UCF Nursing

Peliroja62 · May 12, 2011

The basic BSN program at UCF takes 18 months to complete.

Demi68 · May 12, 2011

Is anyone a current UCF nursing student at Daytona Beach? I have a 4.0 GPA and 75 TEAS score. The gentleman recommended I take the TEAS again. BUT I wonder my high GPA should have on the top of the list, right? :mad:

Peliroja62 · May 14, 2011

Hi there, I am not at the Daytona campus but I just completed my first semester at the Cocoa campus. I also had a 4.0 when I applied but I had an 85 on the TEAS test. You might want to retake the TEAS because I found out that many of my fellow classmates had a 4.0 GPA as well. So the TEAS test is also very important.

Hope this helps! :)

Demi68 · May 14, 2011

Thank you for your response. My science part is only 50 and English is not my first language (reading77.5 and English74.5) math is 91.1 . My summer classes start next Wensday. Should I just go ahead take it again without prepare before my classes start:confused:?

Peliroja62 · May 14, 2011

I think you should practice the reading portion of the test. you have till July 1st to apply right? So you could take the test next month some time. ATI has some good prep books you can order from their website. Maybe that will help you prepare for how they word the reading portion of the test. Good luck!!

fldobielover · May 2, 2012

I am applying to UCF for standard BSN Jan 2013. I have an 81 on the TEAS (although my math and reading were in the 90s) and a 3.66 GPA. My pre-req GPA is a 4.0. Do you think I have a good chance? Should I retake the TEAS?

Thanks for any help you can offer, I am so stressed about this!

swarner5 · May 2, 2012

Hi Fldobielover,

I just finished junior year in the UCF College of Nursing. I know many who had an 81 on the TEAS and made it in. What you really want to look at is your core science class gpa ( Anatomy/Phys, Micro, Chem.....). They look for a 3.5-4.0 in those classes especially. However, most people that I know in the program got straight A's in those classes so I'm not sure how many they let in with B's. It depends on who you are up against in the selection process.

I wish you luck, and hope to see you at the CON!

Swarner5

elisacakes · May 2, 2012

Honestly, you should make an appointment with Alton Austin. He's the adviser in charge of nursing admissions. He can tell you at a glance what your composite score is (it's how they rate everyone, the top [n] people get in.). If you ask, he can also tell you what the composite range was for the previous year, so you have a better feel for where you stand. They don't care about the portion(s) of the TEAS that you messed up, the 81 is the only thing they care about.

Make an appointment, bring your transcripts, and a copy of your TEAS summary. He'll point you in the right direction.

~cakes

Swarner,

If you have any words of wisdom you'd like to share with someone who's about to enter the Basic track in August, I'm all ears! :)

swarner5 · May 3, 2012

Elisacakes,

I know you all already know that this is going to be a challenge and I am sure you are preparing yourselves for that. If I could give you a couple things to help you along it would be, do the readings that they will email you about right before classes start and subsequently before all lectures (you always need to be ahead of the game), review your notes every night (not necessarily for memorization, but familiarization) and read further about anything you need clarification on, set aside 2-3 hours per night for study, reading, and classwork (even on weekends), and know that you can do this!

Swarner5