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

• LPN to RN Pathway Admissions Packet 2023

Traditional RN Pathway

The Traditional RN Program starts in the Fall semester. Applications will open during the Spring semester. Before applying to the UACCB Traditional RN Program, you must apply for admission to the college and receive UACCB login credentials. To complete the application, you must log in with your UACCB credentials.

LPN to RN Pathway

Applications for the LPN to RN program will open on September 15 at 12:00 am and are due by November 15 at 11:59 pm. Before applying to the UACCB LPN to RN Program, you must apply for admission to the college and receive UACCB login credentials. To complete the application, you must log in with your UACCB credentials.

Admissions Information

• LPN Admissions Packet 2023

The LPN Program starts in the Fall semester. Applications will open during the Spring semester. Before applying to the UACCB LPN Program, you must apply for admission to the college and receive UACCB login credentials. To complete the application, you must log in with your UACCB credentials.

RN Cohort Retention and Completion Rates

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

• 2022 - 51.16%
• 2021 - 61.25%
• 2020 - 62.7%
• 2019 - 95.8%
• 2018 - 69.8%

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.