Evening ASN Program

Application Period

Acceptance Cohort Application Period Classes Begin
Spring June 2 - November 1 January
Summer November 2 - April 1 June
Fall January 2 - June 1 August
NEXT EVENING ASN COHORT - SPRING 2027

NOTE: It is strongly advised that new applicants apply to the University AT LEAST ONE MONTH PRIOR to submitting an application for the program. This will allow the University time to fully evaluate the student’s application/supporting documentation and perform any necessary transfer articulations. 

Background

Beginning the Spring 2027 semester, Albany State University and the Phoebe Putney Health System have partnered to expand access to nursing education through the newly created Albany State/Phoebe Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) Evening Track. This new program provides students with the flexibility to pursue their nursing degree while connecting with employment opportunities and support resources available at Phoebe. The Albany State University/Phoebe ASN Evening Track combines Albany State University’s academic excellence with Phoebe’s commitment to developing future nurses through financial and professional support.

This program offers evening nursing courses for those students who work during the day. Currently, students are accepted into this program every six (6) semesters, following graduation of the previous program's cohort. As its name suggests, all classes are held in the evening starting between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM and ending between 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM. Most clinical experiences are held in the evenings or on weekends; however, some facilities require that students perform their clinical experiences during daytime hours during the weekdays, though we work closely with our clinical partners in an attempt to minimize these occurrences.

Clinical experiences are held in our clinical skills lab(s), in our on-campus Nursing and Health Sciences Simulation Center, within the Phoebe Putney Health System, and at other facilities in the surrounding area as needed. All students will be expected to comply with all requirements set forth by the clinical institution, including their code of conduct. The institution reserves the right to prevent entry or request withdrawal from the clinical site any student the institution believes constitutes a risk of harm to patients, visitors, or employees or who fails to follow the institution’s policies and procedures. If students are precluded from a clinical site by an institution, the Department of Nursing has no obligation to find an alternative clinical site for the student, and this may prevent the student from progressing in the Nursing Program.

Program Benefits

  • Evening courses designed to accommodate working adults and nontraditional students
  • Financial stipends distributed throughout the program—plus a sign-on bonus—totaling $10,000 as part of a 2-year work commitment
  • Free academic tutoring and success coaching
  • Mentoring from nursing professionals
  • Direct pathway to nursing employment opportunities at Phoebe following graduation and licensure

Program Format

Freshmen desiring to attend this program will enter ASU as a Health Science major with a secondary major/degree indicator of "AS in Nursing," which MUST be specified upon application to the University. During the student's first semester, he/she will complete (at a minimum) the three (3) courses necessary to become eligible to apply for the nursing program beginning the following semester. After being accepted into the nursing program, this track comprises five (5) additional consecutive semesters with the remaining Core curriculum courses incorporated into the curriculum pattern.

Throughout the nursing curriculum, students are exposed to the various fields and specializations within the nursing profession, including Women's Health, Pediatrics, Adult Medical-Surgical, and many others. This program culminates with the student earning an Associate of Science in Nursing, which, following successful completion of the state licensing exam for Registered Nurses (the NCLEX-RN), prepares students with the knowledge and clinical skills to function as a beginning nurse. Additionally, our ASN graduates are prepared to enter baccalaureate- and (in the case of RN-to-MSN programs) graduate-level nursing programs to order to advance their careers!

Admission Criteria

Participant Expectations

Students accepted into the Phoebe ASN Evening Track are required to:

  • Meet all admission, progression, and graduation requirements established by Albany State University and the Department of Nursing (detailed below)
  • Participate in mandatory tutoring, mentoring, and student success activities
  • Maintain satisfactory academic performance throughout the program
  • Fulfill the employment commitment requirements with Phoebe

Residency Requirements

  • Priority will be given to legal residents within the following Southwest Georgia counties:
    • Dougherty
    • Lee
    • Mitchell
    • Sumter
    • Terrell
    • Worth
  • If additional seats are available after consideration of the previous counties' applicants, the following counties will then be considered: Baker, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Crisp, Decatur, Dooly, Early, Grady, Echols, Irwin, Marion, Miller, Pulaski, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Seminole, Stewart, Taylor, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Webster, Wilcox.
  • Selected students must provide evidence of residency, which may include voter registration, motor vehicle registration, or other required documentation.

