Step 5: Know your deadlines

Nursing programs open and close applications on their own schedules. Some take applications once a year. Others have more than one start term. Missing a window can mean waiting for the next one, so it helps to write the dates down early.

What to do

• List the application window for each program on your short list.
• Note any earlier dates, like a university application that comes before the nursing one.
• Check when your prerequisites and TEAS score need to be done.
• Set reminders a few weeks before each opening date.
• Recheck each school’s page. Dates can change.

How long it takes

Window lengths vary; check with the school.

Typical costs

Application fees vary; check with the school.

Your SEAPHE tool

• Nursing application deadlines: a calendar of published dates, each linked to the school’s page with the date we checked it.

Next step: Step 6, Understand admission points.