Admissions

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements for Traditional Students Seeking a Second Bachelor's Degree

• Bachelor’s (BA or BS) degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a minimum cumulative GPA of a 3.0. Degree must be completed by no later than the end of the Spring term of the year in which you apply.
• Meet all FIU Admissions Standards requirements to Apply to FIU for Fall term.
• Completion of ALL required prerequisite courses (listed above) by the end of the Spring semester to be eligible for admission for the Fall.
  • Minimum cumulative 3.25 GPA for all Nursing prerequisite courses.
  • Applicants must receive a grade of “C” or better for all nursing prerequisite courses. Students earning a grade of “C minus” or below in any science prerequisite course may repeat that course only once. A student who earns a grade of “C minus” or below in any science pre-requisite course for a second time will be redirected to another major within FIU. Advisement relative to other majors/options will be provided.
  • One science failure is allowed as long as the course is repeated successfully. Two science failures disqualifies your application from consideration.
• All required prerequisites must be completed by the end of the Spring semester. However, applicants may ONLY have up to two prerequisites in progress at the time application is submitted. Additionally, we will not review an application with in progress science courses.
• Successful completion of the ‘In-Person’ ATI TEAS (Edition VII) nursing entrance exam. Any applicant testing after 4/16/2024 is required to test 'In-Person'. Remote proctored exams will no longer be accepted with a test date of 4/16/2024 or after. To be considered a qualified applicant eligible for admission, you must achieve:
  • Minimum 70% comprehensive score AND
  • Minimum 62% science score
• Applicants must complete a separate NursingCAS application for the Accelerated Option Track by the deadline date .

Admission requirements for foreign educated physician seeking a BSN degree

• Minimum 2.00 degree GPA from previously awarded Doctor of Medicine from an accredited medical school outside of the U.S. shown through the completion of a course by course evaluation obtained through a NACES accredited evaluation company ( naces.org).  An official transcript from the foreign medical school along with translations in English can also be provided instead of a NACES evaluation.
• Minimum of 550 on Paper-Based TOEFL exam, or 80 on the Internet-Based Test (TOEFL), or minimum of 6.5 IELTS band score, or completion of ENC 1101 and 1102 from a regionally accredited college or university. *TOEFL Paper-Based Exam is offered at the FIU English Language Institute (eli.fiu.edu).
• Cannot have obtained an RN license from a previous nursing program!
• Must apply to FIU Undergraduate Admissions (admissions.fiu.edu) for the FALL term for the Nursing-AO-BSN track AND Nursing CAS, by no later than May 1^st.
• Prerequisite courses must be completed no later than the SPRING term of the year in which you are applying for AND have been completed within the last 10 years. If older than 10 years, they must be repeated.
  • Applicants must receive a grade of “C” or better for all nursing prerequisite courses. Students earning a grade of “C minus” or below in any science prerequisite course may repeat that course only once. A student who earns a grade of “C minus” or below in any science pre-requisite course for a second time will be redirected to another major within FIU. Advisement relative to other majors/options will be provided.
  • One science failure is allowed as long as the course is repeated successfully. Two science failures disqualifies your application from consideration.
• Successful completion of the ‘In-Person’ ATI TEAS (Edition VII) nursing entrance exam. Any applicant testing after 4/16/2024 is required to test 'In-Person'. Remote proctored exams will no longer be accepted with a test date of 4/16/2024 or after. To be considered a qualified applicant eligible for admission, you must achieve:
  
  • Minimum 70% comprehensive score AND
  • Minimum 62% science score

* These changes are effective as of 2019, and are subject to change at any given time.

About our Admissions and Program Policies

Florida International University and Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences policies, procedures, requirements and regulations are continually reviewed to serve the needs of the university/college’s publics and to respond to the mandates of the Florida Department of Education, Board of Governors, the Legislature, and other regulatory and accrediting agencies. Changes in programs, policies, procedures, requirements, and regulations may be made without notice.