Nursing Admissions Requirements (ASN)

Associate Degree in Nursing

• Earn a cumulative G.P.A. of 2.5 or better on the high school or college level.
• Complete 2 years of college preparatory secondary level school science including
  Biology with a lab and Chemistry with a lab. Both courses must be completed within 
  5 years with a minimum grade of C+. A four-credit college course in Biology with a
  lab and a four-credit college Chemistry course with a lab within 5 years with grades
  of C+ or better will also satisfy the pre-requisite science requirement.
• Complete 2 years of college preparatory level secondary school mathematics
  including Algebra I and II or Algebra I and Geometry. Both courses must be
  completed within 5 years with a minimum grade of C+. A three-credit college course
  in College Algebra within 5 years with a grade of C+ or better will also satisfy the prerequisite math requirement.
• Admission to the nursing program is competitive, and the requirements listed above
  are minimums and do not guarantee admission. All students applying for admission to the nursing program (including internal and external transfers) are required to take a TEAS.  This test is administered at Becker on a routine basis and costs $35.  Information about the test content can be found at http://www.ATITesting.com and study guide is available in the bookstores; TEAS assessment Study Guide.  Information regarding the Assessment exam will be mailed out to applicants who meet the minimum qualifications.
• Students who do not meet the above criteria but satisfy the general admissions
  requirements of the college may be accepted into the Undeclared program. They
  can then take the appropriate courses to allow them to meet the admission
  requirements of the Nursing program.
• Nursing application deadlines are as follows: September applicant: February 1st,
  January applicant: August 1st, and May applicant: January 1st.
• In addition to the above, the nursing student is required to meet cognitive, sensory, affective, and psychomotor performance criteria.  See specific requirements in the Becker College Nursing Student Handbook.