Nursing Applicants

To learn more about the General Western Colorado Application:

Western Application Requirements

• Submit a complete application for admission and be selected.
• Achieve a minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.0; preference for GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Present related professional or volunteer experience, if completed (preferred).
• Complete all nursing prerequisite courses with a grade of C or higher (see list). Students may apply while coursework is in progress, but must complete all prerequisites before beginning the program.
• Provide two letters of recommendation through the Nursing CAS portal.
• Complete all required program-specific questions in NursingCAS, including the academic rigor short essay.
• Complete admission interview and selection.

Healthcare experience is not required for admission to the Traditional pathway. However, it is strongly recommended that applicants have experience in the nursing field to better understand the expectations of this career path. Applicants are encouraged to include information about healthcare experience in their resumes and in the Experiences section of NursingCAS.

Upon formal admission to the Nursing Program, all nursing students must complete an American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS Health Care Provider training prior to beginning any Nursing Core coursework.

AP, CLEP, IB, PLA Credit Equivalencies

Submit your Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), or College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) exam scores in NursingCAS under the standardized test portion of the Academic History section.

If English is not your first language, you’ll need to show you can speak, read, and write English well enough for university-level work. Specific questions about how to document English proficiency should be emailed to admissions@western.edu.

One option to show proficiency is to upload one of the following test scores under the standardized test portion of the Academic History section in NursingCAS :

• • TOEFL iBT: 79 or higher
  • IELTS: 6.0 or higher
  • Duolingo English Test: 105 or higher

Unfortunately, Western Colorado University’s Nursing Program cannot admit international students at this time due to restrictions associated with being a newly offered program.

Transfer students can enter at many points. Please contact the Nursing Department for guidance on where to go next.

Email Nursing@Western.edu

To learn more about the General Western Colorado Application:

Western Application Requirements

• Submit a complete application for admission and be selected.
• Achieve a minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.0; preference for GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Present related professional or volunteer experience, if completed (preferred).
• Complete all nursing prerequisite courses with a grade of C or higher (see list). Students may apply while coursework is in progress, but must complete all prerequisites before beginning the program.
• Provide two letters of recommendation through the Nursing CAS portal.
• Complete all required program-specific questions in NursingCAS, including the academic rigor short essay.
• Complete admission interview and selection.

Healthcare experience is not required for admission to the Traditional pathway. However, it is strongly recommended that applicants have experience in the nursing field to better understand the expectations of this career path. Applicants are encouraged to include information about healthcare experience in their resumes and in the Experiences section of NursingCAS.

Upon formal admission to the Nursing Program, all nursing students must complete an American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS Health Care Provider training prior to beginning any Nursing Core coursework.

For course equivalencies information for the Accelerated Nursing program, please visit Transferology and connect with the Registration & Advising Services Department.

Transfer Student Information

AP, CLEP, IB, PLA Credit Equivalencies

Submit your Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), or College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) exam scores in NursingCAS under the standardized test portion of the Academic History section.

Unfortunately, Western Colorado University’s Nursing Program cannot admit international students at this time due to restrictions associated with being a newly offered program.

Request that official evaluations of transcripts from all foreign institutions be sent to NursingCAS as follows:

• • Use the World Education Services (WES) link in the Academic History section of the application to order your official WES evaluation
    or
  • Use the “Download Evaluation Request Form” in the Academic History section of the application to request an evaluation from an evaluation service other than WES

If English is not your first language, you’ll need to show you can speak, read, and write English well enough for university-level work. Specific questions about how to document English proficiency should be emailed to admissions@western.edu.

One option to show proficiency is to upload one of the following test scores under the standardized test portion of the Academic History section in NursingCAS :

• • TOEFL iBT: 79 or higher
  • IELTS: 6.0 or higher
  • Duolingo English Test: 105 or higher

To be admitted, you must maintain a minimum of at least a C in prerequisite coursework, including:

• Human Anatomy/A&P I*
• Human Physiology/A&P II*
• Microbiology
• Chemistry
• Statistics

*Anatomy coursework must include a laboratory.

All other laboratory coursework is preferred.

These courses must have been completed within 10 years of application.

If your course name does not match exactly, please see the information on Course Equivalencies.

Healthcare experience is not required for admission to the Traditional pathway. However, it is strongly recommended that applicants have experience in the nursing field to better understand the expectations of this career path. Applicants are encouraged to include information about healthcare experience in their resumes and in the Experiences section of NursingCAS.

• Submit a complete application for admission and be selected.
• Achieve a minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.0; preference for GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Present related professional or volunteer experience, if completed (preferred).
• Complete all nursing prerequisite courses with a grade of C or higher (see list). Students may apply while coursework is in progress, but must complete all prerequisites before beginning the program.
• Provide two letters of recommendation through the Nursing CAS portal.
• Complete all required program-specific questions in NursingCAS, including the academic rigor short essay.
• Complete admission interview and selection.

For course equivalencies information for the Accelerated Nursing program, please visit Transferology and connect with the Registration & Advising Services Department.

Transfer Student Information

Upon formal admission to the Nursing Program, all nursing students must complete an American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS Health Care Provider training prior to beginning any Nursing Core coursework.

AP, CLEP, IB, PLA Credit Equivalencies

Submit your Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), or College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) exam scores in NursingCAS under the standardized test portion of the Academic History section.

Unfortunately, Western Colorado University’s Nursing Program cannot admit international students at this time due to restrictions associated with being a newly offered program.

Request that official evaluations of transcripts from all foreign institutions be sent to NursingCAS as follows:

• • Use the World Education Services (WES) link in the Academic History section of the application to order your official WES evaluation
    or
  • Use the “Download Evaluation Request Form” in the Academic History section of the application to request an evaluation from an evaluation service other than WES