baccalaureate degree - traditional
Admission Criteria
for students entering without RN or LPN licensure
Students will be considered for admission to the major in the second year, first semester nursing course(s) (Nursing 200, 204 and/or 228) after meeting the following criteria:
A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale following completion of required courses in the first year of the program of study.
Application to the nursing program.
An approved national level criminal background check.
A grade of C or above in Nursing 104 and Nursing 106.
Nursing 104 and Nursing 106 may be repeated only one time. Failure of either course for a second time will result in ineligibility for admission to the major.
A grade of C or above in the following cognate courses: English 101 and 105, or 107; Psychology 101; Biology 231/231L and 241/241L or Athletic Training 210/210L and Physical Education 220/220L; Biology 274/274L; Chemistry 100/100L or higher level chemistry course; Mathematics 111, higher level mathematics course, or mathematics placement score indicating that the student can be placed in Mathematics 102 or a higher level mathematics course; and Communication 101.
A failed cognate course in the baccalaureate nursing curriculum may be repeated only one time. Failure of any single cognate course (each failed cognate science course and its laboratory count as one course) for a second time will result in ineligibility for admission to the major.
Failure of any three single courses designated as cognates in the baccalaureate nursing curriculum will result in ineligibility for admission to the major. Each failed cognate science course and its laboratory count as one course.
Pre-admission testing as determined by nursing programs.
Applicants with a baccalaureate degree will have their transcripts reviewed on an individual basis.
Admission is competitive.
Transfer Students
A student transferring to an Indiana State University nursing program has the same consideration for admission to the baccalaureate nursing major at the sophomore level as any matriculating ISU nursing student providing that the minimum admission requirements for the major have been met either at Indiana State University, or through transfer or equivalent courses from another accredited collegiate institution.
Transfer applicants who have completed a portion of the baccalaureate nursing curriculum at another accredited institution will be held to the same progression, retention, and graduation requirements as matriculating students.
The Catalog of Indiana State University is the document of authority for all students. The requirements given in the catalog supersede information issued by any academic department, program, college, or school. The University reserves the right to change the requirements at any time.
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