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prospective nursing students. Students are responsible
for accessing and reviewing the documents that govern
admission, progression and retention to the School of
Nursing at Dillard University. The BSN program of
study requires 126 semester hours of credit. These
semester hours include 63 hours of nursing courses.
Cognate and core courses are taken concurrently with
nursing courses. A nursing advisor assists students to
develop a plan of study based on program requirements.
Course schedules must have advisor approval.
The following is required prior to review of the application:
o Completion of all prerequisite coursework with a grade of
“C” or greater during the current semester.
o Final grades from all prerequisite courses.
o A minimum GPA of 2.7 on a 4 point scale.
o A cumulative GPA of at least 2.7 in science courses.
o Complete up-to-date immunization record and CPR
requirement.
o TEAS Test results within the last three years.
Admission to the School of Nursing is competitive. All
applicants to the generic BSN option must have earned
a minimum GPA of at least 2.7 with a cumulative GPA
of at least 2.7 in science courses. Admission to Dillard
University does not guarantee admission to the
School of Nursing. Applicants submitting applications
to the School of Nursing does not guarantee
admittance to the School of Nursing. The School of
Nursing admits one class in the fall semester of each
year. An admission packet will not be reviewed if it is
incomplete or received after the application deadline.
Application Process: Ranking of Applications
Students meeting the minimum requirements are ranked
according to the Admission Criteria Scoring Grid by
the Admissions, Progression and Retention Committee.
Students are notified by mail of their admission status.
Applicants who have met admission criteria and whose
ranked GPA falls within the number of available seats are
provisionally admitted to the program until verification
of the successful completion of all prerequisite courses
and maintenance of the required GPA is received. In
the event that the final score using the Admission
Criteria Scoring Grid results in a tie, student ranking
will be determined by the students’ overall GPA.
Applicants who meet all requirements for admission,
but whose admission criteria score is ranked lower
than the number of seats available, are placed in an
applicant’s pool. The applicant’s pool is maintained only
until the completion of the first two week of the fall
academic semester. Applicants not admitted and who
still desire admission to the program must reapply
for the next year. Applications from applicants who
do not meet minimum admission criteria or whose
application is incomplete are not reviewed by the
admission committee.
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The number of students who can be admitted to
the nursing sequence is based on seat availability.
The School of Nursing reserves the right to choose
which applicants are admitted to the nursing
program. Students must re-apply annually if they
wish to be considered for admission. Applications
are not saved after the beginning of the semester.
Prospective students should submit completed
applications by March 1 ST of the expected year
of entry into the School of Nursing. Students
are eligible for admission when they have:
o Completed first-year core curriculum and nursing cognate
courses with grades of ‘C’ or better
o No more than one repeat of any science and math prerequisite
course. (Two failures in the same required science
course disqualifies a student for admission.) When a student
receives a grade of D or F in two (2) required
science courses, the student is not eligible for
admission to the professional program. All previous
grades are considered. Science courses consist of
CHEM 114, CHEM 114L, & CHEM 111, and CHEM111L,
MAT 121, BIO 201, BIO 201L BIO 202 and BIO 202L for
admission to the nursing program.
o Achieved a minimum grade point average of 2.7 or above
on a 4-point scale.
o Achieved a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.7
in science courses on a 4 point scale.
o Provided the University and the School of Nursing with
official transcripts from all schools previously attended.
Official transcripts must be sent from the institution with
the seal of the school affix to the document. Course
equivalence will be determined by the Registrar and the
School of Nursing.
o Achieved an overall score of 41.3% on the Test of Essential
Academic Skills (TEAS) at the basic level with a minimum
score of 47.6% in Reading and a minimum score of 46.7% in
Math. Reading and Math scores from separate tests will not
be combined. The examination can only be taken twice in
one calendar year. No TEAS scores older than three years
will be accepted.