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Admission Eligibility

All students who wish to enter the School of Nursing Traditional BSN Program must apply and and be accepted at the upper division level. This generally occurs during the second year of full-time study at the University. Students are first enrolled at GSW as Pre-Nursing Students. This allows the student to satisfy the Core curriculum requirements in the first two years of student as well as the required nursing courses necessary for admission into the Traditional BSN Program. Advisors for Pre-Nursing students are faculty of the SON; therefore giving the student a mentor who can help them successfully navigates their Model Program of Study.

Admission Eligibility Requirements:

In order to meet eligibility requirements for full admission into the program, traditional program applicants must have completed the following prerequisites:

• BIOL 2030 Anatomy and Physiology I (4 units) within the past 5 years*with a grade of C or better
• BIOL 2040 Anatomy and Physiology II (*4 units) within the past 5 years*with a grade of C or better
• BIOL 2050 Microbiology (4 units) within the past 5 years*with a grade of C or better.               
• PSYC 2130 Human Growth and Development (3 units)
• MATH 2204 Elementary Statistics (3 units)
• MATH 1101 Introduction to Math Modeling (3 units) or MATH 1111 College Algebra or MATH 1113 Pre-Calculus (3 units) with a grade of C or better
• Completed the 3 nursing prerequisite courses with a minimum grade of C:
  NURS 2600 Concepts of Professional Nursing (Taken at GSW)
  NURS 2700 Clinical Therapeutics (Taken at GSW; must be taken within no more than two semesters preceding program admission)
  NURS 3005 Human Pathophysiology (Taken at GSW unless prior course substitution approved obtained)
• Completed all general education/core classes from Areas A, D, and F (Refer to BS in Nursing Curriculum Sheet)
• Lack no more than nine (9) hours of general education classes from Areas B, C, & E (Refer to BS in Nursing Curriculum Sheet)
• Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.8/4.0 or higher is required for consideration. The GPA is taken from the last 30 credit hours of required classes for the nursing major will be counted.
• Completed ATI Test of Essential Skills (TEAS) exam and have official scores submitted to the School of Nursing via the Student Services Coordinator prior to the application deadline
• Must not have been excluded from another nursing program for any reason, including but not limited to, academic misconduct, disruptive behavior, or program failure. A nursing course failure in another institution counts as a failure in this institution.
• May require an interview. Applicants who qualify for an interview will be contacted by the program's admissions committee.

*Testing may be required if course taken was over 5 years ago. Remediation may be required.

Admission Review Consideration

It may not be possible to admit all students who meet the minimum requirements for admissions. If there are more qualified applicants than positions available in a program cohort, selection for admission will be based upon:

• Availability of space in clinical sites
• Availability of faculty resources
• Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.8/4.0 or higher is required for consideration. The GPA is taken from the last 30 credit hours of required classes for the nursing major will be counted.
• ATI Test of Essential Skills (TEAS) results 
• Grades in Science courses – minimum of B is preferred
• Patterns of withdrawal from courses/schools
• Grades of Ds and/or Fs
• Written communication ability
• Completion of nursing pre-requisites while maintaining the required GPA. 

There are two types of admission in the School of Nursing:

• Full acceptance is offered when all criteria are met
• Conditional acceptance is contingent upon successful completion of unmet admission criteria.

Admission Cycles:

There are two admission cycles for Traditional students, fall and spring. Students anticipating qualifying for entrance in the fall semester must apply for admission to the program by the announced deadline, usually in January or February.  Students anticipating qualifying for entrance in the spring semester must apply for admission by the announced deadline, usually in late August or September. Students should contact the School of Nursing Student Services Coordinator for application instructions and deadlines, which will also be posted on the School of Nursing website.

Transfer Students

Transfer students will need to take a semester of pre-requisite courses at GSW prior to the semester they wish to start the nursing program (NURS 2600, NURS 2700, NURS 3005 must be taken at GSW prior to starting the Nursing program).Transfer students are encouraged to apply to GSW for an earlier semester, in order to complete those courses.

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How to apply to the Traditional BSN Program

For additional information refer to the frequently asked questions (FAQ) and the current GSW BULLETIN