Application Process
No matter where you are in your career, PNW’s College of Nursing has a program to help you move forward. Learn about applying.
Bachelor’s Programs
Applicants must be officially accepted by PNW before their application can be considered for the College of Nursing. Admission to the university doesn’t guarantee admission to the College of Nursing.
Applications for Baccalaureate Degree: Professional Option
Our four-year professional BSN undergraduate program offers fall and spring admission. Applicants for fall admission must apply by February 1, and applicants for spring admission must apply by October 1.
- Incoming Freshmen Guide and Application:
- Transfer Students Guide and Application:
- Changing Your Major to Nursing/CODO Application
Applications for Accelerated Second Degree Option
Second degree accelerated BSN student applications are only accepted once per year due by February 1 for fall admissions.
- Baccalaureate degree in any major from an accredited institution completed by semester prior to application deadline.
- Have a cumulative minimum grade point average of 3.0 from prior baccalaureate.
- Have a minimum grade of “C” or better in all prerequisite courses.
- The following are the required pre-requisite courses:
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| *Human Anatomy and Physiology | 8 credit hours (lab required) |
| *Microbiology | 4 credit hours (lab required) |
| Computer Information Technology | 3 credit hours |
| Statistics | 3 credit hours |
| Nutrition | 3 credit hours |
| English Composition | 6 credit hours |
| Behavioral Sciences | 6 credit hours |
| Humanities | 3 credit hours |
| Communications | 3 credit hours |
| *Lab Sciences (Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology) may not be older than 5 years. | |
- CORE (2 top sciences) GPA minimum of 3.0 completed by the semester of the application deadline and no older than five years old.
- Accelerated 2nd Degree BSN applicants who are currently enrolled in their required pre-requisite courses (two sciences) may submit a nursing application. Priority will be given to students who apply and meet the admission requirements by the application date. Acceptance into the program will be contingent on those semester grades, meeting admission requirements, and the availability of spots. Once capacity is reached, no further applications will be accepted until the next application deadline.
- Applicants transferring from or who have previously attended another nursing program must submit a letter of good standing from the Dean or designee of their previous nursing program
- Summer courses are only available at the Hammond campus.
- Students accepted into the program will be asked to take a test for essentials of safe medication administration. If they do not pass the test they will be asked to complete NUR 27400, a 2 CR HR class the summer before they start nursing.
Applications for Online RN to BSN Completion Program
Master’s Programs
Applicants must have:
- Graduated from an accredited baccalaureate program in nursing.
- A minimum undergraduate cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.0 on a 4 point scale or equivalent “B” average. Applicants not meeting this criterion may be considered for conditional admission status.
- Current U.S. RN (registered nurse) licensure.
- International degree-seeking applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Internet-based Test, International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or Pearson Test of English (PTE) scores per Purdue University Graduate School policies.
Post Master’s Certificate Programs
Applicants must have:
- Master’s degree in nursing from an accredited institution or admission and enrollment in a master’s degree program in nursing.
- Minimum graduate GPA of 3.0/4.0 with the possibility of conditional admission for applicants who do not meet this requirement.
- Graduate school requirements for non-native speakers of English.
- Evidence of current registered nurse licensure within the United States of America.
- A minimum of one year or 1,500 hours of experience as a registered nurse. (Note: Experience is not required for the Nursing Education Post-Master’s Certificate)
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Applicants must have:
- Graduated from an accredited program with a master’s degree in nursing
- Grades in all previous master’s coursework of “B” or better, with the possibility of conditional admission for applicants who do not meet this requirement.
- Current U.S. registered nurse license in the state in which practice will occur.
- Evidence of successful completion of an introductory statistics course within the last five years.
- Personal interview (will be scheduled following submission of application and all related documents)