Nursing program admission preference will be given to those students who are currently enrolled in Belmont Abbey College. If seats are available after the admission of current Belmont Abbey College students, then transfer students who have completed pre-nursing course requirements will be considered for admission into the nursing major.

To be eligible to apply, applicants must have (meeting the minimum criteria does not guarantee admission into the major):

• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher (unweighted) from the most recent 30 credit hours or 3 semesters of coursework, whichever is greater.
• Successful completion of the following prerequisites with a minimum grade of C*, with no more than 2 attempts:
  • BI 108 & BI 108L: Anatomy & Physiology I
  • BI 110 & BI 110L: Anatomy & Physiology II
  • BI 200 & BI 200L: Microbiology
  • CH 103 & CH 103L: Principles of Chemistry
  • PC 201: Introduction to Psychology
  • PC 301: Developmental Psychology
  • PC 300: Statistics for Psychology
    • Students may apply with prerequisites in progress. All nursing prerequisite courses must be successfully completed prior to the start of the nursing major courses.
    • Nursing program admission preference will be given to those students with the highest grades in the above prerequisites.
    • *Transfer credits for courses taken at colleges and universities that are recognized as accrediting bodies by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the U.S. Department of Education (USDE), in which a grade of “C” or better has been earned, are generally accepted.
• Students previously enrolled in a diploma, associate, or bachelors level nursing program may choose to submit an optional response to the following question: Why you did not continue your program and why should we consider your application for admission into the BSN?

Additional Information:

• Value-added activities that will enhance your program application:
  • Service-oriented activities (volunteer work, participation in school/community/organizational activities, demonstrated past leadership roles), or enrolled in the Belmont Abbey Honors College.
  • Work experience as a CNA/EMT/LPN, or other applicable healthcare experience (volunteer and/or paid), or active-duty military or veteran.
  • Any academic achievement awards
• Core Curriculum:
  • Completion of Core Curriculum coursework by the end of Spring Semester preceding admission to the major is preferred.
  • No more than 9 credit hours of core requirements may be outstanding at the start of the nursing program. Core must be completed by the end of the student’s final semester of the nursing program.
  • If the Core Curriculum is not completed by the start of the program, students admitted into the nursing major must be prepared to take summer courses.
  • It is the student’s responsibility to see that all degree requirements for graduation are fulfilled.

Students accepted into the nursing major must abide by the clinical requirements for each clinical facility they are assigned to. This includes (but is not limited to) background checks, fingerprinting, drug screening, and immunization requirements. Failure to abide by these requirements will result in a forfeiture of their spot in the program.

• Overall institutional GPA 2.67 or higher
• Completion of all major courses with a minimum grade of C.
• Completion of all professional practice experience hours.

Nursing Department Email: nursing@bac.edu

*It is the student’s responsibility to verify that all degree requirements for graduation are fulfilled.