Admission
Combining Forces: SOM and SoPA
Tulane’s Nursing Program is a program of the School of Medicine in collaboration with the School of Professional Advancement. This arrangement allows us to shape a quality nursing education that builds on Tulane’s strengths: distinguished faculty members and innovative academic programs, dynamic industry and community partnerships, and a vast School of Medicine and alumni network.
Tulane’s BSN program, in an accelerated format, will leverage existing expertise and assets across both schools to offer the very best in nursing education.
Tulane School of Medicine Simulation and Standardized Patient Program
A Standardized Patient (SP) is a layperson trained to utilize their own body to instruct and evaluate learners on correct basic physical examination techniques, doctor-patient communication, and other clinical skills in a simulated clinical environment. They also present learners with faculty-defined clinical scenarios that include extensive patient histories and physical symptoms. SP interactions allow medical learners to apply newly acquired attitudes, communication skills, physical skills, and knowledge in a controlled environment, thus reducing patient risk. The Program of Nursing Simulation Lab and Standardized Patient Program accommodates interprofessional learning experiences with nursing students and medical students.
Resources like The Tulane Center for Advanced Medical Simulation and Team Training allows us to educate future physicians and nurses side-by-side, preparing the next generation of healthcare leaders using evidence-based practices and state of the art technologies.
The Sim Center features 14,000 square feet of real-life environments and meeting space for hands-on training, instruction, and skills assessment.
Before entering the nursing program, students must complete 60 non-nursing credits. These can be completed at Tulane SoPA, or students may transfer up to 60 credit hours that fulfill Tulane SoPA core curriculum and nursing major prerequisites. A cumulative transfer GPA of 3.0 is required, a prerequisite GPA of 3.0 is required, and a grade of C or better in one course.
- Nutrition - 3 credits
- Statistics - 3 credits
- Developmental Psychology - 3 credits
- Anatomy & Physiology 1* - 4 credits
- Anatomy & Physiology 2* - 4 credits
- Microbiology* - 4 credits
- Chemistry* - 4 credits
* Includes course and lab.
All nursing major prerequisite courses must have been completed within seven years of application to the nursing program.
The Nurse Practice Act of Louisiana requires that students must be approved by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing (LSBN) to practice as student nurses prior to enrolling in clinical nursing courses. The LSBN requires persons who have been arrested, charged with, or convicted of any criminal offense in any state to petition the Louisiana State Board in writing for the right to practice as a student in Louisiana. The LSBN also requires persons who have any addiction or impairment which may affect their ability to practice nursing to petition for the right to practice as a student prior to enrolling in a clinical nursing course.
The Application for Approval to Enroll in a Clinical Nursing Course form is provided upon admission to the nursing program.
Students must submit to a criminal background check per LSBN requirements. Information on the procedure is provided to students upon admission. Final program acceptance may be contingent upon criminal background check results and is contingent upon LSBN approval.
If you have earned an associate's degree from your college, please confirm with Tulane’s School of Professional Advancement to be sure that you meet the core curriculum requirements and nursing prerequisite requirements.
Incoming Nursing students who have earned a BA or BS degree from an accredited institution should confirm that their studies meet Tulane’s School of Professional Advancement core curriculum requirements and nursing prerequisite requirements.
