Columbia State RN Application February 2026

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Nursing Program Admission Application
for New Students
www.columbiastate.edu/nursing
(931) 540-2600 or (931) 540-2599

IMPORTANT APPLICATION NOTICE: Nursing applications are accepted from August 1 through 31 for admission
consideration for the spring semester and February 1 through 28 for fall semester. Both early and late applications
will be rejected and returned electronically to the original sender. Only completed applications with the attached transcripts
(official or unofficial) received electronically by the Nursing Office by 4 pm on the last day of the applicable month are considered.

Date:

SS or Student ID:

Last Name:

First Name:

Middle name (or initial):

Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Email:

Email again:

Preferred Campus:

(This does not guarantee the offer of placement on the preferred campus.)

Home Phone:

Cell Phone:

Other Phone:

In order to be eligible to enter the Nursing Program, you must first:

Meet all College general requirements for admission as a degree-seeking student as stated in the catalog and be accepted to the college prior to submitting an admission application to the Nursing Program.
Complete all required Learning Support classes (or be permanently exempt from all Learning Support requirements).
Have a GPA of 2.5 or higher based on most recent grades for completed college-level general education courses required for the AAS Nursing (MATH 1530, PSYC 1030, BIOL 2010, BIOL 2020, BIOL 2230, PSYC 2130, Humanities elective, & ENGL 1010).

If applicant has fewer than 12 attempted college credit hours, high school GPA will be used.
If applicant has 12 or more total attempted college credit hours but fewer than 12 credits which are required for the AAS Nursing program of study, then the cumulative, weighted average of all prior college level coursework will be used.

APPLICANT may upload ACT/SAT scores and MUST upload transcripts as indicated below:

1. ACT/SAT score (minimum ACT composite 19). A composite score below 19 will be considered if all required Learning Support
courses are completed or there is transferrable college level English and Math credit on a college transcript.
ACT/SAT scores are an optional way to earn higher points for greater competitive status.

ACT/SAT score upload

2. Transcripts from all colleges attended including Columbia State. If less than 12 college credit hours have been attempted, the applicant
must submit a high school transcript. (All transcripts must be attached with the nursing application.) Please note: the Admissions and
Records office at Columbia State cannot duplicate records/transcripts.

Have you attempted 12 or more college credit hours?

Have you ever attended another nursing program?

Only completed applications with the attached transcripts (official or unofficial) received by the Nursing Office electronically
by 4 pm on the last day of the applicable month are considered. Incomplete applications will not be processed. The applicant's
full name must be present on all submitted documents.

By submitting this form, I affirm that all information on the application is accurate to the best of my knowledge.
Incorrect or incomplete information will make me ineligible for consideration. All requested
information must be submitted by the time this application is processed. I must maintain my
grade point average at or above 2.5. I understand that, once admitted to the Nursing Program,
I have to submit to a criminal background check, drug screen and meet all affiliate requirements
for clinical access. I am aware that in order to be eligible to take the licensure exam after
graduation, I must verify that I am either: 1) a U.S. citizen, 2) a “qualified alien”, or 3) a nonimmigrant
who meets 8 U.S.C. 1621 requirements. Applicants must provide all names that transcripts may appear
under. Applicants are responsible for notifying the Nursing Program office of any changes in name,
mailing address, phone number, etc., in order to facilitate contact.

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Before you submit,

Have you included copies of all required transcripts, including those from Columbia State?
Have you included a copy of your highest ACT/SAT score?
While this is not required if you have completed all required Learning Support courses or have taken college-level English and Math courses, it is required if you wish your score to be used to calculate admission points. Including the score may help to increase your admission score and thus your potential for entrance into the nursing program.