California nursing programs with 2.0gpa science req.

WookieeRN, BSN, MSN, RN · Mar 23, 2015

For-profits, most likely, but you will pay out the wazoo and be buried in debt for the rest of your life.

roser13, ASN, RN · Mar 23, 2015

I would be suspicious of any school that admitted such a low GPA. Look not only at the (likely) outrageous cost, but at the NCLEX pass rate.

ixchel · Mar 23, 2015

Does anyone know of any LVN to RN or any RN programs in California that require only a 2.0 gpa for the science classes and are not hard to get into?

I'm sorry for being a negative nancy, but any nursing program is going to be building on the foundations of those classes you got a 2.0 in. That's why many programs require a 3.0 in pre-reqs. You can't just know the minimum going in. You need to have really learned it well. You don't want to pay for a semester, struggle desperately and then fail out just because you didn't have a strong grasp on things you should have already learned. Go retake those classes, or rethink your next step in life.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Mar 24, 2015

Does anyone know of any LVN to RN or any RN programs in California that require only a 2.0 gpa for the science classes and are not hard to get into?

Your best bet for low-GPA admission will be the investor-owned schools of questionable repute (University of Phoenix, Kaplan, Everest, Carrington, West Coast University, San Joaquin Valley College, etc).

wanderlust99 · Mar 24, 2015

Retake the classes. Study more.

geniespice · Jun 12, 2015

I'm not sure what I have to rethink but thank you.

missmollie, ADN, BSN, RN · Jun 12, 2015

Rethink getting into a private school that accepts such a low GPA, and re-take those classes.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Jun 12, 2015

This thread has been moved to the Pre-nursing Student forum with the ultimate goal of amassing more responses. Good luck with your nursing school aspirations.

geniespice · Jun 22, 2015

My GPA isn't 2.0. Was just wondering which schools would be easier to get into because I hear it's so hard. I don't need to retake classes and my LVN program was done through private school, and it's not for me. But thank you for the advice.

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Jun 22, 2015

My GPA isn't 2.0. Was just wondering which schools would be easier to get into because I hear it's so hard. I don't need to retake classes and my LVN program was done through private school, and it's not for me. But thank you for the advice.

I think you can see the reason you received the responses you did, when you re-read your intial post:

Does anyone know of any LVN to RN or any RN programs in California that require only a 2.0 gpa for the science classes and are not hard to get into?

It leads us to believe you have a 2.0 GPA, otherwise....why would you be asking about a program that has such a lowball minimum threshold?

Regardless, I think the point that needs to be gotten across is that California is a VERY impacted State for nursing, and these schools are churning out many more graduates than can find jobs (approximately 50% of all new grad RNs are unemployed in nursing a year later).

Since you are already an LPN (and, I assume, working as one?) you might not have as much trouble as a brand-new nurse might. So that's a good thing.

However, since it seems that everyone and his/her cousin is now fighting to get into a nursing program anywhere (including CA), both lower-cost private as well as public schools can afford to be quite picky when it comes to admission requirements. If you have higher than a 2.0, that's good, because you are likely to need pretty close to a 4.0 for consideration. "Easy to get into"....well, none of them are going to be particularly "easy" in that they will be asking for TEAS testing scores, application essays, recommendation letters, etc etc. And then....the top numbers on the pile will get seats, the rest will not.

I think the best way for you to know what YOUR specific chances are (what IS your GPA?) would be to contact the schools you are interested in and see what they are asking for. Set up an appointment with an admissions counselor, go over what you have....and see how you measure up.

Good luck.

windsurfer8, BSN, RN · Jun 22, 2015

Why not go to a school that meets your needs. If your number one criteria is "EASY" then you should not go into nursing.