Students are required to select a major while preparing to apply to the BSN program and may choose from any of Southern’s Undergraduate Programs; However, it is within the B.S. Healthcare Studies degree program that students will receive advisement specifically for nursing application preparation and complete the appropriate coursework for a seamless transition into the nursing program if admitted.  Students who select a different major may use the resources on this site for self-guidance.

Current students may select or change their major by completing this electronic form:  https://apps.southernct.edu/owls/sop/main

Based on the information above, the pre-nursing advisement concentration will no longer be available to future students.  Eligibility requirements apply to those who still have a pre-nursing concentration on their degree evaluation.  See here for more details:  Pre-nursing Concentration Eligibility
 

Advisement:

• Advisement Worksheet

• Degree Evaluation Instructions

BSN Application Information:

^Please read, as information may differ from general university standards

• Advanced Placement/CLEP/Transfer Credit Info

• BSN Website/Application Information and Requirements

• GPA/Grades/Repeating Courses

GPA Calculators:

• CUM Calculator Instructions / CUM GPA Calculator (Use to combine GPAs for multiple schools or to calculate your prereq GPA)

• Desired GPA Calculator (If you know your CUM GPA, you can use this to find out what grades will be required to reach the GPA you would like)

TEAS Exam Resources:

• ATI Testing Website (The site to go when you are ready to register for the TEAS exam and to purchase study materials if you would like)

• Important Information

• TEAS Exam Preparation Information

• On Campus Study Prep Assistance

Students who would like to take required courses at their local CT Community College will need to complete a few steps.

1. Review course offering at the institution of choice after meeting with your advisor

2. Discuss financial aid eligibility with Financial Aid Office if necessary

3. Complete the Transfer Credit Request (Undergraduate) form

   1. Have the SCSU department representative sign the form if required (would be notated on the form)

4. Submit the form to the Registrar’s office located in the Wintergreen Building

5. Wait for the Registrar’s office to approve course

6. If approved, register and pay for the course at the institution of choice

7. Do well in the course

8. Request that the institution of choice send your transcript to SCSU’s Registrar’s Office once your grade is posted (choosing to not send a transcript can disqualify you from acceptance to the nursing program, as it would be falsifying your application)

9. Check your SCSU unofficial transcript to see that your course transfer was processed and contact the Registrar’s Office if it was not - within a reasonable length of time

*Although transfer credits are not computed into your SCSU CUM GPA, SCSU’s Nursing Department will compute them into your CUM GPA for your nursing application.

**If you need to repeat a nursing prerequisite course, you should consider SCSU’s Grade Replacement option. The course would need to be repeated at SCSU for this option. Speak to your advisor for more information!

• Equivalency chart of nursing prerequisites (Use this to see how SCSU courses are listed at your local CT Community College)

• Registrar’s Transfer Credit Webpage (Main page for transfer information)

• Financial Aid Consortium Agreement (For those taking a course during a regular fall/spring semester at a CT Community College while also taking courses at SCSU)