Admission Criteria

Applicants must:

  1. PRIOR to program application, satisfy the following criteria:
    • Be admitted into Albany State University in good standing.
    • Pass the standardized nursing entrance exam at or above the minimum qualifying score within no more than two (2) attempts within 12 months prior to the date of application submission. Our program currently requires a minimum overall score of 65.0% on the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS).
      • Applicants who take the TEAS via a method other than on-site testing at Albany State University's West Campus Testing Center must have their scores OFFICIALLY transferred to ASU via ATI Testing's TEAS Transcript.
      • Applicants who have taken the TEAS more than two (2) times, regardless of its age or version (e.g., ATI TEAS Version 7, ATI TEAS, Test of Essential Academic Skills V), should also download and/or take a screenshot of the Proctored Assessment Transcript alongside their application.
  2. AFTER receiving official University acceptance via communication from the Office of Admissions, submit the electronic nursing program application.
    • Applications submitted prior to official University acceptance and/or without available OFFICIAL TEAS scores (either via testing at ASU's West Campus Testing Center or receipt of TEAS Transcript from ATI Testing) will be automatically denied without further review.
  3. Successfully complete and exit all learning support courses.
  4. Complete 10 hours of the associate program's Core Curriculum with a minimum grade of "C" in each of the following courses: Anatomy and Physiology I, English Composition I, and an approved math course (Quantitative Reasoning, College Algebra, or higher-level math course).
  5. Have a minimum cumulative Nursing Grade Point Average (NGPA) of 2.80 in Anatomy and Physiology I, English Composition I, and the approved math course. Only the HIGHEST grades received within the past 10 years from these courses will be used to calculate applicants’ NGPA.
    • NOTE: While not required for program admission, the highest grades from the following five (5) courses may be factored into an applicant's NGPA calculation if the 2.80 NGPA benchmark was not met from the above coursework: Anatomy and Physiology II, Microbiology, General Psychology, American Government, and an elective in Humanities/Fine Arts (either a Literature, Foreign Language, or Appreciation course).
  6. Successfully complete a Human Anatomy and Physiology I course with a grade of "C" or higher that is less than 5 years old (if the applicant is NOT an active LPN or paramedic) or less than 8 years old (if the applicant IS an active LPN or paramedic) at the time of potential program admission. Please note the following:
    Circumstance Result
    ONLY A&P1 completed but expired A&P1 must be repeated prior to admission
    BOTH A&P1 and A&P2 completed but ONLY A&P1 expired No repeats required
    BOTH A&P1 and A&P2 completed but ONLY A&P2 expired A&P2 must be repeated (may be done in-program)
    BOTH A&P1 and A&P2 completed and BOTH expired A&P2 must be repeated (may be done in-program)
  7. Have no more than one (1) nursing course failure from prior nursing program enrollment (whether at a 2- or 4-year institution, including Albany State University or the former Darton State College)
    • Students with no more than two (2) nursing failures ("D," "F," "WF," "U") may be considered for admission (or readmission only after a 3-year period has passed from the most recently-earned failure.

Students are subjected to compulsory background checks and drug screenings per clinical agency requirements and may also be required to submit to random tests for illegal use of controlled substances as provided by the law and/or regulations of the contracting agency. Therefore, it is important to conduct personal record checks prior to program application.

If a site refuses to allow a student to attend clinical experiences for any reason, the nursing program is not obligated to find another clinical site, and the student will be unable to complete the nursing program at ASU. 

Curriculum Pattern

Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3
BIOL 2411K Anatomy & Physiology I (4)
ENGL 1101 Engl. Comp. I (3)
MATH 1001/1111 (or higher-level MATH) (3)
POLS 1101 American Government (3)
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS 13		 BIOL 2412K Anatomy & Physiology II (4)
NURS 1101 Fundamentals of Nursing (6)
PSYC 1101 General Psychology (3)
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS 13		 BIOL 2211K Intro to Microbiology (4)
NURS 1105 Pharmacology for Nurses (2)
NURS 1111 Adult Health I (6)
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS 12
Semester 4 Semester 5 Semester 6
Area C Elective (Lit./Foreign Lang./Appreciation) (3)
NURS 1112 Adult Health II (7)
NURS 2113 Psychiatric Nursing (3)
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS 13		 NURS 2111 Nursing Care of Women/Children (8)
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS 8		 A-Term: NURS 2115 Adult Health III (8)
B-Term: NURS 2116 Capstone Review (3)
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS 11