RN-BSN Ground Based and Online Programs
In addition to the general admission requirements listed above, admission requirements to this program also include:
- Graduation from a nationally approved Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or diploma nursing program.
- Ground-based RN-BSN students must have a Florida Registered Nurse license with no restrictions. Online students are required to have a Registered Nurse license from the United States; licensure in the state of Florida is not required.
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
- RN-BSN applicants with a minimum cumulative GPA less than 2.5 on a 4.0 scale may be admitted under academic observation if they meet other general admission requirements. When a student under academic observation does not successfully complete the first four Jacksonville University courses (excluding NUR elective) with a GPA greater than or equal to 2.5, they may be dismissed from the program.
- Students with an Associates of Arts (AA) degree from a regionally accredited college or university, or other Associate degrees that satisfy JU’s Articulation Agreement, may matriculate into the nursing program, waiving the university core requirements. In addition to all nursing courses, students must also complete with a grade of "C" (2.0) or higher:
- Chemistry with lab (four credit hours)
- Human anatomy and physiology (six to eight credit hours)
- Microbiology (four credit hours)
- Nutrition (three credit hours)
- Statistics (three credit hours)
- Growth and development across the lifespan (three credit hours)
- All students who submit International transcripts, or whose first language is not English must also take the TOEFL and score 540 on the paper-based exam, 207 on the computer-based exam, or 76 on the internet-based exam.
- Students with more than one BSN level course failure in another BSN program are not eligible for admission.
International Student Applicants for RN-BSN Program and Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Nursing Informatics
- International student applicants for specifically designated cohorts of the RN-BSN program and post-baccalaureate certificate in Nursing Informatics may have the following exemption to the undergraduate nursing student admission criteria:
- Active U.S. RN license
- Instead, these applicants may submit evidence of licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in their country of origin or country of practice.
- All other undergraduate nursing student admission criteria is required.