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KAPLAN admission exam
NAU School of Nursing
The KAPLAN admission exam score is used for screening and ranking of undergraduate nursing applicants. You may only take the Kaplan exam once per application cycle. The exam must be completed in the cycle for which you are applying. We will no longer accept Kaplan exams from previous testing cycles, and the exam needs to be completed by the exam deadline.
Please see the Kaplan Exam Instructions for detailed information.
Details & contacts
Testing and application periods Accordion Closed
Program Location: Flagstaff, Tucson, and Yuma
Traditional BSN Fall admission: February 1 – March 25
Traditional BSN Fall Kaplan: February 6 -April 1
Traditional BSN CASPer: (once per month, 2x per cycle) see CASPer website
Traditional BSN Spring admission: July 1 – September 10
Traditional BSN Spring Kaplan: July 6 – September 15
Traditional BSN CASPer: (once per month, 2x per cycle) see CASPer website
Program Location: AIP – Fort Defiance
Traditional BSN Fall admission: February 1 -March 25
Traditional BSN Fall Kaplan: February 6 – April 1
Traditional BSN CASPer: (once per month, 2x per cycle) see CASPer website
Program Location: Flagstaff
Accelerated BSN Summer admission: November 1 – January 10
Accelerated BSN Summer Kaplan: November 1 – January 15
Accelerated BSN CASPer: (once per month, 2x per cycle) see CASPer website
Contact Student Services by location Accordion Closed
Flagstaff Campus
nursing@nau.edu
928-523-6717
AIP Campus
aip.nursing@nau.edu
928-729-2060
Tucson Campus
nursing.tucson@nau.edu
520-206-3485
Yuma Campus
Process of Scheduling Kaplan: Accordion Closed
Please see detailed Kaplan Exam Instructions. Applicants can take the exam only once per application cycle
- Applicant applies to NAU
- Receives NAU credentials – login and email
- Applicant has access to School of Nursing (SON) application with NAU login info
- Applicant applies and submits completed SON application
- Applicant schedules Kaplan exam date with preferred testing center
- Applicant sends request to register for Kaplan to SON
- SON will send applicant the Kaplan registration link
- Applicant uses NAU ID # (7-digit) and email to register for Kaplan. Applicant will create own password. Applicant will need to know their own login (NAU Student ID #) and personalized password at the time of testing.
- Applicant notifies SON via email that they have registered, sends date and time of scheduled Kaplan exam.
- SON will assign date and time for exam
- Any reschedules have to go through both testing center and SON
- SON has to enter rescheduled date
- Applicant shows up for the exam at least 15-20 minutes `ahead of time
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- Applicants will have 10 minutes after the start time of their test to login
- If applicant misses test time, applicant will need to reschedule with proctor
- If applicant ends test after starting the exam. Exam cannot be completed and Kaplan will not allow student to re-register.
Test content Accordion Closed
The test consists of 91 questions for a total of 165 minutes. The breakdown is as follows:
Reading – 22 questions; 45 minutes
Math – 28 questions; 45 minutes
Writing – 21 questions; 45 minutes
Science – 20 questions, 30 minutes
It is important to schedule the exam in advance to ensure a seat is available.
To help prepare for the Kaplan Nursing Entrance Exam, we recommend:
Kaplan (2019). Nursing School Entrance Exams Prep 2021-2022. ISBN-13: 978-1506255422