School of Nursing

Program Applications

**NOTE: In addition to the nursing application, you must also apply and be admitted to Arkansas State University Jonesboro Campus by the university's deadline - go to Admissions and select First Time User to create your A-State Account. You must be an admitted student to A-State Jonesboro to be considered for any School of Nursing program.

Coming Soon:

Spring 2024:
- LPN-AASN Online Option (Jonesboro Campus) application and admission testing information
- Paramedic-AASN (Jonesboro Campus) application and admission testing information
- Traditional AASN (Jonesboro and West Memphis Campuses) application and admission testing information

HESI Admission Testing for 2023
- LPN-AASN Online Option and Paramedic-AASN Spring 2024 (coming soon)
- Traditional AASN and BSN Spring 2024 (Jonesboro and West Memphis - coming soon)

For Spring Admission

Spring 2024 Traditional AASN Program Application and Admission testing information (Application opens August 31, deadline Oct 1) Program offered at Jonesboro and West Memphis Campuses.
Spring 2024 LPN-AASN Online Program Application and Admission testing information (Application opens August 31, deadline October 1)
Spring 2024-27 traditional BSN Program Application. and Admission testing information (Application opens August 31, closed October 15)
Spring 2024 Paramedic-AASN Program Application. and Admission testing information (Application opens August 31, deadline Oct 1)

for Summer Admission:

Admission testing information and application for LPN-AASN Online Summer 2024 (Applications open January 10, deadline February 28)
Admission testing information and application for 2024-25 2nd Degree Accelerated BSN Program (Application opens January 15, deadline March 15)

For Fall Admission:

Admission testing information and application for LPN-AASN Online Fall 2024 (Application opens March 15, deadline May 1)
Admission testing information and application for traditional BSN Fall 2024 (Application opens April 30, deadline June 7)
Admission testing information and application for the Fall 2023-24 LPN-AASN program at Jonesboro and West Memphis (Application opens April 30, deadline June 7)

A-State nursing programs no longer available at the Beebe or Mountain Home Campuses

Please check our website frequently for future updates/changes to the admission-testing schedule

The School of Nursing policy on the CR/NCR grading scale can be found here.

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Employment Opportunities

To see a list of employment opportunities within the School of nursing, follow this link.

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