Prospective Students

BSN: Admission Requirements

General Admission Requirements

Admission is competitive and the average GPA of students admitted each year is higher than the minimum required.

1. 2.75/4.00 cumulative GPA in all post secondary course work

2. 2.50/4.00 GPA in all natural science courses

3. Prerequisite coursework (below) completed prior to enrollment with a grade of “C” or better. Natural sciences must have been completed within the last seven years.

4. Mnimum of three of the five natural science prerequisites, excluding Nutrition, must be completed by the applicaton deadline of January 15 th .

Prerequisite Courses

Prerequisite coursework can be completed at UIC through The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) or at another college or university. For more information about applying to LAS consult The Office of Admissions and Records.

Consult the UIC transfer guides for information on prerequisite equivalencies for various colleges in Illinois. For information on courses taken out of state email con@uic.edu for pre-admission counseling.

Pre-requisite courses

Course	Semester Hours
English Composition I & II	6
Human Anatomy & Physiology	8-10
Microbiology	3
General Chemistry and Organic/Biochemistry	8-10
Nutrition	2-3
Life Span Human Growth and Development	3-6
Understanding the Individual and Society (Introduction to Psychology recommended) *	3
Understanding US Society (Introduction to Sociology recommended) *	3
Understanding the Creative Arts *	3
Understanding the Past *	3
Exploring World Cultures*	3
Liberal Arts and Sciences Electives **	Varies
TOTAL	57

* Students can consult the general education section of the UIC Catalog for a list of approved courses in each category.

** Includes one 3 semester hour upper division (200 level course or higher from a four-year institution) humanities, social science or natural science course, which may be taken after enrollment in the nursing program. The number of LAS elective hours varies according to the number needed to total 57 after all requirements have been met.

Background Check and Drug Testing

All students wil be required to have a background check and drug test upon admission. If the results of either requirement indicate that the student would not be eligible for placement at the College's practicum agencies, the student's admission will be rescinded. Students may be required to repeat either requirement should the practicum agency require more frequent testing. If at anytime during the period of enrollment, the student's background check or drug test results preclude placement in a practicum agency, the student will be required to withdraw from the program. At time of application for licensure students will be required to submit fingerprinting and be reviewed for eligibility by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).

 

Early Admission

Students meeting the additional requirements can apply for an early admission:

• minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25/4.00
• minimum science GPA of 2.80/4.00
• at least two of the required science courses completed (Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry).

Qualified applicants should submit a complete application by the October 15 early admission deadline. Aplicants offered early admission will be notifed by the end of December. All other applicants will automatically be considered for admission with the general applicant pool and given a final decision in late April.

Freshman Admissions

The College of Nursing does not admit Freshman to the BSN program as there are two years of college level prerequisite courses required. Those seeking admission to UIC as freshman should first apply to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) through The Office of Admissions and Records designating their major as undeclared. Upon completion of 12 semester hours the student can speak with an LAS advisor about declaring a pre-nursing educational goal.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) freshman applicants should apply to either The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences or The College of Applied Health Sciences both of which provide an advising track for students interested in several health professions. Applications can be found on the UIUC website.

Guaranteed Professional Program Admissions (GPPA)

As a freshman, you can apply for guaranteed admission to the upper-division nursing program. The additional requirements for this program include:

• ACT score of 28 or higher OR an SAT score of 1240 or higher
• ranked in the top 15% of the high school class

Contact the Office of Admissions and Records for more information and an application to this program.