Arizona College of Nursing-St Louis

What is the accreditation of Arizona College of Nursing-St Louis?

Arizona College of Nursing-St. Louis identifies the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) as its institutional accreditor. Institutional accreditation evaluates the school as an educational institution; it is distinct from accreditation of a particular nursing degree.

Nursing applicants should separately verify the St. Louis BSN program's current programmatic accreditation and Missouri nursing-board approval. Those are different questions: programmatic accreditation concerns the nursing curriculum, while state approval is central to determining whether the program meets Missouri's educational requirements for initial RN licensure. Students planning to seek licensure elsewhere should also check that state's rules. Accreditation may affect federal aid eligibility and how another school considers transfer credit, but it does not guarantee that credits will transfer or that a graduate will receive a license.

What are the admission requirements at Arizona College of Nursing-St Louis?

Admission to Arizona College of Nursing-St. Louis requires an application and an academic review; it is not designated an open-admission institution. Reported admissions criteria include a secondary-school record and GPA, along with an additional admissions assessment. SAT and ACT scores are not listed as required or recommended.

Applicants should be ready to document high school completion or an equivalent credential and provide any requested transcripts. The institution's reported criteria do not list class rank, recommendations, or completion of a college-preparatory program as required. Because an admissions assessment is reported without a test name in these criteria, applicants should ask the St. Louis admissions office which assessment currently applies, what score is needed, and whether prior college work changes the requirement.

In one reported first-time, degree-seeking admissions cohort, the campus admitted all 54 applicants, and 20 enrolled. That small cohort's 100% admit rate describes what happened to those applicants; it does not override academic, documentation, or program-entry requirements for a future applicant.

What are the application fees and waivers at Arizona College of Nursing-St Louis?

Before submitting an application to Arizona College of Nursing-St. Louis, applicants should confirm whether a fee is charged through the application method they plan to use. An application charge is different from a later enrollment deposit or a fee included in tuition and mandatory charges.

If a fee applies, ask admissions for the current amount, when payment is due, whether transfer applicants pay the same amount, and whether a hardship or other waiver can be approved before submission. A verbal estimate is less useful than the amount displayed in the application or stated in the current admissions materials.

What types of ROTC programs are available at Arizona College of Nursing-St Louis?

Arizona College of Nursing-St. Louis should not be assumed to operate an Army, Air Force, or Navy ROTC unit on its Maryland Heights campus. Students interested in ROTC need to establish whether cross-enrollment through a host college is permitted for this institution and whether an ROTC schedule can fit the BSN curriculum.

ROTC participation is separate from admission to nursing school. A host program would determine eligibility, training obligations, scholarship terms, and any eventual service commitment. Nursing applicants should obtain confirmation from both the host ROTC program and Arizona College of Nursing before counting on a cross-enrollment arrangement.

What are the requirements for transfer students at Arizona College of Nursing-St Louis?

Transfer applicants to Arizona College of Nursing-St. Louis should expect their prior college coursework to be evaluated course by course. Admission to the BSN program and acceptance of particular credits are separate decisions.

The campus reported 38 transfer-in, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates in its 2024-25 enrollment figures, indicating that transfer entry is a meaningful route for some students. Prospective transfers should submit official transcripts from every college attended and request a written evaluation showing which courses satisfy general education, science, and nursing requirements. A previously completed course may transfer as credit without replacing a specific required nursing course.

Before paying to repeat a course or withdrawing from another school, ask about minimum grades, science-course recency rules, whether nursing credits can transfer, and how many courses must be completed at Arizona College of Nursing. Applicants with AP credit should also ask how that credit applies to the BSN plan; reported policy indicates that AP credit can be accepted, but that does not establish that every AP exam meets a particular program requirement.

What types of study abroad programs are available at Arizona College of Nursing-St Louis?

Students should not build a semester abroad into their Arizona College of Nursing-St. Louis degree plan without advance academic approval. The BSN's sequenced courses and supervised clinical requirements make overseas study more complicated than it may be in a less structured major.

An applicant interested in an international course, service experience, or clinical placement should ask whether the St. Louis program currently approves that specific opportunity, how its credits would count, and whether a placement would meet applicable clinical and licensure requirements. An independent trip or third-party program should not be treated as a substitute for required nursing clinical hours.