What are the requirements to enter into the BSN or MSN program?
BSN – AAS in Nursing or Diploma School Graduate (Applicants who have graduated from a diploma program may earn 32 lower-division nursing credits by taking the Excelsior College examinations. The examinations must be passed at the level of a grade of “C” or better); IL RN License; Basic Computer; Statistics; Human Growth & Development; Humanities; General Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Anatomy & Physiology; Microbiology; General Sociology; General Psychology; English 101; English 102; and Speech. MSN – BSN from an accredited nursing program; current IL RN License; Nursing Research; Statistics; Nursing Health Assessment; have a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher in all undergraduate courses and a GPA of 3.0 or higher with a grade of “C” or better in all upper-division nursing courses. Applicants who do not meet the GPA requirements or who have graduated from non-graded baccalaureate programs will be conditionally admitted. A GPA of 3.0 must be maintained for the first nine hours of work com
