Enrollment Requirements and Procedures

Once the application requirements have been met, an applicant may be registered for their first term of courses pending fulfillment of the remaining enrollment and acceptance requirements.

• Experiential online orientation, unless exempted. See Experiential Online Orientation section.
• All financial arrangements are complete, submitted, and verified. See Payment of Tuition and Fees section.
• For selected programs, applicants must also pass a criminal background check. See the Background Checks Policy and the program page for additional information.
• Immunization records completed, as required by state and/or program of enrollment
• In addition to all general Rasmussen University part of American Public University System (Rasmussen) admissions requirements, individuals applying for admission to select programs must also satisfy program-specific admissions requirements. Programs with program-specific admissions requirements include Health Information Management, Law Enforcement, Medical Laboratory Technician, Paralegal Certificate, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiologic Technology, Surgical Technologist, and School of Nursing programs. Program-specific acceptance requirements are listed on each program page.
• In addition to all other admissions requirements, students must be at least 16 years old to enroll at Rasmussen.

Supplemental Enrollment Requirements and Procedures for Physical Therapist Assistant Program:: School of Nursing and School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam, Background Check, and Programmatic Interview. Once these are met, an acceptance letter will be issued. Once acceptance is issued the Enrollment Agreement can be signed, it must be on file at the University on or before the start date of the program. The Online Experiential Orientation is considered an enrollment requirement and must be met to continue through the first quarter of enrollment. To continue in the program into subsequent quarters, the programmatic Orientation must be completed prior to the last day of the first quarter of enrollment or reentry in the program.