Pre-Licensure Application Spring 2026 Cohort | Nursing

Pre-Licensure Application Spring 2026

Name(Required)

First Middle Last

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

BSU Email(Required)

Personal Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

BSU Tech ID(Required)

CNA/LPN Documentation - please submit proof of course completion, not a license. Certificates of completion or academic transcripts will work.(Required)

Max. file size: 16 MB.

American Heart Association Basic Life Support CPR Documentation(Required)

Max. file size: 16 MB.

TEAS Individual Score Report

Max. file size: 16 MB.

Must have taken within the last two years. If your score was already sent to BSU, you do not need to upload your report.

Are you an international student?(Required)

Yes

Are you multilingual?

Yes

Essay Questions

Describe the importance of leadership in nursing. (1-2 sentences)

Identify 3 -4 skills necessary to be an effective leader. (3-4 sentences)

How will you develop or enhance these skills? Provide an example of what this looks like. (2-3 sentences)

What does interdisciplinary collaboration mean to you and why is it important in nursing? (2-3 sentences)

Provide an example of effective teamwork. (2-3 sentences)

How do you define diversity, and how does it relate to patient care? (2-3 sentences)

How will you plan to grow your cultural competency throughout your nursing career? (1-2 sentences)

What initially motivated you to pursue a career in Nursing and has that motivation evolved? (2-3 sentences)

Application Agreement(Required)

I hereby apply for the pre-licensure nursing program at Bemidji State University. By checking this box, I state and certify that the information, statement, and answers as herein recorded on all application materials are full, true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and that no information required to be given therein, either expressly or by implication, has been knowingly withheld. I understand the statements and answers/omissions are part of this application and, if contrary to fact, could constitute grounds for my dismissal from the nursing program. I understand that my application will not be considered for placement if all required documents, including references, are not submitted by the deadline.