Admission Requirements

Freshmen

• Minimum GPA:  n/a
• Pre-Major/Prerequisite Courses: Completion of nursing prerequisite courses by the end of the semester of application to the Upper-Division Nursing major with a minimum grade of a C.  Completion of at least three (3) of the prerequisite science courses and their respective labs prior to applying to the Upper-Division Pre-Licensure Nursing Major with a grade of B or above.  Only 1 grade of C is allowed for a 3-credit hour prerequisite course, which must be re-taken for a grade of B or above prior to applying to Upper-Division.  Students applying for Fall admission must complete required prerequisite courses by the end of the Spring semester preceding their admission.  Students applying for Spring admission must complete require prerequisite courses by the end of the Fall semester preceding their admission.
  • UWRT 1103  or UWRT 1104  
  • CHEM 1203 , CHEM 1203L , CHEM 1204 , and CHEM 1204L 
    OR  CHEM 1251 , CHEM 1251L , CHEM 1252 , and CHEM 1252L  
  • BIOL 2259  
  • BIOL 2259L  
  • BIOL 2273  and BIOL 2273L 
    OR KNES 2168  and KNES 2168L  
  •  BIOL 2274  and BIOL 2274L 
    OR KNES 2169  and KNES 2169L  
  • MATH 1100  
  • STAT 1220 , STAT 1221 , or STAT 1222  
  • PSYC 1101  
  • SOCY 1101  or ANTH 1101  
  • NURS 2100  
  • NURS 2200  

• Other:  Students admitted to the Upper-Division Pre-Licensure Nursing major must be certified as a Nurse Aide I (CNA I) and listed in the North Carolina Nurse Aide Registry
• Declaration of Major:  Freshmen seeking admission to the Upper Division Pre-Licensure Nursing Major may be admitted as Pre-Nursing.All students begin as Pre-Nursing majors and apply to Upper-Division once eligible. Freshmen who do not meet the criteria or have never applied for admission to Pre-Nursing may request a change of major to Pre-Nursing after completion of 30 credit hours at UNC Charlotte with an overall GPA of 3.0 or above.  An advising session is required prior to declaration.  Application to the Upper-Division Pre-Licensure Nursing Major is online.  Information about the online application process and deadlines is available on the School of Nursing website. 

Transfers

• Minimum GPA:  3.0
• Pre-Major/Prerequisite Courses:  A grade B or above is required in any Science prerequisite coursework.  Only one grade of C is allowed for a 3-credit hour prerequisite course, which must be re-taken for a grade B or above prior to applying to upper division.
• Transferable Credit Hours:  24
• Declaration of Major:  Transfer students who have not completed all prerequisites may be admitted to UNC Charlotte as Pre-Nursing.  In order to declare Pre-Nursing, transfer students admitted to the University must have an overall GPA of 3.0 based on all university/college coursework.  Transfer students who do not meet the criteria or have never applied for admission as Pre-Nursing may request a change of major to Pre-Nursing after completion of the first full semester at UNC Charlotte (at least 15 credit hours; Summer not included) with an overall GPA of 3.0 or above.

Degree Requirements

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN) requires a minimum of 120 credit hours for the Upper-Division Pre-Licensure Nursing curriculum and the RN-to-BSN completion curriculum.  Students must earn the last 25% of baccalaureate degree requirements at UNC Charlotte.

Degree Total = 120 Credit Hours

Grade Requirements

All Nursing major courses must be completed with a grade of C or above.  Students must also have a minimum GPA of 2.0 overall.

Honors Program

For details about the Honors Program in Nursing, visit the program page .