Nursing

UACCB offers multiple Nursing Programs in Batesville, Arkansas and online. UACCB Nursing Programs include:

• Licensed Practical Nurse
• Licensed Practical Nurse to Registered Nurse
  • The LPN to RN program is available both online and on-campus in Batesville, Arkansas.
• Registered Nurse

Nursing Student Handbook

• Nursing Student Handbook

Admission Information

• RN Admissions Packet 2025
• Instructions on how to apply for the Traditional RN Program
• LPN to RN Admissions Packet 2024
• Instructions on how to apply for the LPN to RN Program

Traditional RN Pathway

The Traditional RN Program starts in the Fall semester.

Registered Nursing Program Application Process & Timeline

Starting Today:

• Apply to UACCB
• Application, admission, and onboarding for UACCB must be completed before you can apply to the nursing program.
• Complete the request for information form or email the UACCB Nursing Program at nah@uaccb.edu to be added to the interested student contact list.
  • Please include the following in your email:
    • Your full name
    • Any names you are registered under or have used for testing
    • The program you are interested in
    • A valid email address that you routinely check
• Sign up to take the ATI TEAS Entrance Exam. Test dates and more information can be found through UACCB Testing Services.

Last Week of April:

• The nursing program will send instructions on how to apply to the nursing program. These will also be posted at https://www.uaccb.edu/nursing.

May 1st - June 30th:

• Complete the RN Nursing application.
• If you are eligible for any of the following bonus points, it is your responsibility to submit the required documentation. Please email your current certification, license, or DD214 to nah@uaccb.edu. Note that certifications and licenses must be valid at the time of submission to qualify. Bonus points will not be applied if the required documentation is not received. For more information regarding bonus points, please refer to page 6.
  • Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
  • NREMT-Basic or Higher
  • United States Veteran

LPN to RN Pathway

The LPN to RN program starts in the Spring semester. Applications will open September 1. Before applying to the UACCB LPN to RN Program, you must apply for admission to the college.

Admission Information

• LPN Admissions Packet 2025

The LPN Program starts in the Fall semester.

Practical Nursing Program Application Process & Timeline

Starting Today:

• Apply to UACCB
• Application, admission, and onboarding for UACCB must be completed before you can apply to the nursing program.
• Complete the request for information form or email the UACCB Nursing Program at nah@uaccb.edu to be added to the interested student contact list.
  • Please include the following in your email:
    • Your full name
    • Any names you are registered under or have used for testing
    • The program you are interested in
    • A valid email address that you routinely check
• Sign up to take the ATI TEAS Entrance Exam. Test dates and more information can be found through UACCB Testing Services.

Last Week of April:

• The nursing program will send instructions on how to apply to the nursing program. These will also be posted at https://www.uaccb.edu/nursing.

May 1st - June 30th:

• Complete the RN Nursing application.
• If you are eligible for any of the following bonus points, it is your responsibility to submit the required documentation. Please email your current certification, license, or DD214 to nah@uaccb.edu. Note that certifications and licenses must be valid at the time of submission to qualify. Bonus points will not be applied if the required documentation is not received. For more information regarding bonus points, please refer to page 6.
  • Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
  • NREMT-Basic or Higher
  • United States Veteran

RN Cohort Retention and Completion Rates

For registered nursing, this is the percentage of students starting and completing the program within the same cohort.

• 2023 - 85.7%
• 2022 - 51.16%
• 2021 - 61.25%
• 2020 - 62.7%
• 2019 - 95.8%

NCLEX-RN Pass Rates

• 2023 - 84.0%
• 2022 - 66.1%
• 2021 - 67.1%
• 2020 - 58.4%
• 2019 - 80.0%

NCLEX-PN Pass Rates

• 2023 - 75.0%
• 2022 - 78.5%
• 2021 - 94.1%
• 2020 - 84.2%
• 2019 - 87.5%

Arkansas law requires applicants for initial licensure to submit a state and federal criminal background check. If an applicant has pleaded guilty, nolo contendere to, or been found guilty of any offense listed in ACA §17-3-102, he/she is not eligible for Arkansas licensure. ACA §17-3-102 provides an opportunity to request a waiver of eligibility criteria related to a criminal background in certain circumstances.

According to the Nurse Practice Act §17-87-312,

• All first-time applicants for a license issued by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing are mandated by state law to be fingerprinted and have a criminal background check by the Arkansas State Police and the FBI at the student’s expense.
• Persons convicted of certain crimes may not be eligible to take the state board examination.
• Completion of this program does not guarantee eligibility to write state board examination according to the Nurse Practice Act §17-87-312.

Licensing Restrictions Based on Criminal Records see: ACA §17-3-102.

For more information on background checks, go to https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/arsbn-criminal-background-checks.

Criminal Background Check

According to the Arkansas Nurse Practice Act §17-87-312

• at the students' expense, all nursing students are mandated by state law to be fingerprinted and have a criminal background check by the Arkansas State Police and the FBI.
• Persons convicted of certain crimes may not be eligible to take the state board examination.
• Completion of this program does not guarantee eligibility to write state board examination according to the Nurse Practice Act §17-87-312.

Licensing Restrictions Based on Criminal Records

According to Arkansas Code Annotated (ACA) §17-3-102

For more information on criminal background check requirements, go to https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/arsbn-criminal-background-checks, or contact Karen McCumpsey, MNSc, RN, CNE, Assistant Director, Arkansas State Board of Nursing at karen.mccumpsey@arkansas.gov.