ACU School of Nursing

In order to secure your place in the cohort and be added to the roster, you must set up your Medical Document Tracker by April 20 for fall entry or October 20 for spring entry.

Submitting documents to myCB can be achieved three ways: via upload, fax or mail.

Contact company: 888-723-4263

For additional information, contact your admissions counselor.

First, digitize your document:

• Take a picture.
• Use the myCB app.
• Scan the document.
• Utilize a local FedEx, UPS, library or university resource.

Then, submit through myCB:

• Click To-Do lists within the myCB panel on the left.
• Expand the requirement you wish to upload.
• Click Browse next to Your Computer or Flash Drive.
• Select the file needed, one at a time.
• Submit

NOTE: Document removal may only happen before submission. Make sure you have attached the correct file name(s) before submitting. To remove a document, simply click Remove Document and re-attach the correct version.

Read the reason for rejection. The two most common reasons for rejection are missing information and illegible documentation. Make sure your documents are legible and contain their essential information, such as: signatures, physical exam dates, vaccination dates or titer collection dates.

The following steps will automatically attach your documents to their specific requirements, as designated by the included cover letters:

• Print Cover Letters
  • Click To-Do Lists within the myCB panel on the left.
  • Expand the requirement you wish to upload a document to.
  • Click Download.
  • Read and close the warning prompt.
  • Print the cover letter.
  • Follow the directions to the cover sheet.
  • Repeat for all requirements to be faxed.

The following steps add your documents to your myCB document center. You must attach them to each requirement individually.

• Print Cover Letter
  • Click Document Center within the myCB panel.
  • Click Print/Fax Mail Cover Sheet.
  • Print the cover sheet.
  • Follow the directions on the cover sheet.
  • Faxed documents will display under My Documents within the Faxed folder.
• Submit Through myCB
  • Click To-Do Lists within the myCB panel.
  • Expand the requirement you wish to upload a document to.
  • Click Browse next to My Documents.
  • Choose the Faxed folder.
  • Select the document needed.
  • Submit.

For questions or concerns, call 888-723-4263

If submitting more than one document to a requirement, you can merge them together. 

• To Merge Pages
  • Click Document Center.
  • Find the Faxed/Mailed Documents folder.
  • Select one file you wish to merge with another.
  • Click Add PDF to Merge Queue.
  • Repeat with all pages to be merged.
  • Select Merge These Documents.
  • All merged files can be found in the Merged Files folder.

Follow theses steps to mail documents to CastleBranch for review.

• Print Cover Letters
  • • Click To-Do Lists within the myCB.
    • Expand the requirement you wish to mail.
    • Click Download.
    • Read and close the warning prompt.
    • Print the cover letter.
    • Repeat for each requirement to be mailed.
    • Order the documents: Cover letter A, Document A; Cover letter B, document B; etc.
    • Mail to:

  CastleBranch
  1844 Sir Tyler Drive
  Wilmington, NC 28405
  Attn: TDL Document Center

Yes, you must pass a 10-panel drug screening within 90 days of the first day of school in order to be admitted to the School of Nursing in the fall. Students may be asked to complete random drug screens at the discretion of the dean/director.

We partner with two locations:

Dr. J’s Express Care (NextCare Urgent Care)
1634 State Hwy 351
325-676-1100

Any Lab Test
3351 Turner Plaza Drive
325-691-7256

The Board of Nursing background check costs approximately $40-50.

In addition to the Texas BON criminal background check, clinical facilities require a separate CBC with details of social security verification, healthcare abuse and fraud, CNA licensure and other healthcare profession licensure verification, criminal history, residency history, etc. Place the order for your clinical background check through CastleBranch. This CBC is completed online, and results are generally received in 5-7 business days.

Once you receive the results in your CastleBranch profile, you need to download the results to your device and then upload them to your Document Tracker Requirements. All pages must be uploaded in order for this requirement to be met.

Cost: $35.00

The minimum requirement for ACU School of Nursing is a certified nurse aide training course. Students must show evidence of course completion. Students may then sit for licensing exam, if desired.

