Nursing: RN-BSN Admissions Criteria

Students applying to Drexel’s RN-BSN completion program must be licensed Registered Nurses in the United States and must have a 2.5 cumulative GPA, as well as a “C” or higher in all prerequisite courses in Tier I of the RN-BSN completion program curriculum plan. 45 credits from your basic nursing education program are transferred to Drexel University, and transfer credit is provided for additional courses in which you have a grade of “C” or higher.

International Applicants, as well as Immigrants to the U.S. and U.S. Permanent Residents, whose native language is not English, and who have not attended four years of high school and received a high school degree in the U.S., Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand or the United Kingdom, must show proficiency in English speaking as well as listening, writing and reading. US citizens born on US military bases abroad may be waived from the TOEFL requirement after providing documentation of this status. Otherwise, applicants must meet one of the following requirements:

• If you take the new TOEFLiBT exam you are required to have a minimum combined score for the listening, writing and reading sections of 79, PLUS a speaking section score of 26 or higher.
• If you take the TOEFL, you are required to have a minimum score of 550 or higher and a Test of Spoken English score (TSE) of 55 or higher

You can apply online through the Drexel University website

Students who have taken upper division nursing courses in an RN-BSN completion program at another college should contact Joyce Lazarro, Academic Advisor, prior to applying to the program, to review whether these are transferable and to discuss the plan of study.

Joyce can be reached at jl69@drexel.edu or by phone at 215-762-1732.