do nursing schools look at previous degree grades?

kookie4e · Apr 17, 2011

It is according to what program you are looking at. Some programs only look at courses that are part of their nursing curriculum.

Good Luck

psu_213, BSN, RN · Apr 17, 2011

im currently pursuing a degree in community and public health with a mnor in mental health services. i wondered if i went back to school for nursing would a program look at my previous grades in my current courses or only the grades that required in courses for nursing? i have some Cs and Ds.oon my transcript

First, I am not going to pretend to know at what the program is looking...that being said, if you have previous college transcripts--in any field--I would think they are going to consider them when looking at your possible admission.

ADEcstatic · Apr 17, 2011

im currently pursuing a degree in community and public health with a mnor in mental health services. i wondered if i went back to school for nursing would a program look at my previous grades in my current courses or only the grades that required in courses for nursing? i have some Cs and Ds.oon my transcript

I know for direct entry bachelor or master programs, many do look at your undergrad gpa. However, they don't look at individual grades unless they're pre-requisites. If you graduate with at least a 3.0 gpa and the C's and D's are not for prerequisite courses, I think you should be fine.

SummerGarden, BSN, MSN, RN · Apr 17, 2011

op: it depends on the school. for most schools the gpa in the related courses matter. thus, a “d” in basket weaving 101 is of no consequence.... a “d” in chemistry is of consequence. on the other hand, there are schools that care about overall gpas and will include the overall gpa of a prior degree... schools that judge in this way are schools that want to weed out prior degreed people with low gpas. in your case i suggest staying away from such schools.

also using the same example from above, if you have a “d” in chemistry from a non-nursing degree, then retake chemistry. if the school penalizes you for retakes, all you can do is do your best from this moment forward. do not punish yourself for your past school work... the past has come and gone; find a school that is right for you… they exist… gl!

jmqphd · Apr 18, 2011

I think if I were interviewing prospective students, particularly if admissions were very competitive, I would be probing the fact that your changing careers before you even started the one in which you're getting a degree.

GPA is important. But if the slots for entry into a nursing program were limited, I'd look, not just at GPA, but at commitment. I would wonder why are you bailing on public/community/mental health before you even got your feet wet? I'd give the seat to a solid B student who had sticking power before I'd give it to an A student who was will-o'-the-wisp.

(Of course, if the school was tuition driven and had open seats... all bets are off. They'll take you even if you had two heads, three left feet and were all thumbs.)

mee9mee9 · Apr 18, 2011

some of the grades are my pre reqs, some are for my upper divison major courses.

iPink, BSN, RN · Apr 18, 2011

I can add to this because I have a previous non-nursing degree and am currently in an ABSN program. I had to submit my transcripts from my previous degree only for 2 reasons: 1) I had done some of the prerequisites during that time and they needed to see the grades and 2) they needed to verify I graduated with a minimum of 3.0 GPA. They didn't care about the other classes I took. I did have one D and a couple of C's in classes unrelated to their requirements. It didn't hinder me from getting accepted.

I'm in my second semester of my program and doing fine.

sanu22 · Apr 25, 2011

it depends on ur program requirements!!!