution recognized by the United States Department of Education.

BACKGROUND SCREENING POLICY

Ameritech College of Healthcare believes that the enrollment of qualified students contributes to the overall success of the education process. Background screens, drug screens, and reference checks serve as important parts of the admissions process. This information is collected as a means of obtaining additional applicant-related information that helps determine an applicant’s overall qualifications and ensure the protection of the current people, property, and information of the organization.

At Ameritech, background screens, drug screens, and reference checks are conducted on every student applicant. This process is conducted to verify the accuracy of the information provided by the applicant. The following verifications may be conducted:

1. Social Security Number Verification
2. Criminal Convictions (applicable federal, state and/or county/local records)
3. Sexual Offender and Predator Registry
4. Applicable State Medicaid Exclusion List
5. GSA List of Parties Excluded from Federal Programs
6. OIG List of Excluded Individuals.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE BACKGROUND SCREENING POLICY

• An applicant who fails to pass a background screen, drug screen, and/or reference check may not be admitted to the College, at the College’s discretion.
• An applicant may not be admitted if the criminal history report indicates a conviction of either a felony classification or misdemeanor within the past seven (7) years unless there are mitigating circumstances.
• Admission to the College or any of its programs does not guarantee that an individual will be eligible for employment or licensure. Employers and licensing agencies may have more restrictive requirements, and it is the student’s responsibility to review licensing and employment eligibility standards.

BACKGROUND SCREENING & ACCESS TO RECORDS

Information obtained from the background screening, drug screening, and reference check process will be kept strictly confidential. Only approved personnel at Ameritech will have access to this information. Ameritech may release information obtained from background screening, drug screening, and reference checks to clinical providers in relation to the applicant’s participation at clinical facilities. The College will ensure that all background screens, drug screens, and reference checks are conducted in compliance with all federal, state, county, and local statutes, as applicable.

DISTANCE EDUCATION READINESS ASSESSMENT (DERA)

The Distance Education Readiness Assessment or DERA is a required assessment for acceptance into all degree-level programs.

NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION

Newly admitted students, regardless of program, are required to participate in mandatory program orientation. Students who do not participate in mandatory program orientation may lose their spot in the semester in which they wish to start and may need to reapply for the next available term.

FINANCIAL AID & ADMISSIONS

Financial arrangements must be complete by the end of the second week of classes. Students whose financial arrangements are not complete by the end of the second week of classes are not guaranteed a spot in the term in which they wish to start and may need to reapply for the next available term. For more information about Financial Aid, see the section on Financial Aid in the College Catalog.

For more information related to our admissions requirements, please download our College Catalog.