Veteran to BSN Pathway

Are you a veteran committed to helping others? If so, you can receive academic credit for your military training and experience, earn an accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), and transition your skills and experience into a nursing career.

Roseman’s Veteran to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (VBSN) admissions pathway offers Veteran students the opportunity for transfer of military experiential credit for applicable prerequisites and/or identified nursing courses. The VBSN pathway maintains the highest academic standards, quality clinical experiences, and NCLEX pass rates, offered through Roseman’s on-campus and hybrid-online programs.

Pathway Features

  • CREDIT for military experiences to satisfy humanities and elective courses shortening the timeframe in completing prerequisite coursework
  • OPPORTUNITY to test out of identified nursing blocks based on military medical training and experience
  • DEDICATED onsite VBSN Advisor and Faculty mentor to provide exemplary supports
  • INNOVATIVE program options that support mastery proficiency learning utilizing a block curriculum format
  • STATE OF THE ART program offerings and technology to advance the learning process
  • MULTIPLE start dates (July, August, October and February)

Veteran Advising & Admissions

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We are committed to providing you, our Veterans, with the highest standards of service to support your academic journey and transition into your professional career as a nurse.

To ensure that the admissions and application process is clear, we strongly encourage you to contact our Office of Admissions prior to application. The Office of Admissions will be able to identify an applicable advisor that will personally work with you to guide you through the admissions process and determine the transferability of your prior academic coursework.

In addition, and if applicable, we will also review your invaluable military education experience to determine if they are eligible in satisfying prerequisite requirements (humanities or electives) or if you are eligible in testing out of one of the pre-identified nursing courses.

The Veteran to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (VBSN) admissions pathway is available to students who are United States veterans and/or reservists.  The VBSN admissions pathway allows for a thorough review of applicable academic credit and military training and experience.

The VBSN admissions pathway may provide opportunities for students to take a credit by examination for Blocks 3.0 (Fundamentals of Nursing) and/or 4.0 (Nursing Pharmacology). Students who wish to be considered for eligibility for a credit by examination for nursing Blocks 3.0 and/or 4.0 must have a United States military healthcare specialist rating or comparable role within the past five years (applicants must apply within 5 years of separation from the military to be considered).  The last date of service as a United States military healthcare specialist or comparable occupation will be used to determine eligibility.

Please call 702-968-6642 for additional information.

To ensure a streamlined and timely review process, please have the following documents ready to be sent to an advisor (unofficial copies will be acceptable in the initial advisory session, however, official documents are required in the application process):

  1. DD Form 214 (DD-214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) documenting proof of Veteran/prior service with an honorable discharge or reservist status
  2. Military Transcripts
  3. Transcripts from all colleges and universities attended, and
  4. If applicable
    1. A foreign coursework evaluation if any courses were completed in a non-US post-secondary institution, and/or
    2. Credit by examination results (CLEP, DSST/DANTES, AP, IB).

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs mandates that all transcripts be evaluated for prior credit within two semesters, including transcripts for military training, even if credit may not be granted.   To request for military transcripts, please visit the appropriate websites applicable to the service branch.

  1. Joint Services Transcript (JST) (Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy)
  2. Community College of the Air Force
  3. Air Force Institute of Technology
  4. Other Air University schools

Military Experiential Credit (Prerequisite Coursework)

The College of Nursing may award college credit based on the recommendations of the American Council on Education (ACE) and experience description documented on an official military transcript to fulfill humanities and/or elective prerequisite requirements.

Additional policies may apply to the acceptance of general education coursework in the fulfillment of the prerequisite coursework.  Please refer to the Acceptance of General Transfer Credit policy.

If military experiential credit is transferred to satisfy prerequisite requirements, the number of transferred credits will be based on ACE recommendations and will be transferred in as “credit” with no grade awarded.  Military experiential credit will only be reviewed and accepted for the satisfaction of the humanities and electives credits.

