Post Licensure Admissions

The Post Licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program will begin January 2013.  If you would like more information about our program, please contact one of our admissions representatives at 303.369.5151

Admissions Requirements-The School of Nursing (Post Licensure Track)

• Step 1: Submit online application through the NursingCAS system.
• Step 2: Be a graduate from an institution recognized by the Department of Education and a nursing program accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) ADN or Diploma Nursing Program.
• Step 3: Minimum verified cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or above on 4.0 scale.
• Step 4: Submit License Verification/Work Experience Acknowledgement Form and a copy of an unencumbered RN license to practice as a registered professional nurse in the United States.

Applicants should have already earned a high school diploma or equivalent. Must have at least one year experience working as a RN prior to entering the BSN program and must be currently employed as an RN. The curriculum assumes a working knowledge of the modern health care organization and practice issues.

• Step 5: Submit a resume or curriculum vitae listing professional accomplishments.
• Step 6: Submit Distance Education Self-Evaluation Form
• Step 7: English Proficiency for Non-Native English Speakers who are U. S. citizens or nationals or a U.S. permanent resident or eligible noncitizen

A student must be one of the following to be eligible for admission: U.S. citizen or national or U.S. permanent resident or eligible noncitizen.  A person is a United States citizen by birth or by naturalization.  Persons (except for the children of foreign diplomatic staff) born in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and in most cases, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands are U.S. Citizens, as are most persons born abroad to parents (or a parent) who are citizens.  All U.S. Citizens are considered to be U.S. nationals, but not all nationals are citizens.  Persons whose only connection to the United States is through birth on American Samoa, Swain's Island, or the United States Minor Outlying Islands are not U.S. Citizens but are nationals and therefore may be eligible for admission. 

English Proficiency: If English is not an applicant's native/first language (including, but not limited to, Non-Native English speaker; English as a Second Language (ESL)), the applicant is required to submit official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores and meet Platt College's minimum requirement PRIOR to admission to the Post Licensure Nursing program.

To be deemed official, test scores are to be submitted to Platt College directly from the testing agency and expire after two years from the test date.  Any fees related to this requirement are to be paid by the applicant.  Platt College does not have English as a Second Language (ESL) programs available.

Our TOEFL code is: 8791.

Acceptable English Proficiency Scores

TOEFL (minimum score):

                80 internet-based (iBT)

                550 paper-based (PBT)

                213 computer-based

Platt College only accepts qualified student from States and/or U.S. Territories in which the College is permitted to recruit and accept students.  An otherwise qualified student who resides in a State and/or U.S. Territory in which Platt College is not permitted to accept students (due to State/U.S. Territory or US Department of Education policies) will not be admitted to Platt College regardless of qualifications.  Click here for a current and complete list of States and/or U.S. Territories that Platt College issues acceptance to students, provided an applicant meets all admissions requirements.

Students desiring to be admitted to The School of Nursing’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program (Post Licensure Track) should be aware of all degree requirements which must be met to successfully complete the program and graduate.  Platt College is committed to quality therefore requirements for the BSN program include completion of an on-site (in residence) orientation course, all required courses and two externship/practicum requirements.  Degree requirements cannot be waived.  Not all degree requirements can be completed online.