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:

Experience Verification Form

HESI Score is valid for one year prior to application deadline date (Fall-4th Monday of September, Spring – Last Friday of April)

• Only the HESI A2 Exam is accepted
  • Test is open year-round at UT Professional Testing Center
    • Out of Area? Request a Proctor at other Institution or contact UT Testing (RECOMMENDED)
      • If you still cannot find a local testing center, at-home proctoring is available.  Prepare equipment for at home proctored HESI A-2 exam.
  • Instructions before Testing
  • No substitutions (TEAS, Kaplan, other exams are not accepted)
  • Recommended HESI Score for each section is 75
    • Testing remediation and subsequent retesting before application submission is highly recommended on any section scored under 75
    • 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.
  • 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.