ACU SON does not require a license number for admission, but to work as a CNA, students must complete the course, sit for licensing exam and have an active CNA license number. CNA course, testing and certification are not included in ACU’s tuition.

Texas certified nurse aides are under the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Health and Human Services (TDHHS). CNAs must complete training and evaluation programs. They must also have acceptable legal and professional backgrounds.

Nurse aides must complete state-approved programs. The most direct path to certification is to complete a Texas-approved Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program (NATCEP). Texas programs are 100 hours. The student can expect a background check as part of the eligibility process.

ACU’s School of Nursing has been approved by the Texas Department of Health and Human Services to offer a CNA program. Please see  acu.edu/nursing for further information and to register for upcoming classes. If you choose to take the CNA course elsewhere, please refer to the TDHSS Nurse Aide Registry website for further information.

All applicants are required to take a standardized admission exam, an assessment tool used to evaluate prospective students and their potential for successful program completion. Beginning in the fall of 2022, the School of Nursing will be transitioning to the TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills). For spring 2023 applicants, students may take the HESI A2 or the TEAS exam. Exam attempts are limited to 3 attempts per year, 2 attempts per admission cycle, and a minimum of 30 days between attempts. Students can mix the exams (i.e. HESI A2 and TEAS) depending on availability of proctoring, but may NOT exceed the maximum attempts.

Important – Before your testing appointment, you must set up an Evolve account at evolve.elsevier.com or hesiinet.com. (Need to create how-to for evolve in Success Slate)

ATI testing is available in the ACU Testing Center, located on the third floor of the Hardin Administration Building.

You must upload the front and back of your driver’s license or state-issued identification card.

Please refer to the Department of Motor Vehicles website for further information about the requirements needed to obtain your card if you do not already have one.

If you need to apply for your a new Texas driver’s license, please see the attached forms.

Active proof of major medical health insurance must be maintained in your file during the duration of the program.  A certificate of insurance or insurance ID card needs to be uploaded to your document tracker annually.

If your health insurance card has a different last name for the primary card holder, ACU School of Nursing will need proof of relationship.

As the world leader in CPR, first aid and emergency cardiovascular care (ECC) training and education, the American Heart Association offers a variety of options for you to learn lifesaving skills. ACU School of Nursing has an onsite instructor who periodically offers BLS Provider courses at the SON.

If you choose to take the BLS course elsewhere, search heart.org for your nearest training center.

All students must have a dose every 10 years.

ACU’s Medical Clinic administers the TDaP vaccine for $55.00, or most pharmacies accept nominal payments for the vaccination.

Measles

Those born since January 1, 1957, must have two doses since 12 months of age. The two doses must be at least 30 days apart.

Mumps

Those born since January 1, 1957, must have at least one dose since 12 months of age.

Rubella

At least one dose since 12 months of age is required.

Check with your local health department or primary care provider for vaccination records.

Students are required to have received one dose of varicella (chickenpox) vaccine on or after the student’s first birthday, or if the first dose was administered on or after the student’s thirteenth birthday, two doses of varicella (chickenpox) vaccine are required. Immunization for adolescents and adults is a series of two doses four-eight weeks apart.

OR

Student must present a positive varicella titer.

Check with your local health department or primary care provider for vaccination records.

The completed three-dose series is required before contact with patients in clinical settings.

Check with your local health department or primary care provider for vaccination records.

Either a TB skin test or chest x-ray is required. Annual documentation is required to enroll or continue in clinical courses.

ACU Medical Clinic administers TB tests for $25, or most local pharmacies provide this service.

Documentation of vaccine or declination form is due by Oct. 1 for fall semester entry and by Jan. 1 for spring semester entry.

ACU SON does not have authority to accept any declination of the flu shot. This is at the discretion of our clinical partners. If the declination form is signed, the student may be asked to wear a mask for the entire flu season at each clinical site. Each flu season begins on Sept. 1.

ACU Medical Clinic administers the flu vaccine for $25, or most local pharmacies provide this service.

Policies and procedures related to the COVID vaccine and COVID testing requirements vary according to the requirements of each clinical site. These policies along with documentation requirements will be communicated to students each semester in preparation for clinical experiences. For more information please see our information on our COVID policies and procedures.