Major Requirements (101 Hours)
BSN GPA requirements: 3.0 cumulative GPA required for admission*, 2.5 cumulative and major GPA required for retention, and 2.5 cumulative and 2.5 major GPA required for graduation.
*Note that admission is competitive and requires an application process. Declaration of major happens after a student has been provisionally accepted into the BSN program. Please see nursing.appstate.edu for more information.
BSN grade requirements: All BSN majors must earn a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in each required course on the major program of study. Students must earn a minimum grade of “B-” (2.7) in CHE 1101 , CHE 1102 , CHE 1110 , CHE 1120 , ES 2040 , ES 2050 , and BIO 2200 .
Students may be allowed to repeat one nursing course one time if they earn a grade below “C.” (2.0) Failure to achieve a grade of at least a “C” (2.0) in a nursing (NUR) course results in dismissal from the nursing program. Students should refer to nursing.appstate.edu for complete policies and procedures regarding progression in the BSN program, dismissal from the BSN program and possible readmission to the BSN program following dismissal.