Application
to The Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing
Instructions for Applicants
1. Download, print out, and complete the Application for Admission.
2. Read the Disclosure Statements
regarding the following:
- Retention and cohort completion rates
- Results of achievement on standardized tests
- Number of graduates
- NCLEX-RN pass rates
- Employment rate for graduates
- Criminal acts and licensure in Pennsylvania
- Higher Education Opportunity Act data
- Campus crime security data
3. Sign and date the Application for Admission.
4. Enclose the non-refundable
fee of $75
in the form of a check or money order
made payable to
"The
Western Pennsylvania Hospital. This fee is for application to
both the West Penn Hospital
School of Nursing and Clarion
University.
5. Send the completed and signed Application for Admission with the fee to:
Admissions Office
The Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing
4900 Friendship Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224
6. Request that the following materials be sent directly to the School of
Nursing:
A. Official high school transcript or G.E.D. scores, as
applicable.
Request the school to include:
1. cumulative GPA and
2. graduation class rank.
B. Official transcripts from all post-secondary educational
institutions.
C. SAT scores (if not printed on high school transcript).
D. A minimum of two (2) completed School of Nursing Reference for Admission
forms:
- The reference forms should be completed by individuals such as teachers, counselors,
employers, nurses, or clergy. References should not be from relatives, friends, or acquaintances.
- Ask those to whom you give the Reference for Admission forms to complete the form as soon as possible to facilitate the application process.
- The completed forms must be returned directly to the School of Nursing.
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