PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER FOR A NACE APPOINTMENT UNLESS IT HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY FACULTY (effective 5/9/2025).

Please read this entire page as registering to take the NACE exam is a two-step process. 


***NOTE REGARDING THE LPN TO BSN PROGRAM:

Starting with Spring 2026 admission/enrollment, SWOSU  no longer requires exams for admission to the LPN-BSN program.  Advanced standing credits for NURS 3236, NURS 4376, NURS 3256, NURS 4356, and NURS 3156 will be met by verifying the student's LPN license.  This will cost a fee of $150 (subject to change).  The expectation is to send an advanced standing form after a student completes the 1st 8 weeks of the program.
 

LPN to BSN Application DEADLINES: MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON

To view LPN-BSN information at SWOSU click here.

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Weatherford Test Center
Assessment & Testing Center
1001 N. 7th St. in Weatherford
580.774.7084
Open Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. when the SWOSU campus is open. ***Summer hours are in effect May 15th - August 8th; we will close at 12:00 noon on Fridays.

RN TO BSN program at SWOSU

RN to BSN DEADLINES:

Semester	Application Deadline
Summer 2026	May 15, 2026
Fall 2026	July 20, 2026

To view RN-BSN information at SWOSU click here.

If you want to apply for admissions into the RN to BSN program at Southwestern, but did not graduate from an ACEN (formerly NLNAC), CCNE, or NLN-CNEA at the time of your full completion of the program, you must pass the following tests with a score of 70 or higher:

National League for Nursing NACE	Cost	Items	Time Limit
NACE Nursing Care of Child	$55	100	2 hours
NACE Nursing Care of Childbearing Family	$55	100	2 hours
NACE Nursing Care of the Mental Health Client	$55	100	2 hours
NACE Nursing Care of Adults	$75	200	4 hours

NLN exam fees are paid separately in your NLN account. 
 

STEPS FOR TEST REGISTRATION:

Step 1. Create an account and purchase your exam(s) at  www.nlntest.org

Please use the helpful links below for easy to understand, step-by-step guidance:

How to Create Your Account

Purchasing your Onsite Exam

How to Access Your Results 

***The SWOSU Testing Center will have access to your scores and will send them to SWOSU Nursing faculty. Test scores are valid for three years.

Prep and Practice Materials

You may purchase study material from your National League of Nursing account using the following link:

Prep and Practice Materials

***When purchasing your exam, be sure to select the month that you would like to test. You will actually schedule the date and time that you prefer when you complete this Marketplace registration. Also, please keep in mind that all exams need to be completed by 4:00 p.m.

Step 2. Return to this SWOSU Marketplace registration page as soon as possible after purchasing your exam. Scroll down to the "Register" button on the bottom right, (then you'll scroll down again) There you will complete a form where you'll schedule the date and time of arrival, and pay the testing PROCTOR FEE(s). You must register at least 24 hours in advance. You are allowed to take more than one test on the same day if you prefer. 

***When testing at the application deadline, there is no guarantee that scores will be submitted on time.

SWOSU REFUND POLICY:

* There is no refund for the Proctor Fee(s) for "no shows" or for rescheduling with less than 24 hour's notice.  Call 580-774-7084 to reschedule your test.

NLN REFUND POLICY

IMPORTANT NOTES:

* A calculator is available.
* Re-testing is available after a 30-day waiting period.
* SWOSU is tobacco-free...Please do not smoke, chew, or dip anywhere on campus. Thank you!