Admissions

Admission Requirements

• Associate of Arts (AA) degree from a Florida state college – OR – Completion of FIU’s University Core Curriculum (UCC) (AKA: general education requirements), including Gordon Rule and foreign language requirements.
  
  • Applicants transferring without an AA degree or from an out-of-state or private college MUST meet the UCC (AKA: general education requirements), must have at least 54 transferable credits, must meet university requirements (i.e. Flent/Flex, Civic Literacy), and must meet nursing prerequisite requirements.
  • Applicants transferring from a Florida state college who completed prerequisite courses are encouraged to obtain the AA degree before transferring credits to FIU.
  • All requirements above must be completed by the end of the spring semester for Fall admission or the end of the summer semester for Spring admission. If any of these courses are not completed by the end of the spring semester for Fall admission or summer semester for Spring admission, the applicant would not be eligible for that application cycle.
• Minimum cumulative 3.25 GPA for all coursework. Cumulative GPA (including dual-enrollment and transfer courses) is a criterion for competitive ranking.
• Completion of the required prerequisite courses (listed above) and general education requirements (UCC) by the end of the Spring semester to be eligible for Fall admission or by the end of the Summer semester to be eligible for Spring admission. 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
• Applicants must complete a separate NursingCAS application for the Traditional BSN Track.

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.

Students must meet all immunization requirements implemented by our clinical affiliates in order to matriculate at NWCNHS. NWCNHS cannot accept immunization waivers or exemptions that conflict with our clinical affiliate's immunization policies.