Admissions Criteria for Traditional BSN Program, Full-Time and Part-Time Options

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 Traditional BSN Options

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

Minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA, calculated on all attempts of all transferable college credit hours
Minimum 2.5 GPA in Chemistry, Anatomy &Physiology I, Anatomy & Physiology II, and Microbiology. Science GPA is calculated using first attempts only
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, A&P II, and Microbiology) completed within 10 years of enrollment

Admission Criteria for the full-time Freshman BSN Guaranteed Clinical Track

All applicants to the nursing major at UMSL must first be admitted to the pre-clinical track. Admission to the pre-clinical track does not guarantee enrollment in the clinical track of the traditional option, unless a student is admitted under the Freshman Guaranteed Clinical criteria. Not all applicants are eligible for the guaranteed clinical space track. To be considered for the nursing major Freshman Guaranteed Clinical Track, a first-time freshmen and applicants with fewer than 24 transferable college credit hours must be admissible to the University and meet the following criteria:

Minimum core high school GPA of 2.9 on a 4.0 scale (as calculated by University Admissions)
Minimum ACT of 22

Students not meeting the guaranteed clinical criteria may still be eligible to be admitted as a nursing major. Please contact the Office of Student Services for more information.

Maintaining Status as a Guaranteed Clinical Space Student

In order to keep their guaranteed clinical space, students must maintain the following minimum criteria upon enrollment at UMSL:

Maintain Full-time enrollment at UMSL
Maintain minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA (calculated on all attempts of all college-level courses).
Maintain minimum 2.75 science GPA (calculated on first attempts only of Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology I & II, and Microbiology)
Completion of all general education course requirements
Grade of C- or higher in all prerequisite courses

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Admissions Criteria for Traditional BSN Program, Full-Time and Part-Time Options