Application Requirements

Application Requirements - RN-BSN/BA-HCM

All applicants - your completed application packet must include:

1. Completed application form.
2. Application Fee: A $50 application fee must accompany your application. Checks should be made payable to Graceland University. Payment can be made by credit card over the phone by calling your admissions officer. This application fee is non-refundable unless requested within three business days of Graceland receiving the fee.
3. Professional vita or résumé.
4. Official transcript in a sealed envelope from each college or school of nursing attended. The university is also required to collect an official high school transcript or GED unless you have an associate's or bachelor's degree.
5. *Notarized copy of current RN licensure in the United States. (ONLY FOR RN-B.S.N.)
   Click here for RN - Licensure Verification form.
6. *Reference forms from two qualified individuals, one from an educator and one from a nursing supervisor or employer. If a previous instructor is not available both forms may be completed by supervisors/employers.
7. The Joint Commission institutes regulations in order for hospitals, home health agencies, clinics, etc., to gain or maintain accreditation status. One of these regulations requires that “all persons who are involved in patient care activities, i.e., employees, volunteers and students must have criminal background checks as well as other health care related checks.” Criminal background checks must be initiated by the student and completed as part of the application process prior to being accepted into our programs. Validity Screening Solutions will charge $57 for this service (plus $1 if paid by credit card) and must be paid by the student in order for the process to begin. A more detailed explanation (along with the link to the online background check) can be found on our Web site at www.graceland.edu, click “search” and use the keyword search tool by typing “background check.”

PLEASE NOTE:
Complete applications — please return all materials together in an envelope. Only complete applications will be reviewed. Exceptions may be arranged with an admissions officer at 866.893.6965

For International Students Only:

1. Complete steps 1 – 7 above, if applicable.
2. Prior to consideration for admission, students who received their undergraduate degree from a country other than the United States or Canada must submit a CGFNS evaluation, with TOEFL score of 500 or higher, and GPA equivalency. For further information or assistance you may contact CGFNS at www.cgfns.org.
3. Contact 866.893.6965 for further instructions on additional documentation needed.