Minimum Admission Criteria*:

• Minimum of 2.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) in Lower Division Courses
• Grade of C or Better in Lower Division Courses (58 Credit Hours)
• Favorable Criminal Background Check
• Negative Drug Screening

* Meeting minimum admission criteria does not guarantee admission. Admission to the BSN program is competitive and will be reviewed by the GCON Admission, Retention, Graduation, and Promotion Committee.

Application Checklist:

• Admission Application
• 3 Personal Reference Forms
• High School Transcripts or Equivalence
• Official College Transcripts
• Application Fee-WAIVED FOR 2025-2026

Admission Process:

1. Student submits application, personal reference forms, high school transcripts, and college transcripts to Coordinator of Student Affairs. Student is now in “Under Review” status.
2. Coordinator of Student Affairs evaluates transcript for completion of lower-division pre-requisite courses.
3. Admissions, Retention, Graduation, and Promotion Committee meets monthly to review applicants.
   1. Students that still have more than six lower division courses to take are placed on a waitlist. Students may be placed on the waitlist for a variety of reasons. Examples for being placed on waitlist could included needing to finish lower division courses prior to a final review, application not complete, or all personal reference forms are not submitted. Students will be informed of the reason once an initial review is given.
      1. Students will need to have six or less of the lower-division courses left to complete by the end of the spring semester that is before the Fall admission semester to be given a conditional admit and have an official review.
      2. Students that complete the lower division courses successfully with a grade of “C” or better, with a GPA of 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale) will be given one final review in May.
      3. Students will be admitted based on final transcripts submitted to the Coordinator of Student Affairs.
   2. Students that have six or less of the lower-division courses to take are given a review for conditional admission. Conditional admits will be given the summer prior to Junior Year and summer in between Junior Year and Senior Year to complete the rest of the lower division courses. Students must have Anatomy & Physiology I, Anatomy & Physiology II, Medical Terminology, General Psychology, and Life-Span Development courses done to be considered for conditional admission.
4. Once student is given “Admitted” status, Student will be informed via phone call, formal acceptance letter, and email notification.