Online Application

• Applicants must be admitted to UT and have a Digital-id  to apply to the Nursing Program.
• Identification data (name, address, emergency contact)
• Major GPA, & Suggested Electives

• Life experiences such as economic disadvantage, and military veteran status
• Work Experience will be verified in the online nursing application.
• Volunteer Experience is verified by using the form below.
• Attributes like first-generation college student, fluently speaking two or more languages, and more

Download the following form for verification of volunteer experience. You may submit as many forms as needed for volunteer experience.  This form is due on the nursing application deadline.  If you would like to submit any volunteer experience that you have completed in the past three years of application time, please use the following form:

Volunteer Verification Form

To be considered eligible, HESI scores are valid only if taken within one-year prior to the application deadline. Additionally, all HESI exams must be taken by the final application deadline.

• Only the HESI A2 Exam is accepted
  • In addition to entering your HESI A-2 scores during the application process, an uploaded copy of your Official Score Report must be submitted by the application deadline.
  • Test is open year-round at UT Professional Testing Center
    • Out of Area? Do not delay in scheduling your exam. It can take up to 2-3 weeks to schedule a test, and the test results must be posted by the application deadline.
      • Refer to HESI Distance Testing Process and contact UT Professional Testing Center at proctor@utahtech.edu or 435-652-7667.
• Instructions before Testing
  • No substitutions (TEAS, Kaplan, other exams are not accepted)
  • Testing remediation and subsequent retesting before application submission is recommended.
    • Any section below 70 points will disqualify your nursing application.
  • Test Retakes
    • No limit on testing retakes per application cycle
      • Wait 30-45 days in between testing sessions, if possible
    • You must retake the entire HESI A2 exam even if you only scored low in one section.
      • The test with the highest set of scores will be added to your application for review not the highest subject score from each test.

Pay Application Fee

• Nursing Application fee is $50, it will be paid through your online application portal.

• Completion
  • Students are responsible for the completion and timely submission of their application file. (Note that nursing applications are not processed through the Common App portal.)
  • Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
  • Late applications are not accepted.
• Review
  • Applications are carefully reviewed by the Admissions Committee on the basis of academic qualifications, personal attributes, and potential to succeed in the program.
  • The Nursing Department adheres to Utah Tech University’s policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity in admission decisions.
• Notification
  • Application status is sent via Dmail according to the dates listed in the below timelines.
  • Final admission of each candidate is contingent on the successful completion of the required prerequisite courses with a grade of C or higher and all program requirements.
  • Students who are denied admission are responsible for submitting a new application each admission cycle and are reviewed as a member of the current applicant pool.