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Nursing Department

Application Requirements


  • Completed applications plus all required documentation due at the Department of Nursing NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM ON OCTOBER 1.
  • All student must submit an Application into the nursing major.
  • Admission into the nursing major is very competitive.
  • The following criteria must be met to be eligible for consideration for admission to the Nursing Program:
  • Once admitted to George Fox University, freshman students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing who meet the following expectations of academic and personal achievement during their freshman and sophomore years will be eligible for priority admission into the BSN program. 
      • Maintain a 3.3 minimum cumulative grade point average in all classes.
      • Maintain a 3.3 minimum cumulative grade point average in math and science classes including Math 180, Chemistry 151 and 152, Anatomy and Physiology BIOL 331 and 332, and Microbiology, BIO 367.
      • Meet other nursing application criteria including the TEAS exam, written essays and Recommendation and Appraisal forms.
      • Demonstrate evidence of good citizenship and responsibility while on campus.
      • Attend a Nursing Community Meeting each semester.
      • Maintain full time student status at George Fox University.
      • Students whose GPA fall below the benchmark of 3.3, but do meet the 2.8 GPA minimum requirement are still eligible to apply for the nursing program, however priority admission to the major is not guaranteed.
      • Once admitted into the nursing program, continuation in the program is not guaranteed.  
  • A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8 is REQUIRED FOR SUBMISSION of an application; this includes all transfer courses. NOTE: this minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8 is not considered when applications are evaluated and reviewed for an admission decision. A second GPA, using first-year required prerequisite courses, will be calculated to assist in determining, in part, one's qualifications for admission into the major. (See GPA prerequisite requirements)

Application

In order for admission into the nursing major, the following criteria MUST be met and included with the application:

The following are completed after the applicant is accepted into the nursing program:

 

Mail application packet to:
GFU - Department of Nursing
414 N Meridian St #6273
Newberg OR 97132