A Master's Degree in Nursing or Nursing Education.

Traditional Students (under age 24 and has not attended college or university)

1. Graduate from an accredited high school.
2. Have a 2.7 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
3. Earn a Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) re-centered score of 1000 or above or an American College Test (ACT) composite score of 19 or above.
4. Have successfully completed one year of high school chemistry or one semester of college level algebra, chemistry and biology with a grde of “C” or better.
5. Have completed the ATI TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills).

Adult Students (24 years of age and older and has not attended college or university)

1. Graduate from an accredited high school.
2. Have a 2.7 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
3. Students who did not graduate from high school must have completed the General Education Development (GED) tests with a composite score of at least 600 and no sub score below 145, or the High School Equivalency test (HSE) with a score of at least 75 with no sub score below 8. 
4. Have successfully completed (“C” or better) one year of high school algebra and biology and one year of high school chemistry with a “C” or better.
5. Have successfully completed one year of high school chemistry with a “C” or better.

Transfer Students (previously attended another college or university)

1. Meet university entrance requirements for transfer students.
2. Have a minimum transfer cumulative GPA of 2.7.
3. Have successfully completed (“C” or better) one year of high school chemistry with a grade of “C” or better or one semester of college level algebra, chemistry and biology with a grade of “C” or better.
4. Only nursing courses with a grade of “B-” or better can be considered for transfer credit.
5. A minimum of 26 credit hours in nursing must be taken at the University of Saint Francis to be awarded an associate degree in nursing from the University of Saint Francis.
6. Have completed the ATI TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills).

Students who do not meet the nursing admission criteria may be admitted to the university as a pre-nursing major or academic exploration/exploratory healthcare major. Each applicant is reviewed on an individual basis.

USF has rolling admissions. Students need to register one week before classes start each semester.