Admissions Criteria for the BSN Program Accelerated Option

Preclinical Track Admission Criteria for all BSN Options (Traditional full-time and part-time, Accelerated and RN to BSN)

All applicants to the nursing major at UMSL must first be admitted to the preclinical track. Admission to the preclinical track does not guarantee enrollment in the clinical track. To be considered for the nursing major, students must meet the following admission criteria:

First-time freshmen and applicants with fewer than 24 transferable college credit hours:

Admissible to UMSL (freshman admission criteria can be found at umsl.edu/admissions/requirements)

Transfer Admission Criteria (24 or more transferable hours):

Minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA on 24 or more transferable college credit hours from an accredited college or university. GPA is calculated on all attempts of all transferable courses

Clinical Track Admission Criteria for Accelerated BSN

Clinical track spaces are assigned on a competitive and space-available basis for each admission period. Applicants must meet the following minimum criteria in order to be considered for clinical admission. Please note that meeting the following minimum criteria does not guarantee that a student will earn a clinical space in the Accelerated Option.

Applicants with a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university:

Admissible to the Preclinical Track
Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA. GPA is calculated on all attempts of all transferable college credit hours
Completion of all general education requirements
Grade of C or higher in all general education courses marked with an asterisk (see Sample Plans of Study)
Required science courses (Chemistry, A&P I & II, and Microbiology) completed within 10 years of enrollment

Applicants without a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university:

Admissible to the Preclinical Track
Completion of at least 62 transferable college credit hours upon enrollment in the first clinical semester
Minimum 3.2 cumulative GPA. GPA is calculated on all attempts of all transferable college credit hours.
Completion of all general education requirements
Grade of C or higher in all general education courses marked with an asterisk (see Sample Plans of Study)
Required science courses (Chemistry, A&P I & II, and Microbiology) completed within 10 years of enrollment

College of Nursing

Admissions Criteria for the BSN Program Accelerated Option