Student School of Nursing Daytime or Evening

This application is for enrollment as a student in the Associate Degree in Nursing Program

Here are some key facts about the Arnot School of Nursing: 

• The Arnot School of Nursing started in 1897
• We are an accelerated program with high standards for our nursing students.
• Our focus is hospital-based generalist RN nursing
• We currently offer an Associate Degree in Nursing (RN)
• To date, we have a 98% pass rate on the RN NCLEX
• We have the most hospital clinical hours of ANY RN program approx. (700 hours)
• Are Daytime program is 4 semesters and our Evening program is 6 semesters
• The total cost for our 2-yr. program, (tuition, books, & fees), is approx. $26,000
• We offer title IV financial aid
• We have generous scholarship programs and the Centralus sponsorship program
• We only have one start per year-Fall

DAYTIME

• Deadline to apply for the DAYTIME associate degree in nursing is March 15th, 2027
• High School Students need Algebra, Chemistry w/lab component, and Biology, all with at least a 75% final grade
• College Students need Algebra, and Chemistry w/lab component, both with at least a final grade of a C
• A Score of 64.9% or higher is required on the ATI TEAS test. (register at: www.atitesting.com). Need to still take the TEAS, just enter "pending" in the application.
• TEAS test must be completed to be interviewed.
• Students can be accepted pending completion of high school or other college courses.
• We will consider transferring in college credits for non-nursing degree courses (Eng. Comp; Intro to Soc.; Intro to Psych; A&P I & II; Micro) with official transcript and a passing grade of C or better from an accredited school

Things to know once accepted:

• Nursing classes and clinicals begin first semester of freshman year
• Pass grade for nursing courses is 80% (B-). Students who do not meet this criterion, must wait one year to repeat the nursing course, but can continue to take non-nursing general education degree courses
• All nursing courses are taught here at our school in the Clute Education Building on the Arnot Ogden Medical Center campus
• All non-nursing general education degree courses are taught at Elmira College
• There is an option for LPNs to test out of fundamentals

EVENING 

• Deadline to apply for the EVENING associate degree in nursing is March 15th, 2027 
• High School Students need Algebra, Chemistry w/lab component, and Biology, all with at least a 75% final grade
• College Students need Algebra, and Chemistry w/lab component, both with at least a final grade of a C
  
• A Score of 64.9% or higher is required on the ATI TEAS test. (register at: www.atitesting.com). Need to still take the TEAS, just enter "pending" in the application
  
•  TEAS test must be completed to be interviewed
• Students can be accepted pending completion of high school or other college courses 
• We will consider transferring in college credits for non-nursing degree courses (Eng. Comp; Intro to Soc.; Intro to Psych; A&P I & II; Micro) with official transcript and a passing grade of C or better from an accredited school

Things to know once accepted: 

• There is NOT an LPN-Fundamentals test out in the Evening program
• Nursing classes and clinicals begin Fall 2027 for those who transfer in the general education coursework
• Pass grade for nursing courses is 80% (B-). Students who do not meet this criterion, must wait one year to repeat the nursing course, but can continue to take non-nursing general education degree courses
• All nursing courses are taught here at our school in the Clute Education Building on the Arnot Ogden Medical Center campus
• All non-nursing general education degree courses are taught online through Elmira College 
• For those needing the general education courses, the first three semesters of the program are general education coursework
• Nursing courses are anticipated to be held 4-5 nights a week for approximately 4-5 hours/night