CUNY Hunter College

Program Length & Format

• 51 credit program completed over 18 months of full-time study
• Program start: fall semester (single annual cohort)
• Coursework sequence provided across two fall semesters, one winter session, one spring semester, and one summer session
• Graduates eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN licensing exam

Admission Requirements

• Earned baccalaureate degree from an accredited college by June 1 of entry year
• Minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.2 (all undergraduate coursework from all schools)
• All prerequisite courses must be completed for credit with a minimum grade of B
• No repeated prerequisite courses accepted

Entrance Exams

• National League for Nursing NEX required
• NEX registration window: early December through January
• NEX should be taken by the end of February to be considered for fall admission
• NEX may be taken remotely or in person at Hunter College Testing Center (68th St Campus, Rm. 150N)

Prerequisites

• Science sequence: General Chemistry with lab (or higher equivalent), Organic Chemistry with lab (or equivalent), Human Anatomy & Physiology I and II with lab, Microbiology with lab, genetics course
• Math/stat/writing/behavioral: Introduction to Statistics (or higher equivalent), English Composition, General Psychology, Human Development (developmental psychology), Nutrition
• All prerequisites must be taken for credit and posted with Hunter course equivalencies prior to applying
• Prerequisites must be completed by June 1; prerequisites cannot be taken during the summer immediately preceding fall entry

Deadlines

• NursingCAS application window: November 30 through February 1
• NursingCAS and CUNY application deadline: February 1 (fall admission)
• CUNY transfer application deadline for fall: February 1; spring: September 15
• All prerequisite coursework and final grades due by June 1
• NEX exam should be completed by end of February
• Mandatory A2D orientation in June required to maintain accepted status

Application

• Apply to Hunter College via CUNY transfer admission application (CUNY curriculum code: Nursing)
• Apply to Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing via NursingCAS between Nov 30 and Feb 1
• Submit official transcripts to NursingCAS and the CUNY University Application Processing Center (UAPC), including Hunter College transcript
• Career goal statement required on the NursingCAS "Personal Statement" tab
• Attend mandatory transfer orientation for transfer credit evaluation

Selection Process

• Admission based on composite acceptance score: cumulative GPA 50% and NEX score 50%
• Composite scores rank-ordered; offers made according to rank and satisfaction of all requirements
• Applications that do not meet all admission requirements are not reviewed
• Applicants with pending spring-semester grades may receive conditional acceptance; final grades due by June 1

Clinical & Simulation Lab

• Clinical schedules assigned by School of Nursing based on facility availability; may include day or evening hours any day of the week
• Clearance documentation required prior to beginning nursing major coursework and must be maintained in Castlebranch (expiration dates noted in Castlebranch)
• Clinical sites may require criminal background checks
• U.S. citizenship or approved residency status documentation required to advance into clinicals

Credit Transfer

• All prerequisite courses taken at other institutions must be evaluated and posted to the Hunter transcript with Hunter course equivalencies prior to applying
• Generally only math and science courses designed for majors or pre-health majors are accepted as equivalencies
• Transfer credits evaluated during mandatory transfer orientation

International Students

• International students with F-1 status are eligible to advance into clinicals if appropriate documentation is provided
• Other acceptable documentation categories for clinical eligibility include U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, asylum/refugee/temporary protected status/withholding of removal/deferred enforced departure/deferred action status

Cost & Financial Aid

• Undergraduate tuition for New York State residents: $6,930 per year (full-time); $620 per credit shown for full-time rate
• Undergraduate part-time tuition: $305 per credit
• Non-degree undergraduate tuition: $445 per credit
• Mandatory semester fees (full-time undergraduate fall/spring): $225.10 per semester; part-time: $132.55 per semester
• Nursing student additional costs may include lab fees, textbooks, standardized exam fees, health and liability insurance, criminal background checks, uniforms, and medical equipment

Contacts

• Ms. María Luisa Mendoza, Manager for Undergraduate Admissions, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing
• HBSON location: Brookdale Health Sciences Campus, 425 E. 25th Street at 1st Avenue, New York, NY
• Hunter College mailing address: 695 Park Ave, New York, NY 10065