Admission Requirements

Freshmen

• Minimum GPA:  n/a
• Pre-Major/Prerequisite Courses: Completion of prerequisite courses with a minimum grade of a C. Completion of prerequisite science and NURS courses with a minimum grade of a B. 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. 
  
  For the prerequisite science courses and respective labs and for NURS 2100  and NURS 2200 , all of which require a grade of B or above, Pre-Nursing students can only have one grade of C or below for which they retook the course to earn a B or above prior to applying to Upper Division.  Students earning more than one C in those prerequisite courses cannot remain in Pre-Nursing and must change their major, and are ineligible for admission to the Upper-Division Nursing major.  Students applying for Spring admission must complete required 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:  Same as Freshmen listed above.
• Other:  Same as Freshmen listed above.
• 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 .