School of Nursing Admission Requirements
Students admitted to the University as pre-clinical nursing majors must comply with the School of Nursing admission requirements in order to be officially admitted to the program. This 3-step process starts after completion of 12 credit hours at Saint Xavier University and continues through admission to clinical nursing courses.
- Stage 1: Intent to be admitted to the School of Nursing:
- Admission to Saint Xavier University as a pre-clinical nursing major
- Completion of first semester of freshman year
- Demonstration of competencies in math and reading
- Admission to Saint Xavier University as a pre-clinical nursing major
- Completion of 12 credit hours at Saint Xavier University
- Demonstration of competencies in math and reading
- Stage 2: Admission to the School of Nursing:
- Cumulative GPA of 2.75
- Grade of C or better in all science (BIOL 202, BIOL 203, BIOL 206 and CHEM 107 and CHEM 108) and support courses
- May only repeat a science course one time
- May only repeat two science courses
- Stage 3: Admission to clinical nursing courses:
- Grade of C or better in BIOL 309, NURS 282 and NURS 326
- Completion of health requirements
Before beginning clinical courses, students must provide all of the following: current health history, physical examination, complete immunization record, required laboratory reports, 12 panel drug screen, CPR certification, proof of health insurance and an Illinois State Police criminal background check.
For more information, take a look at the 2011 undergraduate nursing requirements (PDF).
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