Undergraduate Admission

Undergraduate Admission

Admission to the major is competitive and is based on overall ranking in the following areas:

1. Admission to Graceland University.
2. Indication of potential for academic success.
   1. Minimum of 2.50 cumulative grade point average on all previous college work.
   2. Minimum grade of "C" in each course required for the major. Pass/fail options are not permitted in the required courses for the nursing major.
   3. Prior to enrollment in the spring semester of the sophomore year, the applicant must have completed the following courses with a minimum grade of "C" in each course:
      1. Introduction to Chemistry (3 s.h.)
      2. Anatomy and Physiology (6 s.h.)
         * BIOL3420 Human Anatomy and BIOL3440 Human Physiology will be required for all current Graceland students (8 s.h.)
      3. Fundamentals of Microbiology (4 s.h.)
      4. College Algebra or Mathematical Concepts I (3 s.h.)
   4. Successful completion of the following courses by the end of the spring semester the sophomore year:
      1. Introduction to Psychology (3 s.h.)
      2. Developmental Psychology (3 s.h.)
      3. Introduction to Sociology or Cultural Anthropology (3 s.h.)
      4. Nutrition (3 s.h.)
   5. Prior to beginning the first nursing classes at Graceland, students applying to the traditional track must present a minimum of 66 s.h., and students applying to the accelerated track 69 s.h. of acceptable college work from an accredited college, including the courses listed previously in this section.
   6. Satisfactory scores on required admission examinations (TEAS exam).
3. Personal statement of goals.
4. Two reference letters from an academic and occupational source (two academic references may be used if applicant has never held a job).
5. Personal interview.
6. Personal qualifications, potential for professional competency, and state of health.
7. Any RN-BSN student whose GPA falls in the range of 2.0 to 2.494 will be conditionally accepted to the major and allowed to take 12 s.h. of nursing courses. Students can continue in the program if they achieve a GPA of 2.50 (2.495) or better on those courses.
8. 2.5(5) from the Iowa Administrative Code, chapter 2, nursing educational programs: Nursing courses with a clinical component may not be taken by a person:
   1. who has been denied licensure by the board,
   2. whose license is currently suspended, surrendered or revoked in any United States jurisdiction,
   3. whose license/registration is currently suspended, surrendered or revoked in another country due to disciplinary action.