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AD Nursing Application Assessment Points Calculator

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Applicants to the M State Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program are assigned points for the criteria below. Applicants who score the highest points will be selected for admission to the program. Use this form to calculate your points.

  • All documents and courses must be completed by the application deadline to earn points.
  • In the case of a tie, the HSRT-AD overall score will be used to determine acceptance into the program. 

If you have any questions, please contact Nursing Program Coordinator Erica Berg.

Required Admission Criteria

You must meet these requirements for consideration.

Math and English requirement

Math

Completed MATH 1020 or have Accuplacer, ACT score, or a waiver on file with placement into MATH 1114
English

Completed ENGL 0097 or have Accuplacer, ACT score, or a waiver on file with placement into ENGL 1101

Health Sciences Reasoning Test (HSRT) score

90-100 = 4 points

80-89 = 3 points

70-79 = 2 points

60-69 = 1 point

59 or below = Not eligible (enter 0)

Beneficial Admission Criteria

These are not required for admission but contribute toward admission consideration points.

Science courses must have been completed within the last five years to be eligible for points.

Previous unsuccessful (D, F, FW, FN) attempts in these courses will not impact eligibility. You must still complete such courses with a C or better while in the program, according to the program plan.

Co-requisite courses

First semester general education courses

BIOL 2260 Anatomy and Physiology I - lecture

Grade
(12 pts)
(9 pts)
(6 pts)

BIOL 2261 Anatomy and Physiology I - lab

Grade
(4 pts)
(3 pts)
(2 pts)

BIOL 2267 Medical Microbiology - lecture

Grade
(12 pts)
(9 pts)
(6 pts)

BIOL 2263 Medical Microbiology I - lab

Grade
(4 pts)
(3 pts)
(2 pts)

ENGL 1101 College Writing

Grade
(12 pts)
(9 pts)
(6 pts)

PSYC 2222 Lifespan Development

Grade
(12 pts)
(9 pts)
(6 pts)

Healthcare work experience

CNA, CMA, MA, PCT, TMA

1 point

CNA certification or completion of a nursing assistant course within the past five years

1 point. Certification must be current.

CPR certificate

1 point. American Heart Association certification ONLY. Certification must be current.

M State Intro to Health Careers course

HLTH 1000

1 point

M State Emergency Responder course

HLTH 2213

1 point

Medical Terminology course

Must be a credit-based course.

1 point

Total Points: 0