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