Nursing, BSN

Program Description

Please visit the current Graceland University Catalog for a complete list of requirements. This guide is for the Nursing Beginning Professional Students B.S.N. program in Independence, MO only. Please consult the catalog if looking for RN-to-BSN degree or Lamoni Campus Nursing Program. You may contact Admissions with any questions about the additional programs. 

Admission Requirements

To be considered for acceptance into the Graceland University nursing program, general education courses and nursing support courses listed in the chart below are required to be complete. 

• General education courses can be satisfied by transferring in with an Associate of Arts (AA) or an Associate of Science (AS) Degree.
• Students without a degree will follow the alternative general education requirements outlined in the catalog. To follow the Alt GE plan, a minimum of 48 semester hours must be transferred in.
  • 3 s.h. in each of the following areas: speech, college-level mathematics, and natural science.
  • 6 s.h. in college composition.
  • 9 s.h. in each of the following areas: humanities (literature, philosophy, religion, art, music, theatre, and foreign language courses) and social sciences (economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science/government, geography, history).

➢ Visit to the Graceland General Transfer Credit Policy for all transfer information.

Application for admission into the nursing program is evaluated based on academic scholarship, writing ability, potential for success, references, and professionalism.  To be considered for admission, applicants must meet the following criteria: 

• Submit an online application and fulfill requirements for acceptance.
• Send official transcripts to Admissions from all colleges previously attended.
• Demonstrate potential for academic success by:
  • Holding a minimum of 2.50 (24-month track admits every January) or 2.75 (18-month track admits every July) cumulative or pre-requisite grade point average (GPA).
  • Completing a 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.
• ​Complete a minimum acceptable score on all required admission examinations.

➢ Please note: 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:

• who has been denied licensure by the board,
• whose license is currently suspended, surrendered or revoked in any United States jurisdiction,
• whose license/registration is currently suspended, surrendered or revoked in another country due to disciplinary action.

➢ Nursing education maintains a close relationship with nursing practice. Students will be expected to meet additional requirements and expenses related to health examinations and immunizations, uniforms, transportation to clinical agencies, and liability insurance while enrolled in the junior and senior clinical nursing courses. Each student in the third and fourth year of the Nursing major needs to have their own reliable transportation. Specific information about these matters can be obtained from the School of Nursing.