PRE-NURSING (for the Pre-Licensure Track)

All students are initially admitted into Pre-Nursing. Upon completion of the pre-nursing curriculum, there is a competitive admission process for the Upper Division (Professional) sequence. 

Admission Requirements into Pre-Nursing

• Direct, Guaranteed Admission Pathway Requirements (only for First-time freshmen or First-time adult students):
  • H.S. GPA of 3.8 or higher through our test-optional pathway or
    H.S. GPA of 3.6 or higher and ACT score of 23/SAT score of 1130
  • Students will then need to achieve a 3.5 UToledo GPA (once at UToledo) in order to maintain their guaranteed seat in the program. The priority application deadline for the direct admission option is January 1. 
• Traditional Pathway Requirements (for First-time freshmen or First-Time adult students):
  • H.S. GPA of 3.0 through our test-optional pathway or
    H.S. GPA of 2.75 and ACT score of 19/SAT score of 990
  • Admission to the upper division pre-licensure track is competitive. A minimum cumulative higher education GPA of 3.0 to be eligible to apply for the upper division professional major. 
• Transfer Pathway Requirements: for those wishing to transfer from other schools or other majors at UToledo:
  • Must be in good standing with a cumulative higher education GPA of 2.75 and 12 graded semester hours
  • Admission to the upper division pre-licensure track is competitive. A minimum cumulative higher education GPA of 3.0 to be eligible to apply for the upper division professional major. 

BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM

Pre-Licensure Track

Admission to the upper division pre-licensure track is competitive. A minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 is required to be eligible to apply for the upper division professional major. Grades from all college courses determine GPA (college credit plus, PSO, repeated courses and all grade deleted courses). Students may apply for up to 18 hours of grade deletion, per UToledo Policy. Please note, if you were granted Direct-guaranteed admission as a freshman, you must maintain a UToledo GPA of 3.5 to qualify for your seat.  Satisfactory  completion of all prerequisite courses with a grade of “C” or higher must be achieved prior to beginning the upper division.  The requirements apply equally to full-time, part-time and transfer students. 

Nursing advisors will assist students to determine the semester for application to the major. All students, Direct Admit or Traditional Admit, must submit an application.  Prerequisite courses must be completed prior to beginning the Upper Division (Professional Major). Application deadlines are subject to change: please check with nursing advisors.

RN-BSN Track

Registered nurses who graduated from an associate or diploma nursing program who have an active, unrestricted, unencumbered professional licensure to practice nursing may enroll in the College of Nursing to earn a baccalaureate degree. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale is required. Transfer credit evaluation determines the number of credits needed to meet the graduation requirement. Grades of "C" or higher must be achieved in all courses required for the BSN. A minimum of 30 hours must be taken in the major. 

TRANSFER STUDENTS

Credit earned at other institutions may apply toward a degree in the College of Nursing. To be eligible for transfer, pre-licensure students need to have earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale. Achieving the minimum GPA does not guarantee placement into the upper division.

To be eligible for transfer into the RN-BSN track, students must have an active unrestricted, unencumbered RN license, and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. 

Students with transfer credit are expected to fulfill all University and College of Nursing requirements for a degree as specified in the catalog for the year in which they are admitted to the University. Not all credit that transfers to The University of Toledo will apply toward a degree in the College of Nursing.

Transferability of previously completed nursing courses is determined by the College of Nursing after the student submits official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended. In most cases, the student is expected to provide the Track Director with syllabi, course packs or workbooks for assessment of congruence with College of Nursing courses. Evaluation must be completed before matriculation into the major and is applicable only for the semester offered admission.

Students who transfer from other institutions must take at least 30 semester hours at The University of Toledo; transfer into the College of Nursing may require more than 30 semester hours of work in the major, regardless of the number of hours transferred. Official transcripts of records from all schools previously attended must be on file with the University of Toledo before the student will be permitted to register. 

Transferology is a multi-state transfer information system, which shows course equivalencies between public and private colleges and universities.

CHANGE OF COLLEGE

Students wishing to apply to the pre-licensure track must be in good standing with a cumulative GPA of 2.75 and 12 graded semester hours. Students wishing to apply to the RN-BSN track must be in good academic standing with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 and 12 graded semester hours. Students should make an appointment with a nursing advisor to discuss transfer requirements and have an academic record review. All college requirements, including core requirements, prerequisites, and minimum cumulative grade point average must be fulfilled as specified in the catalog year for the semester in which the student changes into the College of Nursing.

READMISSION

Students who are accepted into the Upper Division, then decline, drop, or withdraw must reapply for admission to the major. Students dismissed from the nursing program are not eligible for readmission to the nursing major. 

Students who are readmitted must comply with existing university and CON requirements at the time of readmission. Absence of one academic year for any reason may require auditing previously passed nursing courses and satisfactory performance of skills to assure current clinical competency.

Length of Time for Completion (Pre-licensure and RN-BSN)

• Pre-licensure BSN students in the nursing major, will be dismissed from the nursing program if either of the following conditions are met:

a. Two failures of the same required nursing course

b. Three failures of any required nursing courses

i. Students dismissed from the nursing program will receive a dismissal letter from the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

ii. Students may petition for readmission based on extenuating circumstances but are not guaranteed readmission.

• RN-BSN have 8 academic years from the semester of admission to complete the program, extensions may be permitted at the discretion of the RN-BSN Program Director.

• There is no limit on the number of times a student can repeat a RN-BSN NURS course so long as the courses in the major are completed in the above timeframe.

• The student may petition for up to a 1 academic year extension by completing the Request for Extension- Undergraduate form.

• ​A UToledo student who has retaken a course may petition to have a grade excluded from UT GPA computation in accordance with the Repeating a Course and Calculating GPA Policy.