BSN Admission Requirements: Traditional Pre-Licensure Track
Application deadlines and due dates for the IUSON are found below:
Fall Entry
- Applications available online: January 15
- Deadline to apply: 5 p.m. on April 15
- Courses used for application must be completed by end of Spring term.
Spring Entry
- Applications available online: July 15
- Deadline to apply: 5 p.m. on October 15
- Courses used for application must be completed by end of Fall term.
The admission process is competitive, and acceptance depends on the number of applicants and the applicant's ability to compete academically in the pool of applicants.
Students seeking admission to the nursing major must meet the following eligibility criteria (IUSON Policy AFS-15):
- Be admitted to Indiana University-Fort Wayne as a degree-seeking student.
- Earn a 3.0 GPA for the 29-31 credits of required nursing program requirements. Grades earned in transfer courses will count in the calculation of admission GPA.
- The following application requirements must be met by courses listed on the application to the nursing major on the Core Campus: English Composition, Introductory Psychology, Introductory Sociology, Human Anatomy and Physiology, and Finite Math. Additional courses to be entered on the application: are to be selected from an approved list which may be campus specific. The total number of credit hours used to meet the application requirements is typically 29-31 credits. In the case of courses with a laboratory component, the didactic and lab are considered one course. The grade earned on the most recent attempt will be used for calculation of GPA for admission purposes. This policy relates to IU and transfer courses, and students who are not able to meet the minimum criteria are ineligible for admission consideration.
- The applicant must achieve a grade of C (2.0) or higher for each course and an overall weighted admission score of 3.0 or higher in all nursing program requirements. This criterion also applies to any student wishing to transfer required courses from a university other than Indiana University. Applicants may use up to a maximum of seven (7) credits of Special Departmental (S) or Test (T) credit (e.g., Advanced Placement or departmental examination credit). The Anatomy & Physiology and Microbiology requirements must be met with graded college coursework, not by S or T credits.
- The applicant must complete all required course work by established deadline. This includes independent studies, correspondence course work and courses for which students have received an incomplete (I). Students wishing to transfer required course work from a university other than Indiana University must be in good academic standing in that university (i.e., must not have been dismissed) and have achieved a grade of C (2.0) or higher in courses for which transfer is being requested.
As part of the application process, the applicant must submit a Student Criminal Disclosure form to communicate any issues that would be documented on a national criminal background check.
Applicants who do not meet one or more of the above criteria may request special consideration by the campus Admission, Progression and Graduation (APG) Committee to which admission is requested. Consult campus policies and practices to determine the appropriate process to be followed on the campus you wish to attend.
If denied admission, the applicant may reapply to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program in a subsequent semester if eligibility is maintained. The applicant is not automatically considered; the student must re-submit an application. Students are allowed to apply for the program up to three (3) times.
Students will be admitted to the baccalaureate nursing program for a specific semester and are expected to enter the program that semester. Students not entering that specific semester must reapply for a subsequent semester on a competitive basis. Students will not be considered for further admission if they have declined an admission offer two times. IUSON Policy AFS-15
