1. The student must complete PSY 1010 and BIO 2120 with a final grade of C or higher.* The student is allowed to repeat the course once. The student will be dismissed from the nursing program if the course is not successfully completed on the second attempt. A withdrawal from a course on either the first and/or second enrollment counts as a course attempt. 

2. The student must complete NUR 2060 with a final grade of C+ or higher. If a student is unsuccessful in meeting the academic benchmark, they will not progress to the subsequent term and can follow the processes for re-enrollment for the next academic year. The student will be dismissed from the ASN nursing program if the course is not successfully completed on the second attempt. A withdrawal from a course on either the first and/or second enrollment counts as a course attempt.   

3. The student must complete NUR 2030, NUR 2130, NUR 2040, and NUR 2140 with a final course grade of C+ or higher in the classroom component AND a Pass (P) in the clinical component of the course. If the student receives a C+ (77) or higher in the classroom but does not pass clinical, the final earned course grade will be submitted to the registrar as the final letter grade achieved in the course and a No Pass (NP) will be entered for clinical. A grade of NP in clinical makes a student ineligible for progression and they can follow the re-admission policy for consideration the following year. If the student does not meet the minimum benchmark of a C+ (77) in the classroom but passes (P) clinical, the final letter grade achieved in the classroom will be submitted to the registrar.  A letter grade below a C+ makes a student ineligible for progression and they can follow the re-admission policy for consideration the following year. A withdrawal from a course on either the first and/or second enrollment counts as a course attempt.

4. A nursing student who accumulates two or more NUR courses (regardless of the credit amount for the course and including withdrawals [W] ) that do not meet the minimum final course grade of a C+ or higher or a Pass in clinical, will be dismissed from the program but may remain a student in the university

*Students applying for the Fall 2026 start are made aware that this information is being revised and will be updated accordingly. The minimum grade required for these courses will increase to C+ (77) [for courses taken during fall 2025 and spring 2026].

The associate degree program includes 450 hours of theory and 315 hours of clinical/lab. The minimum number of credits required for the degree is 70. Only non-clinical hours/courses count toward GPA.