Admissions Process

Joseph F. McCloskey School of Nursing at Lehigh Valley Health Network makes sincere efforts to accommodate applicants/students with disabilities. Any applicant with a documented disability may request appropriate and reasonable accommodations by notifying the Joseph F. McCloskey School of Nursing in writing at the time of acceptance to the program.

Go to the Admissions Application 

Here's what you need to apply:

Note: There is a $50 application payment via credit card. Application fee will be waived if you are an employee of Lehigh Valley Health Network or an immediate family member of an employee (mother, father, son, daughter, spouse), or if you are entitled to a hardship waiver according to the SAT Program Fee Waiver Service. If you are claiming an employee fee waiver or a hardship waiver, please call Michelle Siminitus, Admissions Coordinator, at 570-621-5027.

 

  1. Have your high school send an official high school transcript to us. (A high school transcript is an essential part of your application file even if you didn't graduate and later received a General Educational Development (GED) diploma). Applicants who attended their secondary education in a country other than the U.S. must submit transcripts that have been translated by a credential evaluation service such as WES (World Education Service). If needed, contact www.wes.org.
  2. If you received a GED, please send us a copy of your certificate along with your GED scores.
  3. An official transcript must be submitted from each post-secondary school that you have attended (colleges, universities, nursing schools, trade schools, etc.)
  4. Non-U.S. citizens must show original permanent resident card I-551 for photocopying. Applicants with a current I-551 card must be verified through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system.
  5. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required for applicants whose first language is not English. For information on taking the TOEFL, contact www.toefl.org.
  6. A PA and/or FBI Criminal Record Check is required of applicants who check "Yes" on the crime conviction question on the application.

Admission to Joseph F. McCloskey School of Nursing is open to anyone regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, marital status, socioeconomic status, handicap or lifestyle.

Please contact us for more information regarding admission, tuition and financial aid at:

LVH-S_JFMSON@lvhn.org

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Michelle Siminitus, BS, Financial Aid Administrator/Admissions Coordinator
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