• Freshman or Other Internal Students — Students admitted to the university under other department majors, may not be eligible for nursing due to space limitations.
• Transfer Students — Transfer students will be considered for admission to the nursing program on a space available basis. The student must provide evidence of a minimum cumulative point average of 3.0.

Freshman Admission Criteria
Consideration for admission is based on the following guidelines:

• High school rank in the top 1/3rd
• Combined SAT of 1000 or above
• High School QPA of 3.0 or better
• Completion of work equal to a standard high school course with a minimum of 16 units, including 4 units of English, 3 units of Social Studies, 2 units of Mathematics (one of which is Algebra) and 2 units of Science with a related laboratory or the equivalent.

Registered Nurses Admission Criteria

1. Minimum cumulative point average of 2.75.
2. Graduation from an NLNAC (National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission) Program; Current PA License.

Licensed Practical Nurses Admission Criteria

1. Minimum cumulative point average of 2.75.
2. Current PA License.
3. Eligibility for advanced placement for Licensed Practical Nurses is reviewed using the following criteria:
Nurses graduating less than 3 years from the time they apply are eligible for advanced placement.
• Nurses who graduated 3 or more years prior to application must have 1000 hours of nursing practice within the last 12 months.
• Completion of the NLN Mobility Profile I & II standardized tests with a passing score on all tests.

Core Performance Standards for Admission
Applicants and students enrolled in the Department of Nursing must possess the necessary behavioral, intellectual, physical, interpersonal, and communication skills to provide nursing care that is safe for the clients, for themselves, and for other health care providers.

They must be able to provide safe nursing care in a wide variety of settings with diverse clients.

Students must meet these core performance standards to qualify for and remain in the nursing program.

Where possible, reasonable accommodations will be provided for those individuals with disabilities to enable them to meet these standards and ensure that students are not denied the benefits of, excluded from participation in, or otherwise subjected to discrimination in this program.

Students who are eligible for accommodations are invited to make an appointment to deliver their letter from the Office of Disability Services to faculty and to discuss their accommodation requests.

The core performance standards for this program are identified below. These examples are not inclusive of all expected abilities and should be used only for simple comparative purposes by applicants to the program and students currently enrolled in the program.

Core Performance Standards for Admission

1. Critical thinking sufficient for clinical judgment
2. Ongoing capacity to learn new information and skills to provide safe nursing care. This includes the ability to comprehend, measure, calculate, analyze and evaluate diverse forms of information.
3. Interpersonal abilities sufficient to interact with individuals, families, and groups from a variety of social, emotional, cultural and intellectual backgrounds.
4. Communication abilities sufficient for interaction with others in verbal and written form.
5. Physical abilities sufficient to move oneself from one room to room, along hallways, and in small or confined spaces. The ability to meet the physical demands of providing nursing care.
6. Gross and fine motor abilities sufficient to provide safe and effective nursing care.
7. Tactile dexterity sufficient for physical assessment.
8. Visual ability sufficient for observation and assessment necessary in nursing care.
9. Auditory ability sufficient to monitor and assess health needs.
10. Maintains personal behaviors consistent with the American Nurses' Association Code of Ethics.