ASSOCIATE DEGREE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS –

All applicants seeking admission to the Associate Degree Nursing Program are required to meet admission requirements for FSU and the School of Nursing

1. The general requirements of Fairmont State University which must be met include the following:

a.        Applicants must have a 2.0 GPA to be considered.

b.        Submit  a resume

c.        Submit an application

d.       Take and submit ACT, SAT or COMPASS, scores

e.        Submit a high school transcript or GED scores; college and/or LPN transcripts to the Office of Admissions at Fairmont State University. Evidence of all post secondary education attempted or completed must be submitted to the Enrollment Center.

2.  The requirements for admission to the Associate Degree Nursing Program which must be met include the following:

a.        Demonstrate successful completion of courses in biology, chemistry, and algebra in high school or college. All pre-requisites must be met by December 1.

b.        Attain a score of 19 or better on the mathematics portion of the ACT, or a score of 460 or higher on the SAT, or equivalent COMPASS score, or have successfully completed Math 0095.

c.        Achieve a score of 18 or better on the English component of the ACT, or a score of 450 or higher on the SAT, or an equivalent COMPASS score, or have successfully completed English 0097 or English 1104.

d.       Attain a score of 50 or above on each of the 4 components (Reading, Math, English and Science) of the required nursing entrance examination, the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS). For more information regarding the TEAS assessment. CLICK HERE

e.        Submit the above information to the Office of Admissions, Fairmont State University, 1201 Locust Avenue, Fairmont, WV 26554-2470. All information must be in the Enrollment Center by December 15th.

f.         Students admitted to the program must submit a completed health form for final approval.

If you have applied in previous years and were not admitted, you must REAPPLY. Names are not carried over.

Revised 02/27/2007