Admission Requirements

I. Academic:

• Graduation from an approved secondary school or validation of a high school equivalency diploma (GED).
  
  
• High school QPA of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) or better verified through official transcripts.  QPA waived three years after high school graduation and/or with official documentation of successful college courses.
  
  
• A Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT®) –920 minimum combined math and critical reading score or American College Test (ACT®) score of 19 minimum is recommended for recent high school graduates. 
  Note:  SAT®/ACT® scores are waived if the applicant: has been out of high school for three years or more, never took SAT®/ACT® tests while in high school, or has successfully completed college coursework.
  
  
• A pre-entrance exam selected by the school. A minimum composite percentile of 70 (an Overall Score of 111) is recommended. The pre-entrance exam may be taken no more than two times in an academic year.
  Note:  Pre-entrance exam waived for applicants with a baccalaureate degree verified by official transcript.
  
  
• Applicants must show they have completed work equal to a standard high school course, including four units of English, three units of Social Studies, two units of Mathematics (one of which is Algebra), and two units of Science with a related laboratory.

II. Pre-Admission Orientation

 

III. Health Record:

• The applicant must demonstrate physical and mental health necessary to meet the expectations of the program.  The Employee Health Service (EHS) reviews each applicant’s completed health record, which includes health history, physical examination, urine dipstick, and immunization record.  The EHS reserves the right to make recommendations to the School of Nursing regarding admission.

 

Note:  The School of Nursing reserves the right to require such additional information, examinations, or measures of eligibility as may be prescribed by the faculty.  Application documents will be held for 2 years.