Nowadays obtaining of university degree becomes more and more popular. There are many majors offered and the students have a wide range of choice. It means that it is very hard to find appropriate major. One of the most popular majors is today the nursing. Each nursing school has its own website which contains all information the entrants need: the curriculum, size of tuition fee and additional fees, criteria and requirements for the candidates, description of the admission procedure. Besides, the students can receive the online consultation from the admission counselors, which supply the applicants with all essential information concerning the admission process. 

To enter the nursing school, the candidates have to fill in the application and send it to the chosen educational institution. If the student wants to study online, he also has an opportunity of online registration. In this case the application procedure is very simple – the candidate just has to fill in the application form and send it online. The application from contain the questions which refer to the personal information, work experience of the candidate, academic grades, credits which were received in other educational institutions etc. 

When the student receives the approval of the application, he has to pay the tuition fee with the help of credit card. The students also have to take into account that some universities and colleges have special programs of financial aid for the students and repayment plans. 

After admission the student begins to receive the studying materials through the e – mail. As the nursing is the applied major, the students have to receive also the practical experience. For it they have to register in the local hospital and improve there their practical skills several times per week. Usually the nursing schools help their students to find the appropriate hospital for practice. 

If the online students had some prior practical experience in the nursing field, they can pass CLEP (College Level Examination Program) or PEP (Proficiency Examination Program). If the students receive high score after these tests, they can let through some courses and to reduce their duration of studying.