BSN Application & Immunization

Immunizations and documentation are due at the time of application:

The official documentation of all the results is due at the time of application. This will require purposeful planning on the applicant's part. Failure to submit the required immunizations and official documentation before the deadline will result in an incomplete application. Incomplete applications will be rolled over to the next available application cycle.

• MMR - completed series OR positive titers (measles, mumps, rubella) o If a titer is negative, a booster is required
• Hepatitis B - completed series AND a positive titer
  
  • If the titer is negative, a booster is required AND a positive titer
• Varicella/Chickenpox - completed series OR positive titer
• Tdap (within the last 8 years)
• Quanti-FERON Gold TB
  
  • PPD skin tests will not be accepted 
  • A negative chest x-ray will be required if TB is positive
  • Any expiring Quanti-FERON Gold TB, flu, or AHA BLS CPR must be updated prior.
• Seasonal flu vaccination (Fall and Winter semester applications)
• Covid-19 completed series

If you have not received your childhood vaccinations, please contact nursingapplication@byui.edu.

Other documentation due at the time of application:

• An approved physical exam.
• Successful completion of an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS CPR for Healthcare Providers course
  
  • No other course will be accepted
  • In preparation for receiving your CPR certification, there is an online portion that needs to be completed before coming to the skills pass-off
  • The online portion can be found on the American Heart Association's website
  • Once on this page, it should be the very first one on the list titled “HeartCode BLS”
  • The cost for this is $36 and usually takes about 1.5 hours to complete
  • Print off your completion certificate and bring it to your skills pass-off
  • For the skills pass-off portion, please look at the Google Document here and sign up for an available time slot. A maximum of 7-8 individuals will be allowed during each pass-off. Over the course of the last few semesters, we have had multiple people sign up and not attend the pass-off. If you sign up for a slot and are unable to come, PLEASE remove yourself from that time and then sign up for another slot.
  • There is a $40 fee for the pass-off and CPR card, which can be paid in cash or check at the time when you come
• Photo (shoulders and above with a white background)
• Resume
• Two recommendations (one personal, one professional)
• Pre-admission (Pre-HESI) score (The pre-admission HESI exam may be taken one year before the application deadline)
• Qualifying Questions
• Unofficial transcripts from BYU-Idaho and other universities/colleges
• A 10-Panel Drug Test +alcohol - wait for notification on when and how to obtain this from the Department of Nursing (during your first Semester and then randomly, as needed)

Meeting the minimum requirements to apply to the Nursing Program does not guarantee acceptance.

Please select the form that corresponds with the semester and year that you wish to apply for:

Within 72 hours of submitting the request form, the BSN Nursing Application for that Semester and Year will be added to your I-Learn/Canvas section on your BYU-I student account.

Please contact nursingapplication@byui.edu with additional questions or concerns.

For additional help regarding University and Nursing Program requirements, please contact the College of Ag & Life Sciences Academic Advising Office.

Meeting the minimum requirements to apply to the Nursing Program does not guarantee acceptance.

The following information will be required for the application:

• Be a BYU-Idaho accepted student with a BYU-I email and I-Number.
• Visit with Academic Advising
• Make sure you are aware of all the requirements listed on the “Requirements” tab of this webpage
• The following items will be required within the application:
  
  • Photo (Shoulders and above with a white background)
  • Two (2) recommendation surveys must be received (one personal, one professional). A link and instructions on how to submit the recommendation surveys will be provided when the applicant joins the Application Canvas Course.
• The following immunizations are due at the time of application, and the application will not be considered complete without them:
  
  • MMR - completed series OR positive titers (measles, mumps, rubella) o If a titer is negative, a booster is required
  • Hepatitis B - completed series AND a positive titer
    
    • If the titer is negative, a booster is required AND a positive titer
  • Varicella/Chickenpox - completed series OR positive titer
  • Tdap (within the last 8 years)
  • Quanti-FERON Gold TB
    
    • PPD skin tests will not be accepted 
    • A negative chest x-ray will be required if TB is positive
    • Any expiring Quanti-FERON Gold TB, flu, or AHA BLS CPR must be updated prior. Meeting the minimum requirements to apply to the Nursing Program does not guarantee acceptance.
  • Seasonal flu vaccination (Fall and Winter semester applications)
  • Covid-19 completed series

If you have not received your childhood vaccinations, please contact nursingapplication@byui.edu.

• Unofficial transcripts from other universities/colleges attended, if these courses are not listed on your BYU-I transcript
• Unofficial BYU-Idaho transcript
• Pre-admission (Pre-HESI) exam results with a minimum 75% pass rate
  
  • The pre-admission HESI exam may be taken one year before the application deadline.
  • You MUST use your BYU-I student email address when registering for the Pre-admission exam.
  • You will need to maintain a printout copy of your score to upload into your Nursing application!
  • The Pre-admission HESI is taken in the Testing Center on Campus
  • Instructions for the pre-admission nursing exam.

You are welcome to email nursingapplication@byui.edu or visit the Nursing office (CLK 102 or CLK 115) to verify if your application to the Nursing program is complete or to ask any questions you may have.

In addition to the University tuition, the Pre-Licensure BSN program has the following additional costs. Estimated totals include fees, books, nursing kit, scrubs, drug and alcohol test, and software:

POST-ADMISSION:

1st Semester:

• Level 1: E-Only Package—$624.75
• Hesi Test Fee—Included
• Lab—$100
• Processing fee—$40
• Drug and Alcohol Test Fee—$30
• Nursing bag/kit—$132
• Scrubs Fee (2 sets)—$121 (with tax)

TOTAL Approximately $1,047.75 (tax not included)

2nd Semester

• Level 2: E-Only Package—$624.75
• Hesi Test Fee—Included
• Processing fee—$40

TOTAL Approximately $664.75 (tax not included)

3rd Semester

• Level 3: E-Only Package—$624.75
• Hesi Test Fee—Included
• Processing fee—$40

TOTAL Approximately $664.75 (tax not included)

4th Semester

• Level 4: E-Only Package—$624.75
• Lippincott Clinical Experiences Access Card—$60
• Hesi Test Fee—Included (Additional charge for Proctoru U fees of $30 x 4 if testing remotely)
• Processing fee—$40

SUBTOTAL Approximately $844.75 (tax not included)

** RN Licensure & Fingerprint Fees

• Pearson View—$200
• State Board—$90-120

TOTAL Approximately $1,164.75 (tax not included)

*Licensure and fingerprint fees are determined by the State Board of Nursing once registered for the NCLEX.