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Nursing

Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people. The nursing profession is a career in which one has the opportunity to give care to others in need, share health information with others to help them live better lives, and grow professionally in almost any way one can dream possible. Whether one is interested in research, bedside nursing, or advanced practice, nursing provides the opportunities to do all of these things.

  • Centralized Application Service (CAS) Website
    • NursingCAS
      • How to Apply
        • Application Deadlines
        • Fees
        • Fee Assistance Program
        • Important Dates
      • NursingCAS Applicant Help Center
        • Starting your NursingCAS Application
        • Filling Out Your NursingCAS Application
        • Sending Your Official Transcripts and Test Scores to NursingCAS
        • Submitting and Monitoring your NursingCAS Application
  • Standardized Test Resources & Information
    • NCLEX
      • This exam is to be completed upon graduation from a Nursing Program.
      • The NCLEX is administered through a Computerized Adapted Testing or CAT technology. CAT tailors test questions to your ability level and achieve faster, more accurate and fairer test results.
      • How Is The NCLEX Exam Scored? (nursingexplorer.com)
      • The sections of the NCLEX include four “client’s needs” categories:
        • Safe and Effective Care Environment
        • Health Promotion and Maintenance
        • Psychosocial Integrity
        • Physiological Integrity
      • Test Prep Information

*Resources and information from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) website.

  • Fee Information
    • NursingCAS Fee Assistance
    • Cost to Apply
      • Undergraduate Programs: First Program $60.00; Each additional program $45.00
      • Graduate Programs: First Program $80.00; Each additional program $50.00
  • Professional Development and Resources