{"id":10506,"date":"2024-05-13T19:43:28","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T19:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/nursing\/?page_id=10506"},"modified":"2025-07-16T20:19:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T20:19:25","slug":"how-to-apply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-nursing\/how-to-apply\/","title":{"rendered":"How to apply to nursing programs at NAU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Explore the admissions process, understand the prerequisites, and gather important information to start your nursing journey at NAU&#8217;s College of Nursing. Whether you&#8217;re beginning your undergraduate nursing degree or advancing into graduate studies, we&#8217;re here to support you at every step.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list on-this-page\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-nursing\/how-to-apply\/#steps\" title=\"Steps to apply\">Steps to apply<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-nursing\/how-to-apply\/#contact\" title=\"Contact us\">Contact us<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"link-button\" onclick=\"embedLouieChatbot();\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-chat.svg\" alt=\"Live chat:\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-2671\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-2671<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:nursing@nau.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> nursing&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n\n\n<section         class=\"nau-block full-width-image-with-text-box secondary grid grid-md-12 -grid-fullwidth no-padding span-md-12  mobile-image-yes tablet-image- desktop-imageheight-  textbox-registration-bottomright  textbox-xl-width-2-3 textbox-background-true-blue  bg-true-blue-95 content-type-wysiwyg_linkbank  \">\n\n    <div class=\"full-width-image-with-text-box-picturediv\">\n\n            <picture class=\"left-nav-top-bound main\">\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 1650px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/380\/2023\/10\/9281_nursing_sciences_20180424-2000x1125.jpg\">\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/380\/2023\/10\/9281_nursing_sciences_20180424-2000x800.jpg\">\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/380\/2023\/10\/9281_nursing_sciences_20180424-1200x675.jpg\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/380\/2023\/10\/9281_nursing_sciences_20180424-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Shot of the Nursing building next to a tree with pink bright flowers.\">\n        <\/picture>\n    \n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fwi-text-box  bg-true-blue-95 \">\n\n    <h2>\n    \n    Are there special requirements for nursing programs?\n    <\/h2>\n\n\n    <p>Yes! Applying to NAU is the first step but NAU nursing programs require additional steps. Please visit our undergraduate and graduate nursing application pages for specific information and requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"btn-div\">\n\n        \n            <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/how-to-apply\/apply-now\/\" target=\"\"\n               class=\"btn btn-bottom-mobile btn-gold\">Apply to NAU<\/a>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/section>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<section id=\"steps\" \n    class=\"nau-block nau-block-panels   \" \n    data-layout_mobile=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_tablet=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_desktop=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_xl=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\">\n\n    <div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"block-main-content\">\n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            <div class=\"panel-wrapper\">\n                \n                                \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-twilight-xxx-light  panelTypeText  noHover  hasLink panelLinkTypeArrow\"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            data-panel=\"panel-steps-0\"\n                            id=\"panel-steps-0\">\n\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-nursing\/how-to-apply\/undergraduate-nursing-programs\/\"\n                                    target=\"\"\n                                    alt=\"How to apply as an undergrad\">\n                            \n                                                                    <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                                                                <h3 class=\"\">Steps to apply for undergraduate nursing programs<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>If you&#8217;ve fulfilled your pre-professional and liberal studies\/general studies prerequisites either through Northern Arizona University or another accredited institution, congratulations! You&#8217;re now eligible to apply for our Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                                                                                        <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-twilight-xxx-light  panelTypeText  noHover  hasLink panelLinkTypeArrow\"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            data-panel=\"panel-steps-1\"\n                            id=\"panel-steps-1\">\n\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-nursing\/how-to-apply\/graduate-nursing-programs\/\"\n                                    target=\"\"\n                                    alt=\"How to apply to a graduate program\">\n                            \n                                                                    <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                                                                <h3 class=\"\">Steps to apply for graduate nursing programs<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>To apply to NAU graduate nursing programs, you&#8217;ll fill out an online application for the Graduate College. Once submitted, your application will be forwarded to the College of Nursing for evaluation. There&#8217;s no need for a separate graduate nursing application.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                                                                                        <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact\">Need assistance?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have questions about the College of Nursing at NAU and can&#8217;t find what you&#8217;re looking for? We&#8217;re here to help! Please reach out to us through our <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-nursing\/about\/contact-us\/\">contact form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-bottom-bound\">\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore the admissions process, understand the prerequisites, and gather important information to start your nursing journey at NAU&#8217;s College of Nursing. 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