BSN Admission Policy

To be eligible for admission to the Department of Nursing students must:

1. File an application for admission to the Department of Nursing by December 1 of their sophomore year.
2. General education courses (including a Humanities and Fine Arts course) to equal 16 course credits consisting of supporting (prerequisite) and elective courses by completion of their sophomore year.
3. Satisfactorily complete (C or higher) or be in the process of completing the following prerequisite courses.
   
   

   BIO-145	Cellular and Molecular Biology
   BIO-207/208	Microbiology AND Lab
   BIO-210/215	Human Anatomy AND Lab
   BIO-220/225	Human Physiology AND Lab
   CHM-020/026	Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry AND Lab
   PSY-115	Introduction to Psychology
   SOC-105	Introduction to Sociology
   PSY-215	Statistical Methods in Behavioral Sciences
   	-OR-
   STA-100/110	Statistical Reasoning I-Statistical Foundations AND Statistical Reasoning IIA-Inferential Statistics

   
   
4. *Achieve a cumulative G.P.A. of 2.7 or above. Students completing the majority of these 16 course credits at Coe College will be given priority. Students with a GPA lower than 2.7 may be considered for admission on a space available basis.
5. It is expected that students will have no record of criminal or adult abuse offense. However, if there is an offense students can submit an Explanation of Offense to the Iowa Department of Human Services and may be granted permission to work in health care facilities.
6. Students must submit to a functional assessment by a licensed independent practitioner and be found to be safe to work in healthcare facilities.
7. Students must provide proof of immunizations as specified in the Nursing Department Student Policy Manual. (available upon request)
8. Students must possess valid licensure as a Certified Nursing Assistant.
9. Student must be certified annually in CPR for the healthcare provider.

*The Nursing Department Admissions, Promotion, and Retention committee reviews all applications and selects candidates who are best qualified to meet the standards of the nursing profession. In reviewing applications, the committee considers criteria such as GPA, academic performance in the supporting courses, as well as the number of supporting courses taken at Coe College.