Nursing Program Application

Welcome to the BYU College of Nursing Program Application page. This page has basic information about the Nursing Program application. If an application period is open, you can also start an application by clicking on the Apply Here button at the top of the page.

Applications must be filled out by the applicant himself/herself, whether home or abroad.

Nursing Application Orientations

The College of Nursing HIGHLY recommends you sign up for the application workshops offered through the Nursing Advisement Center (NAC). Please see Activities and Workshops page on the Nursing Advisement website. It is also highly recommended you watch the application orientation video found in the application BEFORE contacting the Nursing Advisement Center with any additional questions. AFTER you’ve watched the videos, if you have questions/concerns please call the Nursing Advisement Center at 801-422-4173.

Missionary Policy

Students desiring to complete a full-time LDS mission should apply to the nursing program after they have completed their missionary service. Students who defer from the program for longer than 1 semester (for any reason) will be asked to pass a competency test which may result in repeating coursework until competency has been assured.

Undergraduate Acceptance Criteria

Acceptance into the baccalaureate nursing program is based on a number of criteria including, but not limited to, academic performance, healthcare experience, interviews, resume, other parts of the application, and your recommendations.

GPA & Credits

Students must complete all pre-requisite courses with at least a C (a C- is not satisfactory progress). * All Independent Study/transfer classes (if taken) must have grades posted on transcript by application deadline. No mid-term grades will be accepted. In order to be eligible to apply to the College of Nursing, a student must have at least 25 total credit hours (including pre-requisites), and no more than 60 BYU graded credit hours (minus challenge exam credits). Contact the NAC if you’d like to petition credits. English as a Second Language (ESL) students have additional pre-requisites. Please see the Advisement Center for more information.

ACT or SAT or TOEFL

Student must have an ACT or SAT or TOEFL (for English as a Second Language students only) on file at BYU in order to apply.

Resume

The resume has four parts: employment, community service, extracurricular activities and awards and recognitions. The application will have explicit instructions and a template to use for the resume. Please follow the instructions listed in the application.

Healthcare Experience

The College of Nursing is looking for at least 6 months if possible but any experience will do.  It can be through volunteer or work experience. Healthcare is a wide umbrella so it doesn’t necessarily have to be a CNA, but know that there is a good, better, best concept when it comes to healthcare experience. Talk to an advisor if you have questions.

Recommendations

Recommendations are online forms to be filled out by the recommender, not letters. Recommendations should come from someone who knows the applicant well and who can address the character traits identified on the form. Applicants can select individuals from the following options of people with whom there is a professional relationship: organizational leader, co-worker, supervisor, coach, employer or teacher. (High school teachers often know the applicant better than a BYU professor.) The recommender should not be a parent, sibling, spouse, other family member, or close friend (i.e. roommate).

Interviews

Interviews may be conducted online via a video link or in person and may be pre-recorded or live.  If follow-up questions are needed, the student will be notified. More specific information will be in the application.