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Practical Nursing Application Assessment Points Calculator

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Applicants to the M State Practical Nursing 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.
  • Applicants who are in the process of completing a college required course will not receive points for those courses.
  • 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

Eligible to take MATH 1020 or have Accuplacer, ACT scores, or a waiver on file with placement into MATH 1020

English

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

Health Sciences Reasoning Test (HSRT) requirement

90-100 = 10 points

80-89 = 7 points

70-79 = 4 points

60-69 = 1 point

59 or below = Not eligible (enter 0)


Beneficial Admission Criteria

These are not required but can contribute to points for admission consideration. Science courses must have been completed within the last five years to be eligible for points.

Co-requisite courses

BIOL 2260 Human Anatomy and Physiology I - lecture

Grade
12 pts
9 pts
6 pts

BIOL 2261 Human Anatomy and Physiology I - lab

Grade
4 pts
3 pts
2 pts

BIOL 2262 Human Anatomy and Physiology II - lecture

Grade
12 pts
9 pts
6 pts

BIOL 2263 Human Anatomy and Physiology II - 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 5 years

1 point. Certification must be current.

CPR certificate

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

Introduction to Healthcare

HLTH 1000

1 point

M State graduate

3 points

Total Points: 0