International Student Nursing Admission

For high school students,

meet all high school student admission criteria and

  • Achieve a score of 525 on the paper-based TOEFL, or 70 on the internet-based TOEFL, or 5.5 on the IELTS. International applicants whose native language is English, or who have earned a high school diploma or GED in the United States, do not need to present evidence of English language proficiency.

For transfer students,

meet all transfer student admission criteria. Applicants whose native language is not English must provide one of the following:

  • A high school diploma or GED earned in the United States
  • An iBT with minimum scores of 19 in Reading and 20 in Listening, Speaking and Writing, or

For LPN to BSN students,

meet all LPN to BSN admission criteria. Applicants whose native language is not English must provide one of the following:

  • A high school diploma or GED earned in the United States or
  • An iBT with minimum scores of 19 in Reading and 20 in Listening, Speaking and Writing, or
  • Evidence of English language proficiency from an LPN program to be evaluated by the Nursing Admissions Committee.