Military Medical Experiential Credit  (Nursing Coursework)

Veterans with medical backgrounds may potentially be awarded upper division nursing credits for their military experience and education. The College of Nursing will evaluate documents presented by the participant which support their training, education, and experience relevant to the curriculum.  Consistent with the recommendation of ACE, the credit awarded for prior military experience will incorporate ACE recommendations, the nursing program of study at Roseman University of Health Sciences, and the demonstrated competencies of the veteran.

In the blocks involving skills and specified competencies, a challenge system will allow veterans to demonstrate the associated knowledge, skills and abilities to receive credit.  This will consist of cognitive assessments based on the blueprint from the block outcomes and demonstration of the competency skill set in a medium to high-fidelity simulation laboratory.  Veterans will have access to faculty prior to the challenge to provide for adequate preparation.  Using the competency-based skills checklist and the video taping system, veterans will have the opportunity to evaluate their performance, prior to the assessment, and engage in remediation if needed.  This will provide qualified veterans with an opportunity to obtain credit for their prior experiences and education.

The College of Nursing may award baccalaureate-level nursing college credit based on medical experience in the field during active or reserve status military duty.  Eligibility for prior military medical experience will be determined based on:

  1. Appropriate Healthcare Specialist rating or comparable occupation, within the past five years, as identified on the DD-214,
  2. Credit recommendations of the American Council on Education (ACE), and
  3. Experience, training and/or occupational description documented on an official military transcript.

Awarding of nursing credit for prior medical experience in the field during active or reserve status military duty will be limited to students who:

  • Are accepted as a VBSN student in the BSN or ABSN program (this includes submission of all required enrollment documents on or prior to the applicable deadlines),
  • Score a 90% or higher in the credit by examination process conducted by the College of Nursing which may include, but is not limited to, applicable block assessments and/or skills reviews , and
  • Has successfully completed Block 1.0

Nursing credit via military medical experience may only be awarded for Blocks 3.0 (Fundamentals of Nursing), and 4.0 (Pharmacology).

Credit by Examination (Documented on Military Transcript)

The College of Nursing may award college credit based on proficiency credit awarded through approved Credit-by-Examination programs.  Please refer to the policy for Credit by Examinations and Prerequisite Equivalencies.

 

Roseman University of Health Sciences does not offer any prerequisites/general education coursework; therefore all students applying to the accelerated BSN (hybrid-online or on-campus options) program are transfer students and/or 2nd degree seeking students. It is highly recommended that interested students seek the guidance of an advisor prior to application. Applicants may satisfy the applicable nursing prerequisites through a combination of prior coursework, credit-by-exam, or an earned degree. Interested students should contact the Nursing Admissions Office via email at bsnadmissions@roseman.edu or by phone at 702-968-6642.

If you’re in need of prerequisite courses to attend Roseman, it’s time to maximize Roseman’s partnership with StraighterLine. StraighterLine offers online, self-paced, low-cost, ACE-approved general education courses. The Straighterline partnership offers an affordable, convenient pathway to a degree in nursing with Roseman University.

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It is highly recommended that interested students seek the guidance of an advisor prior to application. An individual plan will be created for each student based on their civilian and military academic record. Applicants may satisfy the applicable nursing prerequisites through a combination of prior coursework, credit-by-exam, or an earned degree.

Acceptance of General Transfer Credit

Transfer of credits from regionally or nationally accredited colleges or universities will be accepted under the following guidelines:

  • The course must be directed toward an academic program of study.
  • Courses earned through an occupational / technical program will not be accepted.
  • Courses which are developmental or remedial are not accepted for transfer.
  • Courses that are earned in a certificate or professional training capacity are not accepted for transfer credit.
  • Only courses completed with a grade of “C” or better (2.0/4.0 scale) will be accepted as transferable.

Acceptance of Military Experiential Credit

The College of Nursing may award college credit for prerequisite coursework based on the recommendations of the American Council on Education (ACE).   If military experiential credit is transferred to satisfy prerequisite requirements, the number of transferred credits will be based on ACE recommendations and will be transferred in as “Credit” with no grade awarded.  Military experiential credit will only be reviewed and accepted for the satisfaction of the humanities and electives credits.

