Nursing
Admission to ASU’s BSN program is highly competitive.
- The minimum overall combined GPA to apply is a 3.00 (this includes transfer grades as well).*
- Admission to ASU’s BSN program is only ONCE A YEAR .
- The application deadline is the 1st day of the spring semester. Decision letters are sent around March 1st. Admitted students begin the program in May with 1 st Summer Session coursework. Four hours of summercourses are currently required.
- Approximately 45 students are accepted each year .
- Typically, accepted BSN students have an overall combined GPA of 3.5 or higher, & varies from year to year.
- B- (2.7) or better is required for all five science prerequisites.*
- C (2.0) or better (no C-) is required for all non-science nursing prerequisites. *
- A C.N.A. is a requirement for ASU’s BSN program (this differs from previous years)
- Students should complete as many Nursing prerequisite courses as possible BEFORE applying to the BSN
- program. Some courses may be in-progress at time of application but must be completed before starting the BSN
- program.
*Past applicant data. The accepted students had the following averages :
- Overall average GPA: 3.82 Overall GPA Range of 3.39 (this student had a 4.0 Science GPA) to 4.00
- Overall SCIENCE GPA: 3.809 ; Overall SCIENCE GPA RANGE: 3.46 (greater than B+) to 4.00
Required Prerequisite courses
- MAT 1020 (MAT 171): College Algebra or STT 2820 (MAT 152) : Reasoning with Statistics--depending on your math)
- background, test scores and your Parallel Major. Consult with your advisor.)
- CHE 1101/1110 (CHM 151): Introductory Chemistry I
- CHE 1102/1120 (CHM 152): Introductory Chemistry II
- PSY 1200 (PSY 150): Psychological Foundations
- SOC 1000 (SOC 210): The Sociological Perspective
- PHL 2000 (PHI 240): Philosophy, Society & Ethics
- NUT 2202 (BIO 155/NUT 110): Nutrition & Health
- ES 2040 (BIO 168): Human Anatomy
- ES 2050 (BIO 169): Human Physiology
- BIO 2200 (BIO 275): Human Microbiology
- PSY 2210 (PSY 241): Human Growth & Development
Parallel Planning;
Every Nursing major at Appalachian is required to have a parallel major, should they not be admitted to the program.
- Anthropology - Biological
- Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Criminal Justice
- Exercise Science
- Geography - General Concentration
- Health Care Management
- Nutrition and Foods - Dietetics
- Nutrition and Foods-Nutrition and Wellness
- Psychology - Health Studies or other PSY concentrations
- Public Health
- Social Work
Other Pathways to Nursing:
- Apply to Accelerated BSN programs after completing a bachelor’s degree at ASU in your parallel major.
- Apply to multiple BSN programs while also applying to ASU’s BSN program. Be sure to research the other programs’ admission requirements and deadlines.
- Complete an Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN) program elsewhere and become a Registered Nurse (RN). Then return to App State to complete the online RN to BSN degree while working as an RN.