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Admission Requirements

Graduate Admissions

The requirements below are for undergraduates interested in our associate and bachelor degree programs. Please visit the Master of Science in Nursing or the RN-MSN program pages for their admission requirements.

RN-BSN Admission Requirements

A point system is used to evaluate applications of qualified candidates in order to accept applicants into the program as either a pre-nursing or nursing major. The point system used by the Nursing Program Admissions Committee will be provided to an applicant upon request.

Traditional Students (up to age 24)

Graduate from an accredited high school.
Have a 2.7 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Earn a Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) re-centered score of 1000 or above or an American College Test (ACT) composite score of 21 or above.
Have successfully completed (“C” or better) one year of high school algebra, biology and chemistry.
Have completed TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills).

Adult Students (25 years of age and older)

Graduate from an accredited high school.
Have a 2.7 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Students who did not graduate from high school must have completed the General Education Development (GED) tests with a combined total battery GED score of 2500 with no sub-test score below 500.
Have Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or American College Test (ACT) scores from high school that would be equivalent to the current requirement of 1000 SAT or 21 ACT.
Have successfully completed (“C” or better) one year of high school algebra, biology and chemistry.
Have completed TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills).

Transfer Students

Meet university entrance requirements for transfer students.
Have a minimum transfer cumulative GPA of 2.7.
Have successfully completed (“C” or better) one year of high school algebra, biology and chemistry.
Only nursing courses with a grade of "B-" or better can be considered for transfer credit.
A minimum of 32 credit hours in nursing must be taken at the University of Saint Francis to be awarded a bachelor’s degree in nursing from USF.
Have completed TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills).

Change of Status from Pre-Nursing to the Nursing Major

Students who do not meet nursing admission criteria may be admitted to the university as a pre-nursing or undeclared nursing major. The following criteria must be met before either pre-nursing or undeclared nursing students can request a change of status to be considered for admission to the nursing major.

Completion of all courses required by placement testing
Completion of a minimum of 16 hours at USF. Students must have a biological science course (BIOL 221, BIOL 222, BIOL 223, or BIOL 270) as part of the required 16 credit hours at USF)
CHEM 121, Introductory Chemistry, if required
MATH 122, College Algebra
A grade of C or above in all required courses
Cumulative GPA of 2.7 or above earned at USF
TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills) entrance examination if not already taken

Any required course can be repeated only one time. A change of status will not be considered until all criteria identified above are met.

Academic Exploration or Other USF Majors

All nursing department academic standards will be applied to Academic Exploration majors or other USF majors seeking a change of status. Students who fail to meet nursing academic standards will not be eligible for consideration as a nursing major.

Associate Degree Admissions

Traditional Students (up to age 24)

Graduate from an accredited high school.
Have a 2.7 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Earn a Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) re-centered score of 1000 or above or an American College Test (ACT) composite score of 21 or above.
Have successfully completed (“C” or better) one year of high school algebra and biology and one year of high school chemistry with a "B-" or better.
Have completed TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills).

Adult Students (age 25 and older)

Graduate from an accredited high school.
Have a 2.7 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Students who did not graduate from high school must have completed the General Education Development (GED) tests with a combined total battery GED score of 2500 with no sub-test score below 500.
Have Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or American College Test (ACT) scores from high school that would be equivalent to the current requirement of 1000 SAT or 21 ACT.
Have successfully completed (“C” or better) one year of high school algebra and biology and one year of high school chemistry with a grade of "B-" or better.
Have completed TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills).

LPN-ASN Students

Meet university entrance requirements for transfer students.
Submit a current active LPN license.
Have a GPA of 2.7 or better from the LPN program attended.
Have completed TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills).
A minimum of 26 credit hours in nursing must be taken at the University of Saint Francis to be awarded an associate degree in nursing from the University of Saint Francis.

Transfer Students

Meet university entrance requirements for transfer students.
Have a minimum transfer cumulative GPA of 2.7.
Have successfully completed one year of high school algebra and biology with a grade of "C" or better and one year of high school chemistry with a grade of "B-"or better or one semester of college level algebra, chemistry and biology with a grade of "C" or better.
Only nursing courses with a grade of "B-" or better can be considered for transfer credit.
A minimum of 26 credit hours in nursing must be taken at the University of Saint Francis to be awarded an associate degree in nursing from the University of Saint Francis.
Have completed TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills).

Once admitted to the nursing major, students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.7, achieve a “B-” or better in all nursing theory courses, achieve a “P” in all nursing clinical courses, and earn a grade of “C” or better in all required non-nursing courses.

Change of Status from Pre-Nursing to the ASN Major

Completion of all courses required by placement testing
Completion of a minimum of 12 hours at USF. Students must have a biological science course (BIOL 221, BIOL 222, BIOL 223, or BIOL 270) as part of the required 12 credit hours at USF)
CHEM 121, Introductory Chemistry, if required
MATH 122, College Algebra
A grade of C or above in all required courses
Cumulative GPA of 2.7 or above earned at USF
TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills) entrance examination if not already taken

Any required course can be repeated only one time. A change of status will not be considered until all criteria identified above are met.

Academic Exploration or Other USF Majors

Clinical Sequence Entry

Entry into a clinical sequence is based on availability of enrollment openings for the course. When it is necessary to form a waiting list for clinical courses, the following criteria are used for prioritizing students to begin the clinical sequence:

GPA earned at the University of Saint Francis.
Date of entry into the nursing program
Number of credit hours completed toward the degree, including transfer credits.
Grades in non-nursing courses, especially science and math courses.

· Graduate from an accredited high school.

· Have a 2.7 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

· Earn a Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) re-centered score of 1000 or above or an American College Test (ACT) composite score of 21 or above.

· Have successfully completed (“C” or better) one year of high school algebra and biology and one year of high school chemistry with a "B-" or better.

· Have completed TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills).

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