Every applicant to Galen College of Nursing must:
Applicants may be granted acceptance into the College based upon entrance test scores on qualifying examinations, including the ACT, SAT, HESI A2, PAX-PN/RN, and TEAS, or evidence of a previously earned bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. Please contact your admissions representative for more information on equivalent examinations and test scores. Admission test scores must have been earned within the last five years.
If an applicant is currently attending or has attended a school other than Galen with a related curriculum, he or she may be able to obtain credit for those courses. A request for evaluation of prior or current courses and credits must be submitted and approved prior to signing the enrollment agreement. A copy of the official transcript(s) of the courses to be considered for transfer must be sent to Galen directly from each school, college, or university attended.
For complete information related to Galen’s admission and transfer policies, please see the Student Catalog available on the campus page.
Academic requirements are specific to program by campus. To learn more about the requirements, please select your program of interest;
Students who participate in the clinical experiences are at risk for exposure to and possible transmission of vaccine-preventable diseases. Maintenance of immunity is therefore required to attend the nursing program. In order to protect students, healthcare providers, and patients, Galen requires students to provide evidence of adequate immunity to Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Varicella (Chicken Pox), Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR), Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis, and a negative screening for tuberculosis (TB).
For information on specific immunization requirements currently in effect, please download the Student Checklist for Health & Immunization Requirements below.
In the evaluation of transfer credit, Galen utilizes TES®, the Transfer Evaluation System from CollegeSource which is the premier interactive database of course data from institutions of higher education to track and display previously approved courses for transfer. The equivalencies shown are for information purposes only and are subject to change due to changes in curriculum. Galen does not transfer in developmental, prelicensure, or nursing courses taken prior to achieving an RN license.
If you have college credit that you would like to compare to this listing, click here and follow instructions. If an equivalency is not listed, please contact one of our Admissions Representatives who can work with you to submit your courses for a quick and easy evaluation. Please call our Admissions Support team at 877-223-7040 to help schedule your appointment with an Admissions Representative.
Galen College of Nursing (Galen) is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate, and master’s degrees. Questions about the accreditation of Galen may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org). Galen consists of a Main Campus located in Kentucky and branch campuses and extended classrooms in Florida, Ohio, and Texas. Branch campus accreditation is dependent upon the continued accreditation of the Main Campus. For complete information on the accreditation of Galen’s programs, please click here.
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