Admission Requirements
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.
New Students
Traditional Admission
Admission to the Nursing major is selective; the process is competitive, and acceptance is never guaranteed. Prospective applicants must have completed:
- High school level mathematics, biology, and chemistry.
- In addition, students must have achieved one of the following:
- Minimum 2.7 overall high school grade point average (on a 4.0 scale); and a minimum 22 ACT composite or a minimum 1100 SAT score; or
- Minimum 3.0 overall high school grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).
Early Admission
Early admission students are granted admission to the professional nursing sequence as new students provided they meet the early admission criteria and maintain the progression requirements. Students must signify they want to be considered for early admission and agree to declare Kent State as their college of choice in early September. The early admission program has a limited number of seats, with an emphasis on students who can enhance the College of Nursing's mission to improve healthy living in a diverse, changing society.
Transfer Students
Traditional Admission
Admission to the Nursing major requires a minimum 2.750 overall GPA and completion of 12 college credit hours from an institional-accredited college or university.
Transfer students who have successfully completed minimum 12 credit hours at Kent State University will be evaluated on their Kent State overall GPA only along with the pre-requisite criteria for admission into the Professional Phase.
Direct Admission
Admission to the Professional Nursing Sequence of the Nursing major requires meeting prerequisite criteria. Students who have failed out of another nursing program are not eligible for admission to Kent State's B.S.N. degree.
Transfer students from another accredited B.S.N. degree who have completed at least one laboratory or clinical course must have achieved the following for admission to Kent State's B.S.N. degree:
- Minimum 3.200 overall GPA in all college-level coursework
- Minimum 2.750 GPA for the required (or equivalent) science courses in Kent State's B.S.N. degree (BSCI 21010, BSCI 21020, BSCI 20021 or BSCI 30171 and CHEM 10050, CHEM 10055 or CHEM 10060)
- Minimum C grade in the following prerequisite courses:
- Anatomy and Physiology (BSCI 21010 and BSCI 21020)
- Microbiology (BSCI 20021 or BSCI 30171)
- Genetics (BSCI 30050 or BSCI 30156)
- Chemistry (CHEM 10050, CHEM 10055 or CHEM 10060)
- Good academic standing at current college or university
Admission to the Accelerated Second Degree concentration
Admission to the Accelerated Second Degree concentration requires a completed bachelor's degree with a minimum 2.750 overall GPA. Students who have failed out of a nursing program are not eligible to apply to the Accelerated Second Degree concentration. Accelerated students must have all college-level core and nursing prerequisite courses complete:
- Anatomy and Physiology (BSCI 21010 and BSCI 21020)
- Microbiology (BSCI 20021 or BSCI 30171)
- Genetics (BSCI 30050 or BSCI 30156)
- Chemistry (CHEM 10050, CHEM 10055 or CHEM 10060)
- Psychology (PSYC 11762)
- Human Growth and Development (NURS 20950)
- Sociology (SOC 12050 or SOC 22778)
- Minimum 2.750 overall GPA and minimum 2.750 science GPA
- Minimum C grade in all science and mathematics courses
English Language Proficiency Requirements for International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning a minimum 525 TOEFL score (71 on the Internet-based version), minimum 75 MELAB score, minimum 6.0 IELTS score or minimum 48 PTE Academic score, or by completing the ELS level 112 Intensive Program. For more information on international admission, visit the Office of Global Education’s admission website.