Southern University at Shreveport ADN-RN Nursing Program Prerequisites & Reviews.

Nursing program

Southern University at Shreveport operates the Associate Degree Nursing Program as one of the most important programs in the school. The program enables students to become registered nurses (RN). It allows students to achieve the status of professional practitioners.

They are introduced in relevant disciplines like behavioral sciences, liberal art, physical sciences, biological sciences and of course nursing. Upon successful completion, graduates qualify to sit for the national licensure exam and will be capable of delivering expert services in varying healthcare settings.

About the school

Southern University at Shreveport, also called SUSLA was founded in 1967 as a two-year campus of in the history black Southern University System. It is located in Shreveport, Louisiana.

It started almost at the same time another two-year institution – Louisiana State University at Shreveport opened. But the LSUS later evolved into a four-year campus while SUSLA maintains the status of a two-year facility.

The school is an institution member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. One of the major aims of the SUSLA was to provide quality education to the Shreveport-Bossier City area. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accredited SUSLA to award associate degrees.

Total In-State Tuition and Fees is $11,937, total out-of –state tuition and fees is $21,837 and $23,787 for international students.

Admission Requirements

The following items are required to be considered for admission to the University:

Application for Admission:

To apply online, click here.

For application types, click here.

Application Fee:

A non-refundable application fee of $20.00 ($30.00 fee for international students.) The application fee can be paid online when submitting your application, or it can be mailed in the form of a cashier’s check. All students are required to pay the appropriate application fee.

High School Transcript or GED Results (New First-time Freshmen Only):

• If you have graduated from high school, you must submit final official high school transcript showing evidence of obtaining a high school diploma.
• If you obtained a General Educational Development (GED), you must submit an official report of test scores.
• If you have not graduated from high school, we will accept a 6th, 7th, or 8th semester transcript until the final transcript can be submitted.
• Note: We will accept a faxed copy of your high school transcript or GED results for provisional acceptance, pending receipt of official documents. Fax to 318-670-6483.

Louisiana Department of Education
Post Office Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
877-453-2721 (phone)
225-219-4439 (fax)

• If you have not graduated from high school, we will accept a 6th, 7th, or 8th-semester transcript until the final transcript can be obtained from your school. We will accept a faxed copy of your high school transcript or GED results for provisional acceptance, pending receipt of official documents. Fax to 318-670-6483.
• Note: It will not be necessary for Louisiana high school students who graduated after 2004 to submit transcripts. We will obtain the transcript from the Board of Regents Student Transcript System.

Official College Transcript (Transfer Students):

• Transfer applicants must submit official transcripts from each prior college/university. Transcripts are required regardless of whether or not credit was earned, or is desired at SUSLA. Failure to acknowledge attendance at each school in which he or she has been enrolled is subject to dismissal from the University.
• Official transcripts are also required of former SUSLA students who have enrolled at another school since last enrolled at SUSLA.
• Official transcripts cannot be faxed. They can be sent electronically via e-Scrip (ask your former school about e-Scrip).

ACT or SAT scores:

All new first-time freshmen under 25 years of age are required to submit ACT or SAT scores.

• Applicants who have not taken the ACT must take it on one of the established test dates set by the SUSLA Testing Center. Contact the SUSLA Testing Center at 318-670-9450 for testing dates.
• We will accept test scores via fax. Fax to 318-670-6483.

Proof of Immunization:

• Students born after 1956, proof of immunization or immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella, and meningitis must be provided to the Office of Admissions and Records prior to registration. This policy applies to all students entering SUSLA for the first time and all students returning after an absence of one semester or more. Proof of tetanus/diphtheria immunization is also required.

A student is not officially enrolled until all steps prescribed by the Institution are completed. Registration procedures are made available to students at the beginning of each registration period and are published in the semester class bulletin. If a student fails to complete registration within a designated period, a late fee may be charged. No credit is allowed for courses taken in which the student is not officially enrolled. A student is not officially enrolled until all fees have been paid.

Address/contact

Southern University at Shreveport

3050 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive

Shreveport, LA 71107

318-670-6000

http://www.susla.edu/