Credit by Examination

Credit by examination took through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), Advanced Placement (AP),Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES), and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs may be accepted in satisfying prerequisites. Please call 702-968-6642 with any questions regarding equivalencies and minimum score requirements.

Additional questions regarding the acceptance of transfer credit and/or military experiential credit should be addressed with an advisor or by calling 702-968-6642.

Roseman University of Health Sciences does not offer any prerequisites/general education coursework; therefore all students applying to the BSN or ABSN programs are transfer students and/or 2nd degree seeking students. It is highly recommended that interested students seek the guidance of an advisor prior to application. An individual plan will be created for each student based on their civilian and military academic record. Applicants may satisfy the applicable nursing prerequisites through a combination of prior coursework, credit-by-exam, or an earned degree. Interested students should contact the Office of Admissions by completing an interest form or by telephone 702-968-6642 to speak to or schedule an appointment with an advisor.

 

Documents to Accompany Application

The following documents are required as part of the application process:

  1. DD Form 214 (DD-214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) documenting proof of Veteran/prior service with an honorable discharge or reservist status
  2. Official military transcripts
  3. Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended,
  4. Official Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) test results, and
  5. If applicable
    1. A foreign coursework evaluation if any courses were completed in a non-US post-secondary institution, and/or
    2. Credit by examination results (CLEP, DSST/DANTES, AP, IB).

Apply Now

To apply the BSN program, your application and supplemental application can be submitted via Nursing CAS. The link to the supplemental application can be found under the program materials section of the Nursing CAS application. A step-by-step guide to completing the Nursing CAS application can be found here.

APPLICATION FEESThere are two separate application fees that are required to process an application:

  1. NursingCAS charges a $45 application fee which is collected at the time of application
  2. A separate application fee of $40 is required and payable directly to Roseman University and is in addition to the fees assessed by NursingCAS.  Payment of the Roseman University application fee may be made through our online payment portal.

Although NursingCAS allows applicants to apply to both programs with one NursingCAS fee, Roseman University requires a separate application fee for each program payable via the online payment portal.

An application will not be processed until all application fees are submitted.

PLEASE NOTE: If you have not yet spoken to an advisor, it is highly recommended that you contact one PRIOR to submitting an application.  Please call 702-968-6642.

Roseman University of Health Sciences is committed to serving our Veteran students through exceptional student services and faculty support throughout their academic journey in the College of Nursing.

Veteran Educational Benefits at Roseman

Roseman University of Health Sciences is approved to offer educational opportunities to veterans and their families. Students who are formally admitted to a program at Roseman may use their GI Bill® benefits.

Students may contact the Student Services Office at the respective campus:
Henderson office:  (702) 968-2029  or  South Jordan office: (801) 878-1040

Please note: Although we accept Veteran Education Benefits at both of our campuses, the VBSN admissions pathway is only offered at our Henderson, NV campus.

External Veteran Benefits and Resources Links

The following links are provided for informational purposes only.

VA Southern Nevada Health Care System
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Education and Training Benefits
GI Bill® Comparison Tool
Military.com
Veterans Resource Locator
Veterans Crisis Line

Military Documents

Form DD-214

Military Transcripts

Roseman University of Health Sciences’ College of Nursing is committed to providing our United States service men and women with the information and resources that they need to successfully transition themselves from a successful military career to pursue a nursing education and a fulfilling career in nursing.

At the College of Nursing, we have designated faculty and staff, to provide individualized and exceptional service and guidance to our Veteran to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (VBSN) students. Please contact us if you have any questions or require additional information.

Information regarding Transfer Course Equivalencies (Humanities or Electives) or Advising
Mr. Erik Dillon
College of Nursing Director of Admissions and Enrollment
bsnadmissions@roseman.edu

 

Information on the Testing Out Process (Nursing Coursework with applicable Military Medical Background)
Mr. Jerry Carly, MSN, MA, MS, RN, CNE
VBSN Lead Faculty
LCDR/NC/USN-Ret
jcarley@roseman.edu

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