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Admission Requirements

Accelerated Career Entry (ACE) for BSN Program for College Graduates

  • Undergraduate transfer application: Apply online to waive the $75 application fee at www.drexel.edu/apply .

  • Official transcripts from all previously attended colleges and universities. If you are an international student, the university requires a course-by-course evaluation of all courses/degrees completed outside the United States.

  • TOEFL score, if applicable. TOEFL policy for Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions

    • Applicants born outside the United States (international applicants, immigrants to the United States, and U.S. permanent residents) are required to take the TOEFL test. Passing test scores include:

      • TOEFL iBT: Minimum combined score of 79 AND 26 score or higher in speaking section.
      • Applicants can be waived from the TOEFL if the following apply:

    1. Applicant was born on U.S. military base.
    2. Applicant completed four years of high school AND has a high school diploma from the United States, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, or Canada.

    In the instance that applicant does not meet either of above conditions, the TOEFL requirement must be completed.

    Please submit all application materials to:

    Postal Mail
    Drexel University
    PO Box 34789
    Philadelphia, PA 19101

    Express Courier
    (DHL, FedEx, UPS, etc.)
    Drexel University
    3141 Chestnut Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19104-2876

    • For your application to be considered, we require an overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 from your previous degree (or 3.0 in last 60 credits completed; this can include prerequisite courses taken after you received your other bachelor's degree). Students must take prerequisite courses before matriculating in Accelerated Career Entry (ACE) Program.
    • The university grants advanced credit for courses completed at regionally accredited colleges and universities. We also may grant credit for courses from colleges that are recognized candidates for accreditation (according to Association of College and Schools/Commission on Higher Education ).

    The prerequisite courses, below, must be completed at least two months before you begin program. You should have at least nine of your pre-requisites completed when you apply (including at least one science prerequisite). Transcripts are not evaluated until you are accepted as an ACE student. You must earn a grade of "C" or higher for credits to transfer.

    You may take prerequisite courses at any accredited university or community college. Online courses can be accepted if through an accredited college or university.

    • English (composition): 3 semester credits.
    • English (literature): 3 semester credits.
    • Chemistry with lab: 4 semester credits.
    • Introductory sociology: 3 semester credits.
    • Introductory psychology: 3 semester credits.
    • Developmental psychology: 3 semester credits.
    • Anatomy with lab*: 4 semester credits.
    • Physiology with lab*: 4 semester credits.
    • Microbiology with lab*: 4 semester credits.
    • Ethics (introductory ethics, bioethics, or medical ethics): 3 semester credits.
    • Computer applications: 3 semester credits.
    • Human nutrition: 3 semester credits.
    • Statistics: 3 semester credits.

    *Anatomy, physiology, and microbiology must be taken within five years prior to enrollment in ACE Program.

    Note: We do not waive or substitute courses.