UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

Admission Requirements for the RN/BS Completion Program

The Registered Nurse preparing for admission in the Baccalaureate Completion Program in Purdue University Calumet must meet the following criteria to be considered for admission.

1. The applicant must be officially accpeted by the university before his or her application can be considered by admission to the School of Nursing.
2. Successful completion of an Assoicate Degree or Diploma program in Nursing.
3. Licensure as a Registered Nurse in Indiana. Students who must obtain Indiana licensure must contact the Indiana State Board of Nurse's Registration and Nursing Education, One American Square, Suite 1020, Box 82067, Indianapolis, IN 46282, (317) 232-2960.
4. Minimum GPA of 2.5/4.0.
5. Completion of 62 semester credit hours of lower division courses, distributed as follows:



Science Courses (17 Cr.)	Humanities/Social Science Courses (12 Cr.)	Elective Courses (3 Cr.)	Nursing Courses (30 Cr.)
Anatomy & Physiology - 8 cr. General Chemistry - 3 cr. Pharmacology, Math or Science Course - 2 cr. Microbiology - 4 cr.	English Composition - 3 cr. Introductory Psychology - 3 cr. Growth & Development, Sociology, Child Psychology, Nutrition, or other Social Science course - 6 cr.	History, Political Science, Philosophy, Arts, Nursing elective or other course - 3 cr.	Earned transfer credit or department credit without examination. Graduates of Associate Degree Nursing Programs who do not have the required 30 hours of nursing credit will have their academic records evaluated on an individual basis.



6. Students who are admitted to the School of Nursing must provide a copy of a physical examination performed within the last 12 months, current immunizat6ions, CPR certification, annual PPD or chest x-ray and criminal background check prior to registration. Malpractice insurance purchased through the university is required upon enrollment in the first clinical nursing course.