Oklahoma Resident
Students must be current legal residents of the state of Oklahoma and have either an Oklahoma LPN license or a multistate license that allows the student to practice nursing within Oklahoma. We do not currently accept out-of-state students.
GPA
Retention GPA 2.5 or above.
LPN License
Holds a valid unencumbered LPN license by May 1st if applying for the Fall Nursing program or October 1st if applying to the Spring Nursing program. First LPN NCLEX test takers may be considered for admission outside of these dates, but this is not a guarantee of admission. Eligibility will be determined by the LPN to BSN admission committee.
NACE Exams
Complete both NACE exams with at least a 70% by May 1st if applying for the Fall Nursing program or October 1st if applying to the Spring Nursing program.
Clinicals
Students must be available to attend clinicals on the days that clinicals are reserved.
Prerequisites
Students must have all prerequisite courses completed before the start of their nursing
courses. Prerequisite courses cannot be taken along side the nursing courses due to
the heavy workload.
To determine what courses will transfer submit your official transcripts and contact
lpn-bsn@swosu.edu or 580-774-3065.