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Apply to St. Luke’s College of Health Sciences

St. Luke’s College of Health Sciences provides an unparalleled educational experience that prepares tomorrow’s health care practitioners for the future of patient care. We invite students of all backgrounds to apply today!

Additional Application Requirements

All undergraduate degree applicants must meet the general admissions requirements in addition to requirements specific to the programs in which they are applying.

After acceptance, students will be required to fulfill annual/ongoing expectations necessary for clinical practicum. These include, but are not limited to, health physicals, drug screenings, COVID and flu vaccinations, CPR certification, child abuse clearance, finger printing, and other requirements necessary for clinical experiences. Please refer to the Student Health and Safety section for further details.

RN to BSN applicants must have graduated from a regionally accredited RN program with a diploma or associate degree with a 2.0 minimum GPA.

Pre-requisites to the RN to BSN program include 48 general education credits and 39 credits awarded for prelicensure nursing courses. The 48 general education credits must include at least:

  • 12 Science credits (8 must be Anatomy & Physiology)
  • 15 Elective credits
  • 9 Social Science credits
  • 6 English credits
  • 3 Math credits
  • 3 Ethics credits

Provisional acceptance to the RN to BSN program will be granted to students enrolled in a diploma or associate degree program who are eligible to test for the NCLEX-RN. During provisional acceptance, students may only enroll in general education courses. An active RN license is required prior to beginning baccalaureate level nursing courses and must be maintained throughout the RN to BSN program.

Applicants will have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.7 or greater on a 4.0-point scale in secondary or post-secondary education (whichever is more recent).

Transcripts

Transfer credit analysis is conducted after a student is accepted to the College. Only official English language transcripts are accepted for evaluation of transferrable course(s) from previously attended educational institutions. A transcript is considered official when stamped with the official College seal, signed by the appropriate College official, and received in a sealed envelope from the originating institution or official electronic transcripts from the College or vendor (e.g., Parchment). College credit will not be awarded for life experience.

Once students are enrolled in St. Luke’s College of Health Sciences, written approval from the Registrar must be obtained before taking required courses elsewhere. A maximum of six (6) credits can be transferred into the College once students are enrolled in St. Luke’s College of Health Sciences.

Courses & Criteria

For transfer credit to be awarded, courses must have equivalent content as determined by catalog course descriptions or evaluation by departmental faculty.

  • Content evaluated is based on the catalog and course description(s) for the specific term during which the course was completed.
  • Evaluation of courses NOT part of the current transfer credit equivalency list will be completed by the registrar and/or academic division directors who are responsible for determining course content matches.
  • Resources such as past catalogs, course descriptions, student work, and course syllabi may be acquired from the previously attended institution and used in evaluation.
  • Math and science courses must be completed within ten (10) years of the semester date of the request. All courses must be completed with a C (2.0) or better. Exceptions to this may be outlined in specific program sections below.
  • Transfer credit awards become FINAL at the end of the first semester of enrollment in a program. All submissions and appeals must be filed two (2) weeks before the end of the student’s first semester, and appeal decisions must be completed prior to that final date. Only transcripts submitted during the College admissions process will be considered for transfer credit.
  • Transfer courses must match or exceed the semester credit-hour requirement for St. Luke College courses; for example, 5.0 and 4.0 quarter credit-hour courses will be considered equivalent to a 3.0 semester credit- hour course.
  • Awarded transfer credit grades are reflected on the student’s St. Luke’s College transcript but are not calculated into the student’s grade-point average (GPA).

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