B.S.N. Nursing, Pre-Licensure

The 121-123 credit-hour Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree is designed to educate students to meet the constantly changing landscape of healthcare through critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical decision-making. Students are provided with various clinical and didactic experiences throughout the program. Students care for patients in multiple settings using evidence-based strategies to provide safe and effective health care. Graduates are prepared to enter the workforce and demonstrate personal knowing, spirituality, and cultural humility, providing socially and globally responsible health care. Completing the major prepares students to take the national licensure examination to become a registered nurse.

High school seniors admitted to Avila may secure a place in the nursing program by meeting, at a minimum, the following criteria:

24 ACT Composite

24 ACT Science sub-score

3.0 cumulative high school GPA (on a 4.0 scale) or it's equivalent

To maintain Direct-Entry status, students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher when beginning the Nursing program, and all other criteria for admission must be met.

If no ACT score is available, a minimum SAT score (CR+M) of 1090 and a review of high school science courses will be required.