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Admissions

Application is currently closed.

Admission Eligibility: 

To apply for the Accelerated second-degree BSN (ABSN) program, you must:

  • Hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university, completed by the end of the spring semester before the program begins.

  • Have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or higher, including all undergraduate coursework from every institution attended.

  • Earn a minimum grade of 2.0 in each required ABSN prerequisite course.

Note: If you are currently completing your bachelor’s degree, you may apply, but your degree must be conferred in the spring semester before the program starts.

Application Review Process: 

Applications that meet the minimum eligibility requirements will be reviewed and scored as follows:

  • Prerequisite GPA: 50%

  • Personal Reflection Responses: 25%

  • Professional and Life Experiences: 25%

Prerequisite Courses: 

All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of 2.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) by the end of the spring semester preceding the start of the program.

Course Code

Course Title

Notes

ANTR 350

Human Gross Anatomy for Pre-Health Professionals

Must be completed within 5 years of program start  

PSL 250 or PSL 310

Introductory Physiology

Must be completed within 5 years of program start

CEM 141

General Chemistry

 

MMG/MGI 201

Fundamentals of Microbiology

 

HDFS 225 or PSY 238                                  

Lifespan Human Development / Developmental Psychology

 

HNF 150

Introduction to Human Nutrition

 

PSY 101

Introductory Psychology

 

STT 200

Statistical Methods