Authority: IC 25-23-1-7

Affected: IC 25-23-1-7

Sec. 11. (a) There shall be published policies for admission established by the nursing faculty.

(b) Students shall be selected on the basis of established criteria and in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws.

(c) There shall be well defined written policies governing payment and refund of tuition and other fees.

(d) The number of students admitted to a nursing education program shall be determined by the following:

1. (1) The number of qualified faculty.

2. (2) The availability of the following:

   1. (A) Adequate educational facilities and resources.
   2. (B) Appropriate clinical learning activities.

(e) An applicant shall be graduated from a state approved high school or its equivalent. A complete high school transcript shall be on file.

(f) A person who has qualified for equivalency to high school graduation on the basis of satisfactory completion of the general equivalency degree test (GED) shall be eligible for entrance to an Indiana accredited program in nursing upon proof of the following:

1. (1) A copy of the test results listing individual and total scores on the GED test shall be on file to validate satisfactory test completion.
2. (2) Satisfactory completion of college courses relevant to nursing may nullify unsatisfactory test scores.

(g) There shall be written policies regarding the following:

1. (1) The readmission of a student who:

   1. (A) withdrew from the program; or
   2. (B) failed required courses.
2. (2) The admission of a transfer student.

(Indiana State Board of Nursing; 848 IAC 1-2-11; filed Jul 30, 1998, 4:59 p.m.: 21 IR 4529; readopted filed Nov 6, 2001, 4:18 p.m.: 25 IR 939; readopted filed Jul 19, 2007, 12:54 p.m.: 20070808-IR-848070058RFA; readopted filed Nov 25, 2013, 9:22 a.m.: 20131225-IR-848130284RFA; readopted filed Nov 25, 2019, 12:21 p.m.: 20191225-IR-848190187RFA; readopted filed Jul 31, 2024, 1:06 p.m.: 20240828-IR-848230831RFA)