BNP Post Licensure (RN-BSN)

BNP Post Licensure Admission Criteria

Applicants must:

1. Be unconditionally admitted to MSU.
2. Hold an active and unrestricted license to practice as a RN in the state where the practicum will take place.
3. Be a graduate of an associate degree nursing or diploma program. The diploma graduate must satisfactorily complete national standardized exams for the RN student, which generates academic credit for diploma level nursing courses.
4. Have completed 45 credit hours of prescribed general education and support courses required for a bachelor's degree in nursing.
5. Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 on all coursework required for admission to the post licensure (RN-BSN) component of the baccalaureate nursing program.
6. Hold a minimum grade of "C" in each of the required general education, support and nursing courses.
7. Documentation of current American Heart Association (AHA) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers certification.
8. Documentation of compliance with all health requirements.
9. Compliance with technical performance standards.
10. Documentation of current professional malpractice insurance.
11. Documentation of a criminal background check. 

BNP Post Licensure Application Procedures

1. Be unconditionally admitted to MSU.
2. Declare nursing as the area of concentration and meet with assigned nursing faculty advisor.
3. Submit required materials listed below to the baccalaureate nursing program by the last Friday in March for admission into the fall semester or the last Friday in October for admission into the spring semester:
   1. Completed BNP application.
   2. Transcripts from MSU and all universities/colleges attended if courses not listed on MSU transcript.
   3. Nursing transfer student: in addition to the above materials must submit:
      1. University undergraduate catalog(s) if transfer credit is sought;
      2. Syllabi for nursing course(s) to be evaluated for transfer credit; and
      3. Letter of recommendation from the direc-tor/coordinator of the nursing program from which the student is transferring.
   4. Validation of current Kentucky nursing licensure.
   5. Validation of current American Heart Association certification in Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers (CPR).
   6. Verification of professional malpractice insurance.

      Regional Academic Counseling Coordinator 

      BNP Post Licensure Track Component 

      Department of Nursing 

      Morehead State University 

      Center for Health, Education and Research (CHER) Suite 201 

      Morehead, KY 40351

Conditions for Post Licensure Enrollment

1. Students have the responsibility for the costs incurred by enrollment in the nursing program. These costs include CPR, immunizations, professional malpractice insurance, criminal background check(s), drug testing, academic materials, testing fees, clothing and equipment.
2. Clinical education is a mandatory component of the BNP. Due to accreditation requirements of the clinical education centers, students will be required to obtain a criminal background check and/or undergo drug testing prior to acceptance of clinical assignment. The student is responsible for any incurred cost. Any student who fails acceptance to the clinical assignment will be unable to complete the program.