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Admission
Requirements For The Nursing Major
University of Akron students apply
through their Academic Adviser during a specified period of spring
semester to be considered for fall admission into the nursing major.
Students must meet the minimum criteria listed below and are separated
into categories for admission consideration.
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2.75
Prerequisite GPA (All prerequisites must be completed by the end of
spring semester
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2.75
Prerequisite Science GPA (Intro to Gen., Organic, & Biochem I and II
lecture/lab and Anatomy & Physiology I and II lecture/lab)—ranking
in each admission category will be by
science GPA.
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No grade less
than a “C” in any prerequisite course (grades of “C-“ must be
repeated; see repeat policy below)
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Important
note: Completion of all
admission criteria does not guarantee admission into the nursing
major. Entry is competitive.
Admission Consideration
Categories
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Priority Admission Category:
Prenursing students who were admitted or transferred to the college
before the first day of spring semester, are prioritized by
science GPA. (Army ROTC scholarship holders are guaranteed
placement in the major.)
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Full Admission Category: All
College of Nursing Prenursing students as of the first day of spring
semester and Intended Nursing Majors still in University College are
prioritized by science GPA.
‡CLEP option (credit by
examination)
Repeat
Policy
If College of Nursing
Prenursing students or University College Intended Nursing majors do not
successfully complete science prerequisite
courses the first time, they
are allowed to repeat the course for a change of grade one time
only. Students who take a science course for a
third time to earn a grade of
“C”, will NO LONGER be eligible for the nursing major
until the first science course is five (5) years old.
CHANGE OF REQUIREMENTS:
Without limiting the generality of its
powers to alter, amend, or revoke rules and regulation, The University
of Akron reserves the right to make changes in degree requirements of
the student enrolled prior to the change by:
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Altering the number of credits
and/or courses required in a major field of study
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Deleting courses
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Amending courses by increasing
decreasing the credits of specific courses
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Offering substitute courses in
the same or cognate fields.
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