Admissions
Admission to all RN-BSN/MSN programs offered by the W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing and Health Professions is rolling.
- Provisional admission to the RN-BSN and RN-BSN/ MSN programs is open to graduates and senior nursing students from regionally accredited colleges or universities or RN diploma programs in the United States. Students provisionally admitted to the program may only enroll in specific nursing courses as determined by the W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing and Health Professions. Provisionally admitted students will have one year from the date of provisional admission to obtain RN licensure. Failure to do so, will result in removal from the program.
- Full admission to the RN-BSN and RN-BSN/MSN programs requires that the applicant must be a graduate of an RN diploma program of nursing or an institutionally accredited college or university in the United States or recognized foreign institution with an associate degree in nursing. A current and valid unencumbered RN license, recognized in the United States, must be submitted for full admission to the program.
- Acceptance in the MSN degree program for students selecting the BSNM option on application will be in effect following certification for graduation from the BSN degree.
Admissions Process
All RN-BSN/MSN applicants to the W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing and Health Professions must:
- Submit their application through the TESU online application, which is nonrefundable, and documentation of a current unencumbered RN licensure valid in the United States. Applicants licensed in a state that does not have online verification must submit a notarized copy of their current license - without restrictions, valid in the United States, to the Office of Admissions and Enrollment Services.
- Submit official transcripts for all college-level credit and examination score reports to the University’s Office of the Registrar.
- Submit official transcripts from the school of nursing awarding the diploma (if a graduate of an RN diploma school of nursing, including foreign diploma schools of nursing) to the University's Office of the Registrar.
- Follow University procedure for evaluation of credit if a graduate of an international collegiate program of nursing.
- Be proficient in using a computer, browsing the internet, and sending/receiving email, including attachments.
- Have computer capability compatible with the technology specified for the Thomas Edison State University’s online courses, access to PowerPoint software, and, for selected MSN courses, access to Excel software, a microphone, and a webcam.