Students are admitted for the summer semester and must apply for admission to the professional component. Students are admitted based on pre-requisite GPA and space available. Admission is competitive and limited. The typical full-time student completes the professional component in three semesters. For students desiring part-time study, the program can be completed in four semesters or more. Admission criteria and application deadlines are below:
Completion of an Associate Degree or Diploma Nursing program prior to enrollment
Completion of an Associate of Arts Degree or completion of UWF General Studies
requirements, including Gordon Rule, CLAST and foreign language
Documentation of current unencumbered RN licensure in any state (provisional admission may be allowed on a space available basis provided licensure is obtained during the first semester)
Submission of the UWF RN to BSN Application Form (available this fall)
Completion of all UWF admission forms and fee payment by the established deadline
Submission of all official transcripts by the established deadline
Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 in all college credit course work and a minimum grade of “C” in all Florida Common Course Prerequisites applicable to the BSN degree program.
Copies of:
Drug test & background check required. Admission will be contingent on a negative drug screen and satisfactory background check and must be on file prior to registration in first semester nursing courses. Specific instructions for this are given after acceptance into the program.
Summer term applications due April 1
If the application deadline has passed, please contact the Department of Nursing. We accept late applications if seats are available in the class.Provisional admission may be obtained if seats are available in the class pending completion of AA/General Studies requirements at the sole discretion of the Department.
