Exam Information

About the Test

For admission into the PN program, CSPN uses a proprietary exam which covers reading comprehension and basic math.

The reading comprehension portion is 60 minutes in length, and the math portion is 60 minutes in length.

Minimum passing scores are 70% on the math exam and 70% on the reading comprehension exam.

Applicants are limited to two(2) testing attempts per admission cohort to pass each section of the exam.

A minimum of 72 hours’ prior notice is required for applicants who require entrance testing accommodations. The applicant’s healthcare provider must submit via email to zbailey@cspnohio.edu  a letter outlining the results of the applicant’s diagnostic test(s) and outcome(s), along with testing accommodation recommendations.

The math portion consists of 55 basic math problems including:

  • Ratios & Proportions
  • Liquid Measurements- ounces, gallons and pints
  • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions
  • Converting fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions
  • Converting from fraction to percent and from percent to decimal
  • Determining the value of fractions
  • Comparing the values of decimals and rounding
  • Calculating the specified percentage of a whole number
  • Multiplication of whole numbers in word problems
  • Setting up ratio word problems
  • Converting military time (the 24-hour clock) to standard time (the 12-hour clock with AM/PM)

CSPN will provide a calculator.

 

How to schedule a date for the entrance exam

Click the APPLY NOW button on the homepage to complete an application. You will receive an email titled “CSPN Application Received”. This email will have the next steps with a link to select a date and time to take your entrance exam. You must upload your high school transcript and the typed answers to the 4 nursing questions to your application portal BEFORE your scheduled exam.

 

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Preparing for the exam

The CSPN entrance exam consists of reading comprehension and general math. CSPN utilizes a HESI A2 exam.

The links below should serve as helpful resources for general exam preparation:

For the math portion of the exam, check out our math resources for additional practice.