Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Acceptance Rate, GPA, and Admission Requirements

ASUMH's Traditional Registered Nursing program only began in Summer 2023 as a locally-designed replacement for a discontinued A-State-run RN program, created specifically at the request of the local hospital, Baxter Health. Confirm the program's current accreditation and approval status directly with ASUMH's Health Sciences office before applying, since a program this recently launched has a shorter track record than an established regional nursing program.

Applicants must complete general ASUMH admission (with all required credentials submitted) before applying to the Registered Nursing program, and all nursing application materials are due by March 15 for Summer I admission - with general admission and program admission functioning as two sequential, not simultaneous, steps. Complete your general ASUMH admission well ahead of March 15 so the nursing-specific application isn't held up by an incomplete general file.

ASUMH's Traditional RN program explicitly offers no advanced placement, meaning even students with substantial prior healthcare coursework or experience must complete the full 63-credit sequence. If you're an LPN or paramedic seeking a faster RN pathway, apply through the ASUMH PN/Paramedic to RN Bridge program specifically rather than the Traditional RN track, since the Traditional track will not credit prior nursing-adjacent coursework.

ASUMH is located in Baxter County, where more than 30% of the population is 65 or older (compared to 17.5% statewide), and Baxter Health reported roughly 60% of its patient population on Medicare in 2022 - a demographic reality driving sustained local demand for registered nurses. If you're weighing where to build a nursing career, this specific local demand data (not just general "nursing shortage" claims) is worth citing to gauge job security in the immediate Mountain Home area after graduation.