H.E.S.I. A2 Assessment Test
Admissions Test for BSN Applicants
All applicants to Liberty’s BSN Program are required to take the HESI Admissions Assessment (A2) Test. The assessment test is timed, lasting approximately 4 hours, and evaluates vocabulary, general knowledge, grammar, anatomy and physiology, biology, and math. The test is electronic, and students will be required to use their personal laptops.
*If you have a testing accommodation approved by the Office of Disability Accommodation Support (ODAS), you must take the A2 test during the 9 a.m. test time and report to the Liberty University Testing Center.
Test Registration Instructions
To complete registration for the HESI A2 test, you must complete all steps below:
Step 1 – Create Elsevier Account
Step 2 – Complete HESI Student Orientation
Orientation includes the following modules*:
- PDF Guide for Personal Devices
- Hesi NG A2 Student Orientation
- Registration
- Taking the Exam
- Viewing your Results
- Remediation
*Students are required to view all modules before coming to the exam on test day.
Step 3 – Register and purchase HESI A2 test before arriving to test.
The purchase fee is $55 (paid at the time of registration).
Students: When registering for the upcoming A2 exams, please follow all information previously communicated and use the links below to select the correct version of the A2 exam.
If you have a testing accommodation approved by the Office of Disability Accommodation Support (ODAS), you must take the ODAS A2 test. If you have already registered for the exam and need to take the ODAS version, click “Unregister” beside the exam you have registered for, then click on the appropriate link below to register for the ODAS A2.
Fall 2026 HESI A2 Testing Dates
9:00 a.m. – Saturday, September 5 – DeMoss Hall 1286
1:00 p.m. – Saturday, September 5 – DeMoss Hall 1286
9:00 a.m. – Saturday, September 19 – DeMoss Hall 1286
ODAS ACCOMODATIONS & ATHLETES only
9:00 a.m. – Monday, September 14 – LU Testing Center, DeMoss Hall 1036
9:00 a.m. – Monday, September 21 – LU Testing Center, DeMoss Hall 1036
HESI A2 Practice Test
Important Information to Know
- Arrive 30 minutes prior to testing time
- Bring your Elsevier username and password
- Bring your personal computer and charging cord
- Stay positive