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         <td width="60%"><big>'''Undergraduate Guaranteed Admission to the BSN Program'''</big></td>
         <td width="60%"><big>'''Undergraduate Guaranteed Admission to the BSN Program'''</big></td>
         <td valign="top" width="40%"><big>Subsection: '''5.2.11'''</big></td>
         <td valign="top" width="40%"><big>'''Policy:''' '''2210 (5.2.11)'''</big></td>
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         <td width="60%">Section 5.0 - Student Policies</td>
         <td width="60%">Student Policies - Undergraduate Students</td>
         <td width="40%">Originating Date: May 2010</td>
         <td width="40%">Originating Date: May 2010</td>
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         <td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Admission, Progression, Graduation and Scholarship/Grant Committee</div></td>
         <td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Affairs Committee</div></td>
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                 <td>Revised: November 2010<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/4337|December 2011]]<br />Reviewed: [[Special:PermanentLink/9772|October 2012]]<br />Revised:[[Special:PermanentLink/9969|September 2017]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/10677|April 2018]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/12608|April 2019]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/13765|September 2021]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/15422|November 2022]] ([[Special:Diff/13765/15422|changes]])<br />Revised: May 2024 ([[Special:Diff/15422/{{REVISIONID}}|changes]])</td>
                 <td>Revised: November 2010<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/4337|December 2011]]<br />Reviewed: [[Special:PermanentLink/9772|October 2012]]<br />Revised:[[Special:PermanentLink/9969|September 2017]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/10677|April 2018]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/12608|April 2019]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/13765|September 2021]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/15422|November 2022]] ([[Special:Diff/13765/15422|changes]])<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/15964|May 2024]] ([[Special:Diff/15422/15964|changes]])<br />Revised: August 2025 (administrative) ([[Special:Diff/15964/{{REVISIONID}}|changes]])</td>
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===Purpose===
==Purpose==
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">To establish criteria for guaranteed admission to the BSN program.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">To establish criteria for guaranteed admission to the BSN program.</p>
===Scope===
==Scope==
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">This policy applies to all undergraduate applicants.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">This policy applies to all undergraduate applicants.</p>
===Policy===
 
==Policy==
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Faculty of the College of Nursing develop admission criteria to be used in screening selected applicants for guaranteed admission to the BSN program.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Faculty of the College of Nursing develop admission criteria to be used in screening selected applicants for guaranteed admission to the BSN program.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Students may be accepted prior to completing all the required prerequisite courses if they meet the following criteria by the review date.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Students may be accepted prior to completing all the required prerequisite courses if they meet the following criteria by the review date.</p>
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<li>No repeat courses</li>
<li>No repeat courses</li>
<li>No pass/fail courses in the sciences (except for laboratory components) and a maximum of 12 hours of pass/fail in non-science courses</li>
<li>No pass/fail courses in the sciences (except for laboratory components) and a maximum of 12 hours of pass/fail in non-science courses</li>
<li>A grade of C+ or better in prerequisite courses</li>
<li>A grade of C or better in prerequisite courses</li>
<li>Must be full-time (at least 12 credits/semester) and follow the advised curriculum</li>
<li>Must be full-time (at least 12 credits/semester) and follow the advised curriculum</li>
<li>Must meet with a UNMC CON Student Services Coordinator once per semester prior to admission to the BSN program</li>
<li>Must meet with a UNMC CON Student Services coordinator once per semester prior to admission to the BSN program</li>
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     <li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Second Degree Students:</span>
     <li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Second Degree Students:</span>
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     <li style="margin-left:5em;">ACT not required and student does not need to be full-time but must stay on a trajectory as advised by Student Services Coordinator.</li>
     <li style="margin-left:5em;">ACT not required and student does not need to be full-time but must stay on a trajectory as advised by Student Services coordinator.</li>
     <li style="margin-left:5em;">Graduated with a 3.8 cumulative GPA or higher in undergraduate or graduate program.</li>
     <li style="margin-left:5em;">Graduated with a 3.8 cumulative GPA or higher in undergraduate or graduate program.</li>
     <li style="margin-left:5em;">Maintenance of 3.8 cumulative GPA in any nursing prerequisites or nursing support courses needed.</li>
     <li style="margin-left:5em;">Maintenance of 3.8 cumulative GPA in any nursing prerequisites or nursing support courses needed.</li>
     <li style="margin-left:5em;">A grade of C+ or better in prerequisite courses.</li>
     <li style="margin-left:5em;">A grade of C or better in prerequisite courses.</li>
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<p style="max-width:67em !important;">Failure to meet these requirements will result in being dropped from guaranteed admission although a student may apply for regular admission.</p>
<p style="max-width:67em !important;">Failure to meet these requirements will result in being dropped from guaranteed admission although a student may apply for regular admission.</p>
====Guaranteed Admission (e.g., RHOP, KHOP, ROTC, Veterans & Rural Pathway)====
 
====Guaranteed Admission====
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     <li style="margin-left:2em;">3.3 cumulative college GPA preferred</li>
     <li style="margin-left:2em;">3.3 cumulative college GPA preferred</li>
     <li style="margin-left:2em;">No more than one repeat course</li>
     <li style="margin-left:2em;">No more than one repeat course</li>
     <li style="margin-left:2em;">No pass/fail courses in the sciences (except for laboratory components) and a maximum of 12 hours of pass/fail in non-science sources</li>
     <li style="margin-left:2em;">No pass/fail courses in the sciences (except for laboratory components) and a maximum of 12 hours of pass/fail in non-science sources</li>
     <li style="margin-left:2em;">A grade of C+ or better in prerequisite courses</li>
     <li style="margin-left:2em;">A grade of C or better in prerequisite courses</li>
     <li style="margin-left:2em;">Must be full-time (at least 12 credits/semester) and follow the advised curriculum</li>
     <li style="margin-left:2em;">Must be full-time (at least 12 credits/semester) and follow the advised curriculum</li>
     <li style="margin-left:2em;">Must meet with a UNMC CON Student Services Coordinator once per semester prior to admission</li>
     <li style="margin-left:2em;">Must meet with a UNMC CON Student Services coordinator once per semester prior to admission</li>
     <li style="margin-left:2em;">Participate in campus specific program requirements (e.g. support courses or activities)</li>
     <li style="margin-left:2em;">Participate in campus specific program requirements (e.g. support courses or activities)</li>
     <li style="margin-left:2em;">Strongly recommended that all further math and science courses be completed at the collaborating institution </li>
     <li style="margin-left:2em;">Strongly recommended that all further math and science courses be completed at the collaborating institution </li>
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====Guideline:====
====Guideline====
<p style="max-width:70em !important;">A maximum of 80% of the incoming cohort by campus may be awarded Guaranteed Admission.</p>
<p style="max-width:70em !important;">A maximum of 80% of the incoming cohort by campus may be awarded guaranteed admission.</p>