Department of Nursing
Programs of Study
ADMISSION POLICIES
Department of Nursing criteria for admission, progression, and graduation differ from those of Lander University. The nature of nursing as an applied discipline requiring mastery of complex academic and clinical knowledge for entry into practice necessitates different criteria.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Application materials may be obtained from the Lander University Admissions Office (admission@lander.edu). The completed application should be returned to the Admissions Office. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure all materials are received by the specific dates required.
Students who meet the admission qualifications listed below are admitted first into Prenursing. Following successful completion of courses required in the freshman year, students are admitted into the nursing major, and progress through the program of study based on meeting the MINIMUM progression requirements at each level. (In the event there are more qualified applicants than space availability, admission will be determined by the nursing faculty based on cumulative institutional grade point average of each student.)
REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY FOR ADMISSION TO PRENURSING
Generic Students
1. A combined Critical Reading and Math SAT score of 1000 or
better, or ACT score of 22 or better.
2. Proof of high school graduation or equivalent (GED of 200 or
better).
3. Completion of high school chemistry and biology.
4. Completion of three (3) units of high school math.
(Effective for entering prenursing students fall 2007)
Transfer Student (Internal and External
A cumulative institutional grade point average (GPA) of 2.6 (not rounded) or better on twelve (12) hours of graded college course work.
(Only students currently at Lander wanting to change their major to prenursing should click here for an application) Application for Admission to Prenursing-LU student. pdf. External transfer students should apply to the University for admission.
Second-degree Students
A cumulative grade point average (GPA of 2.6 (not rounded) or better.
REQUIREMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION TO THE NURSING MAJOR
Students who wish to be considered for admission to the nursing major must apply in writing to the Department of Nursing. New classes are admitted twice each year, once in the fall and once in the spring. Applications for admission to the major are due by April 30 for fall admission and by October 15 for spring admission.
If all three (3) requirements listed below have been met, an applications to be considered for admission to the nursing major as a sophomore may be downloaded from this website (Application for Admission to the Nursing Major) or obtained from the Department of Nursing Office.
1. "C" or higher in these 7 required courses - ENGL 101-102
MATH 121, CHEM 105/111, CHEM 106/112, BIOL 202 (Human
Anatomy), BIOL 203 (Physiology).
2. GPA requirement
If a current Lander student (prenursing or other major):
cumulative institutional GPA of at least 2.6 (not rounded) on
30 semester hours at Lander (not counting developmental
courses)
If a transfer student: at least 30 semester hours (not
counting developmental courses) of college work including
12 semester hours at Lander with a cumulative institutional
Lander GPA of 2.6 (not rounded).
If already posses a baccalaureate degree: at least
cumulative GPA of 2.6 (not rounded) on previous college
work; otherwise must meet transfer student GPA
requirements.
3. Application to Nursing Major submitted by the respective
deadline (April 30 or October 15).
Timeline and Additional Information about fall admission.
- Deadline for completed application is April 30
- Admission decisions made by May 31.
- Completed clinical clearance materials due by July 10; any student not meeting this deadline will forfeit his/her seat in the class.
- Admission contingent on maintaining GPA >2.6 in any summer school course
- Start sophomore nursing courses in fall semester; complete 6 semesters of nursing courses in sequence and graduate in May three years later (example: begin courses August 2008 and graduate May 2011).
Timeline and Additional Information about spring admission
- Deadline for completed application is October 15
- Admission decisions made by November 1
- Completed clinical clearance materials due by December 1; any student not meeting this deadline will forfeit his/her seat in the class
- Admission contingent on maintaining GPA > 2.6 in any fall courses
- Start sophomore nursing courses in spring semester; complete 6 semesters of nursing courses in sequence and graduate in December two years later (example: begin courses January 2009 and graduate December 2011).
Must complete all graduation requirements within 5 years of beginning nursing courses.
