Regular Prelicensure BSN Track

Admission Criteria and Guidelines
Important Dates
How to Apply
TEAS Entrance Exam Information
Regular Prelicensure & Accelerated Prelicensure Informational Sessions
Items required if Admitted
Estimated Cost of Attendance
Contact Information
Answers to FAQs Regarding the Admission Process (pdf)

We invite you to attend an informational seminar developed to answer your questions regarding the Prelicensure and Accelerated Prelicensure tracks of the Nursing program.

“So You Want to be a Nurse” Workshops for current UNF students. The Academic Center for Excellence (ACE) will host the School of Nursing’s presentation of “So You Want to be a Nurse” as a workshop on selected dates this fall semester.

The School of Nursing announces that the fall nursing application deadline, beginning in 2010, will now be May 1st instead of March 15th.  Changes to our literature and website are forthcoming.  Questions should be directed to nursingadmissions@unf.edu.

Two types of courses make up the nursing curriculum: professional courses and clinical/laboratory courses. Clinical/laboratory courses are distinguished by the C or L that follows the course number.  The nursing curriculum is a full-time course of study and follows a specific sequence:

Note:  One semester of summer study is required.  Depending on entry into the program, the summer semester will be either the first or the fifth term.

UNF Course Schedules

Admission Criteria & Guidelines

Limited Access Admission:
The Florida Board of Nursing governs the number of first-time nursing students admitted to all nursing programs in the state of Florida. UNF currently admits two groups per year with a total enrollment of 96 students—typically 48 for the summer class and 48 for the fall class. UNF abides by the following rules for limited access programs:

Students who have graduated from a Florida community college with an AA degree or those who have successfully completed 60+ semester hours of course work at a public university in Florida will receive priority for admission over other applicants.

• Selection criteria will not discriminate against Florida community college transfer students in favor of public university students who are applying for admission or who plan to continue enrollment after completion of 60 semester hours at the lower division level.
• Where necessary to achieve established equal access enrollment goals, some students may be admitted to the program using different criteria.

Admission Requirements:

Nursing Prerequisite Requirements

Important Dates
Undergraduate Nursing Application Deadlines (pdf)

How to Apply
THERE IS NO SEPARATE NURSING APPLICATION AT UNF; PLEASE APPLY USING ONE OF THE APPROPRIATE FORMS PROVIDED IN THE BELOW SECTION AND SUBMIT IT TO THE ONE STOP CENTER (UNDERGRAD PROGRAMS) OR GRADUATE SCHOOL (MSN, RN-MSN, FNP CERT, & DNP PROGRAMS).  THANK YOU!

1. Proof of current CPR certificate for adult, child, infant, and 2-person;
2. TB skin test or chest x-ray (negative for active disease);
3. Immunization (with titer proof) against Hepatitis B;
4. Positive Varicella (chicken pox) titer (vaccine, then titer if necessary);
5. Health report indicating that there is no health condition present that would prohibit providing patient care; and
6. Background check

Note that these materials are not required to apply; rather, they are required if admitted to the program.  After receiving one’s RSVP for his/her seat in the program, the School of Nursing will mail out orientation packets.

School of Nursing
Brooks College of Health