SON Admission Policies and Preferences

We require 8 hours of Human Anatomy & Physiology, which is comprised of 2 lecture/lab combos.  These courses must be current and taken within 5 years of application submission. For the BSN Fall 2027 application, please submit A&P courses taken no later than Sprin 2022. Students must retake these courses if they do not meet these requirements.  Any new attempts taken to meet the 5-year rule for BIO 2451 & 2452 WILL NOT be counted towards the maximum attempts policy if the original grades/attempts met the minimum requirements for the program.  Grades of W, D, or F will count as attempts. 

Common Substitutions:  Below are approved substitutions that we accept. All others outside of Texas State University will be required to undergo a course review and evaluation.  Please discuss this with your academic advisors. 

BIO 3425 & BIO 3426 at Texas State University

BIO 319 and BIO 320 at Texas A & M University 

To qualify for admission consideration, applicants must meet the following:  

1. At least 3 of the 5 sciences must be completed (and transcripts received) by end of Fall 2026. 
2. A maximum of 18 hours of prerequisites remaining to be completed during the Spring and/or Summer prior to fall admission. Winter courses will only be accepted for the general & non-current phases and must be posted by the TXST record by January 15, 2027 - General, and March 15, 2027 - NC. 
3. Human Anatomy & Physiology I and II MUST be current and completed within the past 5 years of application submission to be eligible. Attempts to meet this policy will not be counted within the maximum attempts policy. For the BSN Fall 2027 application, please submit A&P courses taken no later than Spring 2022.

Applicants may apply to the BSN Program a maximum of 3 times. 

Attempting the application multiple times could affect your financial aid eligibility and /or result in excessive hours. It is your responsibility to verify how this might affect your status.

Please seek guidance from the College of Health Professions Academic Advising Center.  St. David's School of Nursing will not be held liable for your attempted hours. 

Students who have already applied, been accepted and started the BSN program are not eligible to reapply to the BSN program in a different pool and must follow the guidelines set in the Academic Progression Policy. 

The traditional BSN is a full-time program that must be completed within three years of admission. Students must maintain a minimum grade of "C" (75%) in all nursing courses and graduate with at least a 2.50 nursing GPA. Courses follow a strict, lock-step sequence requiring full enrollment in all designated courses each semester. Because in-person courses are only offered once per academic year, failing a course will delay graduation. Furthermore, students who fall out of sequence due to illness, failure, or other reasons are not guaranteed a seat in subsequent courses, though efforts to accommodate will be made. Progression also relies on "paired" co-requisite courses (linked lecture and practicum components) - students must pass both components simultaneously. Failing either the lecture or the practicum requires the student to successfully repeat both courses to move forward.

Dual Credit is acceptable but we highly recommend that A& P I and II be completed post-high School graduation during the first and second year in college. We also accept AP and IB credits for general prerequisite requirements, but not for BIO 2440/2400, BIO 2451 or BIO 2452.  Additionally, we will accept AP credit for either BIO 1330 or CHEM 1341, but not both. AP/IB credits can be sent to the TXST Testing Center. Courses not accounted for during the application review will be considered missing and will result in disqualification. 

Applicants are encouraged to complete the five science prerequisite courses (BIO 1330, CHEM 1341, BIO 2440/BIO 2400, BIO 2451, and BIO 2452) within a recommended maximum of eight total attempts, with no more than two attempts per individual science course. An attempt is defined as any enrollment that extends beyond the 12th class day, including repeated courses and withdrawals. Please note that grades of W, D, or F are considered attempts under this guideline. For BIO 2451 and BIO 2452, any additional attempts taken solely to satisfy the program's five-year recency requirement will not be included in the science-attempt calculation, provided the original course attempts met the program's minimum grade requirements.

Applicants who exceed these recommended guidelines remain eligible to apply, and their applications will continue to receive a holistic review and consideration during the admission process. Applicants with questions about their academic history or course eligibility are encouraged to consult with their academic advisor for individualized guidance.

Our BSN program welcomes military veterans!  Although we have offered conditional admission to many students who are veterans, we are unable to provide early or pre-acceptance letters, completed Form 48 AFROTC documents or TA letters in advance for programs such as the Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program (NECP) or the AMEDD Enlisted Commissioning Program (AECP). 

Students must be at least 18 years of age prior to the start of the BSN Program.

Dual credit students eligible to apply right out of high school should ensure they are mature & equipped with strong time management, critical thinking, organization  & effective study skills.   Our nursing curriculum is extremely rigorous and obtaining these skills is crucial to success within the program. 

 To be the most competitive, we recommend to be within the averages featured on our Admissions Profile. Students with GPAs lower than 3.00, or an overall TEAS score less than 70% are not qualified and are discouraged from applying. 

Students that do not currently have a SSN must hold legal residence in the states and are encouraged to work directly with the international student office to gain the appropriate identification documents.  DACA students that are undocumented are encouraged to seek additional opportunities and can contact the Attorney for Students office for additional assistance.