ESON RN-BSN Program

1. Official admission to the University of Pikeville including:
   a.) Official transcripts of high school and all college/university schools attended. b.) ACT or equivalent test scores.
2. Submit a separate RN-BSN application to the School of Nursing. 
3. Be a graduate of a state-approved pre-licensure program for registered nursing.
4. Have earned at least a ‘C’ grade in all courses taken to satisfy the nursing major at the ADN or diploma level.
5. Have a minimum 2.50 cumulative grade point average (GPA).
6. Have earned at least 26 credit hours of the 52 credit hours of general education core requirements. These 26 hours should include the equivalent of the MTH 105 prerequisite to a college level statistics course.
7. All general education core requirements for the major must be at least a ‘C’ grade.
8. Have validation of a current, unrestricted, and unencumbered RN license in Kentucky or a compact state.

*Please note that it is preferred that this requirement is completed prior to admission.  However, any liberal arts coursework not completed on admission to the MSW program, must be completed before beginning the advanced curriculum.