Traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing Admission Requirements
Admission Requirements
- All applicants will be reviewed in an individual and holistic manner. No single factor will determine a student's admission. Although academic criteria (cumulative GPA, grades earned in science courses, and failed/repeated courses) are important factors in admission consideration, additional non-academic information is also important.
- Applications not meeting the minimum admission requirements will not be reviewed.
- In compliance with TTUHSC policy, all applicants who have received offers of admission will be required to consent to a criminal background check before being allowed to matriculate. A history of criminal conduct or convictions may result in withdrawal of the admission offer. See the “Criminal Background Checks” section of the SON Student Handbook for the SON policy. The Health Sciences Center policy may be found at HSC OP 10.20. No student will be allowed to matriculate into the program without completing and receiving clearance from the Texas Board of Nursing with either a BON Blue Card or a Declaratory Order with No Stipulations. The cost for a criminal background check(s) is the responsibility of the student.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS WHO ATTENDED A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN SPRING 2020
An explanation of how TTUHSC School of Nursing considers courses in which a student earns grades of Pass (P), Fail(F), Credit (CR) or No Credit (NC) is outlined below:
- Official transcripts with courses awarded with P or CR during the SPRING 2020 semester can be used to meet prerequisite course requirements and will not be used in calculating either the cumulative or science GPA for admissions.
- TTUHSC SON reserves the right to determine how, and if, courses awarded with P or CR during any semester, outside of spring 2020, will be calculated into a GPA and/or considered for transfer credit.
- Official transcripts with courses awarded with a Fail (F) or No Credit (NC) during any semester cannot be used to meet prerequisite course requirements
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is preferred. All grades earned at all schools attended are calculated in the admission grade point average. Applicants with a cumulative GPA below 3.0 will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
- All grades earned at all schools attended are calculated in the admission GPA.
- All non-nursing prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
- Preference will be given to applicants without repeated and/or dropped courses.
- At time of application, applicants must have completed and/or have enrollment verification to support completion of the required non-nursing courses. A minimum of 14 of the required 19 non-nursing prerequisite courses must be completed by the deadline, including completion of at least four of the five science courses: Chemistry with Lab (4 credit hours), Human Anatomy & Physiology I with Lab (4 credit hours), Human Anatomy & Physiology II with Lab (4 credit hours), Microbiology with Lab (4 credit hours), and Pathophysiology (3 credit hours).
- Grades earned in science core courses - Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology I & II, Microbiology, and Pathophysiology are preferred to have a minimal GPA of 3.0. Consideration is given for repetition of science courses.
- Pathophysiology must be one of the four science courses completed prior to application submission.
- A minimum science GPA of 3.00 is preferred
- If the remaining 15 credit hours (out of the 60 credit hours) of the prerequisite non-nursing course have not been completed at the time of application, verification of enrollment to support completion of all required courses will be submitted with application.
- If applicant has previously been enrolled in another RN nursing program (including within the TTUHSC system), a letter of academic good standing, signed the previous nursing program director, must be submitted at the time of application.
- EFFECTIVE FALL 2022: CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANT (CNA) CERTIFICATION. Students must be certified as a CNA prior to the first day of class. Preference will be given to applicants certified at the time of the application deadline, along with proof of work experience as a CNA. Please note, faculty members will provide case by case reviews for applicants with other direct patient care/healthcare experiences.
- First generation college student.
- Current healthcare work experience.
- Military service and/or training.
- Based upon fulfillment of all application eligibility requirements as outlined in the School of Nursing Catalog and posted on the BSN website, a determination will be made on an offer of an interview.
- Performance in a face to face interview upon invitation.
*Letters of recommendation and resumes are not a requirement for admissions. Any letter of recommendation and/or resumes submitted by an applicant will not influence his/her/their possibility of being offered, or denied, admission into the School of Nursing.