School of Nursing

Supplemental materials form: 2017 R.N.-B.S. applicants only

RN-BS applicants must complete this form in its entirety. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office at SONUGRAD@vcu.edu if you experience issues with submitting this form.

Applicant information

Must match exactly the information you provided on your VCU undergraduate application for admission.

Middle initial:
(mm/dd/yyyy)

I have a Bachelor’s degree in another field:

Current place of employment as an RN (enter “n/a” if you are not currently licensed as an RN):

Select one:



List in chronological order all post-secondary institutions attended including VCU:

Institution State Dates of attendance Diploma/Degree Received

Prerequisites

Applicants must complete the appropriate section of this form, indicating what courses have or will be taken to fulfill each prerequisite area, when it was or will be completed and where it was or will be taken. Questions regarding the transferability of courses can be found online at www.transferguide.vcu.edu.

Please select whether you have a bachelor's degree or not above.

RN-BS applicants without a Bachelor's degree in another field
VCU course Your course number Semester of completion College
All prerequisite courses must be completed prior to entry.
Anatomy - 4 SH
Physiology - 4 SH
Microbiology - 4 SH
Developmental psychology - 3 SH
Statistics - 3 SH
All prerequisite courses must be completed prior to entry.
Anatomy - 4 SH
Physiology - 4 SH
Microbiology - 4 SH
Developmental psychology - 3 SH
Statistics - 3 SH
Courses in this section must be completed prior to entry:
English composition I - 3 SH
English composition II - 3 SH
Anatomy (BIOL 205)1- 4 SH
Physiology (PHIS/Z 206)1 - 4 SH
Statistics (STAT 210)
Intro to Psychology (PSYC 101) - 3 SH
Developmental Psychology - 3 SH
General Sociology (SOCY 101) - 3 SH
Laboratory science I – 4 SH
Laboratory science II - 4 SH
Microbiology - 4 SH
Nutrition – 3 SH
Courses in this section must be completed prior to entry:
English composition I - 3 SH
English composition II - 3 SH
Anatomy (BIOL 205)1,2- 4 SH
Physiology (PHIS/Z 206)1,2 - 4 SH
Statistics (STAT 210)
All coursework must be completed prior to enrolling in the final nursing course.
Philosophy - 3 SH
Humanities I2 - 3 SH
Humanities II2 - 3 SH
Humanities III2 - 3 SH
A minimum of 24 hours of the following courses must be completed prior to enrollment. All coursework must be completed prior to enrolling in the final nursing course.
Intro to Psychology (PSYC 101) - 3 SH
Developmental Psychology - 3 SH
General Sociology (SOCY 101) - 3 SH
Laboratory science I – 4 SH
Laboratory science II - 4 SH
Microbiology2 - 4 SH
Nutrition2 – 3 SH
Philosophy - 3 SH
Humanities I3 - 3 SH
Humanities II3 - 3 SH
Humanities III3 – 3 SH
RN-BS applicants with a Bachelor’s degree in another field
VCU course Your course number Semester of completion College

1 Applicants attending colleges or universities which offer anatomy and physiology as a combined two-semester course must complete the entire course sequence prior to enrolling in the School of Nursing. One semester of a combined anatomy and physiology course will not transfer, nor can one semester of a combined anatomy and physiology course be used in conjunction with a stand-alone anatomy or physiology course to fulfill this requirement. If taking stand-alone anatomy and physiology courses, human or comparative anatomy and human or animal physiology are accepted.

2 Minimum grade of B required.

3 Humanities courses must be chosen from: literature, speech, religion, foreign language, sign language, history, geography, government, art, music and philosophy.

Chemistry requirement

I have completed the School of Nursing’s chemistry requirement by:

Resume

Attach resume or other accomplishments (Formats: doc, docx, pdf and txt. File size limit: 15MB)

Personal Statement

Applicants to the School of Nursing are required to submit an essay. Please state concisely why you are interested in pursuing the B.S. in Nursing at VCU. Discuss your career goals and how having this degree will help you move toward your career goals. Please type or paste your personal statement in the space provided below.

2,500 character limit

School of Nursing Technical Standards

Please read the Technical Standards for Baccalaureate students in the VCU School of Nursing Policy and Information Handbook and sign below.

 

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