CON Undergraduate Admission Requirements

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Final acceptance is dependent upon the successful completion of all admission requirements and prerequisite courses and upon receipt of the following:

1. Completed medical health forms
2. Actual date, month/day/year of immunization or titer for the following diseases or illnesses prior to admission:
   • PPD completed test for tuberculosis within 6 months prior to admission. The test is repeated and documented on an annual basis.
   • RUBELLA (German measles) completed immunization or titer showing immunity; Documentation of immunization or a positive titer is needed.
   • RUBEOLA (Red measles) Students must provide documentation of having received at least TWO immunizations unless born before 1957 or physician documentation of diagnosis of measles is provided.
   • MUMPS Documentation of two immunizations and a positive titer is required.
   • TETANUS, DIPTHERIA, PERTUSSIS Tetanus, diphtheria (Td) completed in last 10 years. One (1) Tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) booster dose is required as an adult. If the student has not had a booster in the last 2 years with the acellular pertussis component, then the Tdap is required.
   • POLIO Indicate year of immunization.
   • VARICELLA (Chicken Pox) Documentation of 2 immunizations or a positive titer.
   • HEPATITIS B Documentation of immunization series of three completed and a positive titer.
   • FLU IMMUNIZATION All students are required to have an annual flu immunization.
     • Students admitted to the program for the summer semester are required to receive the flu immunization in the fall prior to matriculation.
     • Students admitted to the program for the fall semester are required to receive the flu immunization during the 1st vaccination period after matriculation.
   • MENINGOCOCCAL The College of Nursing recommends the meningococcal immunization.
3. Submit Technical Standards worksheet.
4. Verification of current certification valid for the academic year in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for health professionals. This is defined as Basic Life Support for infant, child and adult one man/two man and AED training. Verification of current CPR must be documented annually through graduation.

Students will not be allowed to enroll in clinical nursing courses without meeting immunization and BLS requirements.

The complete mandatory UNMC background check is required prior to the first day of class.

Drug Screening Tests may be required prior to clinical placement at the discretion of the clinical agencies.

International professional nurses seeking admission into the RN to BSN Program will be evaluated on an individual basis including Policy 5.2.5, English as a Second Language-Undergraduate Students.

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