Admission Requirements
Application to Prelicensure Traditional On-Campus B.S.N. Program
Applications are reviewed for admission beginning two semesters prior to the anticipated start of nursing courses. For example, if you apply Nov. 1, 2025, during the fall application cycle, you are being considered for admissions in the term that begins with the fall 2026 semester.
The pre-licensure program application for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing is accepted between the following dates:
- Fall applications: Nov. 1 — Jan. 15, following fall start (by 10:59 p.m. Central)
- Spring applications, following spring start: May 1 — July 15 (by 10:59 p.m. Central)
Thank you for your interest in professional nursing education. Please review the General Information section, complete all items on the checklist and submit your application.
General Information
Transcripts, transcript credit reports and TEAS score must be submitted to the Centralized Application Service of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (NursingCAS) by July 15 for spring admission and Jan. 15 for fall admission. Admission is competitive. To be considered for admission, applicants must have an overall minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 as verified through the official University of Arkansas degree audit, TEAS exam score of 70 or higher, and sophomore standing.
Prerequisite GPA Calculator
This online calculator for grade-point averages is for estimation purposes only. GPAs calculated here do not in any way represent your official GPA or your final GPA for nursing admissions.
Courses to include:
- ENGL 10103
- ENGL 10203
- MATH 11003
- CHEM 12103/CHEM 12101
- BIOL 24003/ BIOL 24001
- BIOL 24103/BIOL 24101
- BIOL 20003/ BIOL 20001
- U.S. History or Government (3 credit hours)
- Social Sciences (9 credit hours)
- Fine Arts (3 credit hours)
- Humanities (3 credit hours)
- Electives (5 credit hours)
Any additional credits not listed above are not part of the prerequisite GPA.
Checklist
- Apply for admission to the University of Arkansas. The address is Silas Hunt Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, or you may apply online.
- Review pre-nursing courses with your advisor.
- Review degree audit with your advisor.
- Complete 29 credit hours of prerequisite coursework. You must have completed all but
one of your science prerequisites, in addition to the 29 credit hours, to be eligible
for admission. All remaining prerequisites must be complete by the end of your first
semester in the nursing program.
- All prerequisites coursework and nursing courses must be completed with a grade of C or above. See Catalog for details.
- Apply for admission to the Eleanor Mann of Nursing B.S.N. Program through NursingCAS. Deadlines and application link listed by cycle above.
- You must use your --------@uark.edu school email address for your application.
- Please carefully read the Arkansas State Board of Nursing’s criminal background check
information at ACA 17-3-102 and ACA 17-87-312 (PDFs).
- It is extremely important that you disclose anything that might appear on your background check at the time of admission. Positive background checks may impact your ability to become a licensed nurse.
- For the spring semester EMSON admissions cycle, transcripts must be submitted to NursingCAS
by July 15.
- Official transcripts from external universities also must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office by this deadline to be considered by the program. Only summer I course transcripts will be accepted for spring cycles.
- For fall semester EMSON admissions cycle, you must notify your advisor if you are taking a winter intersession course after the application deadline (Nov. 1 — Jan. 15). All transcripts must be submitted by Jan. 15.
- If transferring from another nursing program, you must provide the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing with a letter from your previous nursing program stating that you left in good standing. We reserve the right to request syllabi from any nursing courses you have completed.
- Complete a Casper assessment.
- Students need to have a current test score per application cycle. Timing of the test
depends on when students apply.
- The September 2024 — February 2025 Casper cycle corresponds with the May 2025 EMSON application.
- The August 2025 — February 2026 Casper cycle corresponds with the November 2025 and
May 2026 EMSON applications.
- Aug 5, 2025 — 7 p.m. Central
- Sep 4, 2025 — 7 p.m. Central
- Oct 21, 2025 — 7 p.m. Central
- Nov 13, 2025 — 7 p.m. Central
- Dec 4, 2025 — 7 p.m. Central
- Jan 13, 2026 — 7 p.m. Central
- Feb 24, 2026 — 7 p.m. Central
- Score valid for one Casper cycle which is determined by Altus Assessments.
- Students need to have a current test score per application cycle. Timing of the test
depends on when students apply.
- Complete TEAS exam and report score to NursingCAS by the deadline.
- Choose Online exam with ATI Remote Proctor — Nursing.
- Score valid for one calendar year prior to the application deadline.
- Limit of four attempts within a 12-month period.
If you have questions concerning the process, please call the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at 479-575-3904.
Please note communication about EMSON nursing applications is ongoing. It is the student's responsibility to check email outside of regular semesters to receive important application correspondence.