Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor's degree can be in any field, and must be from a regionally accredited higher education institution. Bachelors degree must be conferred no later than the end of the Fall semester of the application period.
If you have completed any college-level coursework outside of the United States, you must have your official transcripts evaluated by a foreign transcript evaluation agency for equivalency.
TOEFL: Students whose primary language is not English must earn a minimum of 550 on the paper Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or 80 on the Internet Based TOEFL. You may click here to see if you qualify for a waiver (and will not need to take the English Proficiency test). Please note that the Accelerated BSN pathway falls under "graduate" on this waiver.
Minimum Cumulative GPA
Applicants must have at least a 3.25 cumulative GPA in all of their transferable college-level coursework by the end of the Fall 2024 semester.
Transferable coursework is college-level coursework that comes from a regionally accredited institution.
Regional accrediting organizations include HLC, MSCHE, NECHE, SACSCOS, andWASC. Regional accreditation is granted to the university, not specific programs/ majors. National accreditation alone is not sufficient.
Minimum Prerequisite GPA
Applicants must have at least a 3.25 GPA in their prerequisite coursework by the end of the Fall 2024 semester.
The prerequisite course GPA is calculated using the applicant's required prerequisite coursework: CSU GE A.1, CSU GE A.2, CSU GE A.3, Statistics, Human Anatomy + Lab, Human Physiology + Lab, & Microbiology + Lab.
If AP/IB Credit was earned for CSU GE A.2 or Statistics, those courses will not be factored into the GPA calculation.
Prerequisite Courses
Applicants must earn a “B-” or higher in each science prerequisite course, and earn a "C" or higher in each non-science prerequisite course.
Courses do not expire. All prerequisite courses must be completed by the end of the Fall 2024 semester.
Please visit the Prerequisite Courses page for more information.