Direct Admission Requirements
Direct admit nursing students apply for admission to the BSN program through the College of Undergraduate Studies. The priority deadline for the nursing program for Fall 2027 is February 1, 2027. However, applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the enrollment capacity is reached.
Direct admission to the BSN program is available for students who enter CCU's College of Undergraduate Studies as freshmen. Students must complete the BSN prerequisites during their freshman and sophomore years before progressing to the BSN nursing major courses at the beginning of their junior year.
Incoming students must apply for admission to the College of Undergraduate Studies as Nursing majors. This highly competitive pathway provides students with direct progression to the BSN nursing major following their sophomore year, contingent on the successful and satisfactory completion of all BSN progression requirements.
Applicants to the nursing program will be notified if they qualify for a seat in the cohort by March 1, 2027. Students who have not submitted the $200 tuition deposit by the Preferred Admission deadline (February 1, 2027) will be required to submit the deposit when they complete the nursing program agreement, confirming their seat in the cohort.
Please note that we do not offer direct admission seats to students transferring to CCU. In addition, we do not offer direct admission seats for the spring semester to incoming freshman students.
Should you choose to compete for a seat in our BSN program through our competitive track, you may discuss this with your Life Directions Center advisor once you are enrolled at CCU. If you have any questions at this time, please reach out to your enrollment counselor.
In addition to meeting College of Undergraduate Studies admission requirements, Nursing students must qualify for a CCU academic scholarship at the Dean's Scholarship level or above.
Per the CCU residency requirement, traditional undergraduate students are required to live on campus during their freshman and sophomore years and have the option to live on campus during their junior and senior years. In addition, 100% of core/major nursing classes must be completed through CCU.
Download the BSN Student Handbook to learn more about the Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Progression Requirements
Traditional undergraduate Nursing students with direct admission progress to the nursing major courses in their junior year as long as they meet the following BSN progression requirements:
- Have completed BSN prerequisite courses during their freshman and sophomore years in the College of Undergraduate Studies
- Have a cumulative collegiate GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Have a cumulative GPA in science prerequisite courses of 3.0
- Receive a minimum grade of "C" in all courses
- Retakes of science courses are limited to one per course
- All science prerequisite courses must have been completed within the last 5 years
- Are not on probation and have no disqualifying offenses
- Successfully pass the ATI TEAS exam with the following proficiency levels: English – 66.7%, math – 71.9%, reading – 74.5%, science – 57.4%, and an overall TEAS score of 68%. These are established national benchmarks. The TEAS exam may be retaken multiple times at student's expense.
- Successfully complete an interview in the spring of their sophomore year with the Nursing Admission Progression and Retention Committee
- Have attained 90 chapel credits and completed 90 ministry hours by the fall semester of their junior year
- Pass a background check following completion of all prerequisite coursework
- Complete the student physical exam
- Pass a drug screen
- Complete the Student Physical Exam Form (PDF).