Applicants are accepted based on overall GPA and completion of all required prerequisites. Admission is competitive and those with higher GPAs are more likely to gain acceptance. Upon completion of the nursing program, graduates are eligible for registered nurse licensure.

No admission decisions to the College of Nursing will be made until all pre-requisite courses are completed and the student is admitted to USF.

Program Requirements:
Applicants must meet the following requirements before entering this program:

• Must have an overall GPA of at least 3.0
• Meet or complete the Florida CLAST requirement
• Adhere to the College of Nursing repeat policy as stated in the USF undergraduate catalog
• Provide College of Nursing with proof of health insurance
• Provide USF with current health/immunizations
• Obtain CPR validations (must be completed prior to starting clinical course work)

Prerequisite Requirements (Credits):

• English Composition I and II (6)
• Chemistry (4)
• Gordon Rule Math (Algebra or Finite Math preferred) (3)
• Life Span (Human Growth and Development) (3)
• Sociology (3)
• Statistics (3)
• Microbiology (4)
• Nutrition (HUN 2201) (3)
• Anatomy & Physiology I and II (8)
• Psychology (3)

Other USF Requirements:

• Fine Arts (3)
• Historical Perspective (6)
• African, Latin American, Middle Easter, and Asian Perspectives
• Liberal Arts (36)

Exit Requirements
(Upper Level) - 6 hours of upper-level exit credits are required:

• Ethical and Legal Aspects of Nursing/Health Care (3) meets three credits of the requirement
• Nursing electives may meet the additional exit requirements contact advisor for specific options
• Plus one of the following:
  • Substance Abuse Across the Life Span
    or
  • An Interdisciplinary Perspective in HIV Disease

Upper-Division Program of Study

Students with a Florida Community College AA degree (other than in nursing) will be considered to have met all of the USF Liberal Arts requirements but also must meet specific college requirements. Students in Florida Community Colleges can obtain information about equivalent courses from advisors or by viewing the equivalencies at Community Colleges within the USF service area.

Students are required to meet the university requirement for Foreign language.

Disclaimer

Past experience has proven that new nursing students are more successful if they begin the program with an orientation. Therefore, students accepted to any program at the College of Nursing are required to attend a new student orientation. This is the final step in the application and acceptance process and it cannot be waived or postponed. Accepted students should not make final plans for travel, studying abroad, or other activities that may interfere with attendance at the mandatory orientation. In addition, students are encouraged to clear attendance at the mandatory orientation with their current professor if they are enrolled in a class at the time of orientation. Students who are unable to attend the orientation will not be permitted to enter the program that semester and may apply again to be accepted for a later term. A tentative schedule of Orientation Dates has been published on the College of Nursing web page at (list link), but may be subject to change. It is the responsibility of each applicant to monitor the orientation page for changes and updates.