Any nursing colleges that accept a 2.9 GPA?

FutureNurseInfo · Jan 20, 2017

Many ADN programs accept students with GPA of 2.5 or higher.

applewhitern, BSN, RN · Jan 20, 2017

I have no idea, but just wanted to tell you that if you can't get accepted with a 2.9, try to take a couple of easy classes just to boost your GPA. If you haven't done your pre-reqs, you can go ahead and take them, get good grades to increase your GPA, then apply to nursing school. The nursing schools that I am familiar with also require a certain score on the ACT to get in; mine required a minimum ACT score of 19 to apply to nursing. I don't know of any ADN programs that have lower requirements, as a matter of fact the BSN programs around here usually accept lower GPA's and ACT scores than the ADN's do.

Sour Lemon · Jan 20, 2017

Many ADN programs accept students with GPA of 2.5 or higher.

My ADN program had a minimum requirement of 2.5, but in reality, the 2.5s didn't actually have a chance unless no one "better" applied. I had a GPA of 3.7 and only got in as an alternate.

Sour Lemon · Jan 20, 2017

I have no idea, but just wanted to tell you that if you can't get accepted with a 2.9, try to take a couple of easy classes just to boost your GPA. If you haven't done your pre-reqs, you can go ahead and take them, get good grades to increase your GPA, then apply to nursing school.

Be aware of the program(s) you're interested in and how they calculate GPA. Some only count hard sciences and high grades in "easy" classes wouldn't help. Others don't count retaken classes, or they average the first and second tries together instead of taking the higher of the two.

alishaH · Jan 21, 2017

Thank you ! And yes all my nursing pre-requirement classes have goodgrades , it's the 2 C's I got in Stats & this music course rest of my grades are okay

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Jan 21, 2017

Chamberlain College of Nursing accepts anyone with a 2.5 GPA or greater. The major catch is that it is an investor-owned school that charges a whopping $86,000+ in tuition and fees for its prelicensure BSN degree program.

VampyrSlayer, CNA · Jan 24, 2017

whoa. So wait, is that 86k before you even start the BSN program?

Sour Lemon · Jan 25, 2017

whoa. So wait, is that 86k before you even start the BSN program?

A "pre-liscensure" program is a BSN program for people who are not already RNs. The alternate would be a BSN program for people who are already RNs (either by diploma or ADN program). Those types of "bridge" programs are typically less costly.