Nursing

Transfer FOCUS…Students with 31 or more college hours

Applicants with 31 or more hours of college level credit who wish to enter the nursing program must first meet all admission criteria and be accepted to the College, including all GPA requirements and prerequisite course requirements previously stated. 

Once accepted and enrolled, students must meet and maintain the following requirements in order to be considered for acceptance to nursing:

-          Complete a minimum of 12 hours in residence at Baptist College (including 3 hours in the sciences) before submitting the Intent to Progress form for acceptance to the nursing program.   -          Complete all lower division coursework (3 trimesters/42 credit hours)

-          Earn a minimum 2.8 GPA in all lower division course work with a grade of C or better in all prerequisite courses

-          Earn a minimum 2.6 GPA in the prerequisite science courses.  In addition, a prerequisite science course may only be repeated once to earn a grade of C or higher; and a maximum of two prerequisite science courses may be repeated to earn the minimum required grade.

-          Participate in an interview, if required   

Attention all Transfer Students: When space is available, transfer students may apply simultaneously to the Nursing program and the College.  The following criteria must be met in order to be considered for these available spaces:

• Meet all admission criteria and be accepted to the College
• Complete a minimum of 32 college credit hours which transfer toward the Nursing degree, including a minimum of 8 hours of science prerequisites
• Earn a minimum 3.2 GPA in all college work and a minimum 3.0 GPA in prerequisite science courses
• Participate in an interview, if required

• Once enrolled at BCHS, the student must meet all residency, GPA, and prerequisite requirements listed above. 

 During the admissions process, the admissions staff will let you know if there are any available spaces in the Nursing program.