Florida International University Nursing and Health Sciences

Program Length & Format

• Four semesters of full-time
• 61 credit hours 
• Admission and cohort start once per year in the Fall term
• Annual enrollment capacity: 60 students

Admission Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (BA or BS) from a regionally accredited institution; degree must be completed by the end of the Spring term of the year of application
• Minimum cumulative Bachelor’s degree GPA: 3.0
• Minimum cumulative GPA for all nursing prerequisite courses: 3.25
• Minimum grade of C or higher required for each prerequisite course
• Science prerequisites must have been completed within the last 10 years
• Applicants may have up to two non-science prerequisites in progress at time of application; no science prerequisites may be in progress at time of application
• One science failure allowed if the same course is successfully repeated; two science failures disqualify the application
• Applicants with a C- or below in any science prerequisite may repeat that course only once

Entrance Exams

• ATI TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills) Edition VII required; other exams (e.g., HESI) not accepted
• Minimum required scores: 70% Total Score and 62% Science Score
• TEAS must be taken in person at an approved testing site
• Maximum of two TEAS attempts allowed per application cycle; 30-day wait period between attempts as required by testing center
• TEAS scores valid for two years; upload Individual Performance Profile PDF to NursingCAS

Prerequisites

• Statistical Methods: STA 2023 or STA 2122
• Human Anatomy & Physiology I and II with labs: BSC 2085/2085L and BSC 2086/2086L
• Introductory Microbiology with lab: MCB 2000/2000L
• Survey/Principles of Chemistry with lab: CHM 1033/1033L (or equivalent)
• Nutrition: HUN 2201
• Human Growth and Development: DEP 2000 (DEP 2004 accepted in transfer guides)
• Psychology: PSY 2012 or equivalent (SYG 2000 or SOP 3004 listed as equivalents)
• All prerequisite courses must be completed by the end of the Spring semester for Fall admission

Deadlines

• Application cycle for Fall admission opens August 7 and closes in early May (applications accepted through May 1 for Fall admission in multiple notices)
• AO BSN admits students for the Fall term only

Application

• Submit FIU Undergraduate Application and separate NursingCAS application; select AO BSN track
• Pay required application fees for FIU and NursingCAS
• Send official transcripts from all institutions to FIU Undergraduate Admissions (P.O. Box 659003, Miami, FL 33265-9003) and one sealed copy of each transcript to NursingCAS
• Upload ATI TEAS Individual Performance Profile PDF to NursingCAS Documents section
• Bring unofficial transcripts to an advising appointment; attendance at an information session or advising appointment encouraged

Selection Process

• AO BSN is a limited-access program with competitive admissions based on comprehensive evaluation
• Applications are processed on a rolling basis and decisions are released as made
• Applicants who apply by the published deadline will be considered; meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission
• Applicants previously not accepted must submit a new application for the next cycle

Credit Transfer

• NWCNHS Student Services reviews course equivalency for transfer credit
• Science prerequisites older than 10 years must be repeated to meet admission requirements
• Course equivalencies provided for multiple partner colleges (e.g., Miami Dade College, Broward College, Palm Beach State College)

International Students

• Foreign-educated physicians seeking AO BSN: minimum 2.00 degree GPA from previously awarded Doctor of Medicine demonstrated via course-by-course evaluation from a NACES-accredited agency or official translated transcripts
• Required prerequisites for foreign-educated physicians: HUN 2201, DEP 2000, and STA 2023 or STA 2122; prerequisites must be completed by end of Spring term and completed within last 10 years (foreign-educated physicians may have all three prerequisites in progress at time of application)
• Foreign-educated physicians must meet TEAS requirements and may not hold an RN license from a previous nursing program

Contacts

• Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Modesto A. Maidique Campus, 11200 SW 8 Street – AHC 3, Miami, FL 33199; main phone: 305-348-7703
• Application advising contact listed: Michelle Leuchtenmueller; phone: 305-348-7703
• Testing locations for TEAS at FIU: Modesto A. Maidique Campus GL-120 (Ph: 305-348-2441) and Biscayne Bay Campus AC 1-160 (Ph: 305-919-4043)