Beginning Fall 2025, the College of Nursing is transitioning to a Direct Admission Program wherein new first-year students are admitted directly to the BSN Direct Admission program.
Students who joined the University of Arizona College of Nursing before that time were admitted as pre-nursing majors to complete their Nursing prerequisite curriculum and apply in a competitive process for entry to the Professional Phase. Transfer students can apply to the University of Arizona, using the transfer application to see if they qualify. Current University of Arizona students who have completed Prerequisite coursework can fill out a Change of Major request form every December and May.
- First Year Students
- Students applying to start at the University of Arizona as a first-year student would be considered for admission to the BSN Direct Admission program by the University of Arizona Undergraduate Admissions office. Review the Admissions Requirements for BSN Direct Admission for more information.
- Students applying to start at the University of Arizona as a first-year student would be considered for admission to the BSN Direct Admission program by the University of Arizona Undergraduate Admissions office. Review the Admissions Requirements for BSN Direct Admission for more information.
- Transfer directly into BSN
- A competitive application process exists for students to join the BSN programs in Tucson and Gilbert in 2025. If you are a transfer student who has completed your Prerequisite coursework and would like to apply to transfer directly into the BSN program, please review the BSN Admissions requirements and deadlines.
- Students can apply for consideration to join the BSN Direct Admission program, which is replacing the Pre-Nursing major. Please read more about BSN Direct Admission here.
- The request to join BSN Direct Admission requires current UA students to meet the following criteria to apply:
- 3.6 cumulative UA GPA based on 12 or more units taken
- Completion of all requirements for 4 of the Nursing Foundational Coursework categories. To see accepted coursework for Nursing Foundations, review this webpage.
- Composition
- Chemistry
- Introductory Biology
- Statistics
- Lifespan Development
- Microbiology
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Human Nutrition
- The request form will open in December and May each year. Application coming in December.
- Students will be notified of a decision to their University email. Admissions decisions will be based on space availability. Those admitted will need to meet Continuing Eligibility requirements for Advanced Standing and progression into the professional BSN curriculum.
Students unable to declare the Nursing major are encouraged to identify and declare a complementary major. Common complementary majors include: Public Health, Nutrition, Family Studies and Human Development, Physiology, Psychology, or Care, Health and Society.
Campus Preference
The College of Nursing offers its BSN curriculum on two UArizona campuses – Tucson and Gilbert. Each campus offers unique benefits. We encourage all students interested in pursuing a BSN to register for a tour of both campuses. This allows the best opportunity to get a feel for which campus is the best fit for them.
Upon admission to the BSN Direct Admit major, students will identify on which campus they prefer to complete their BSN curriculum. They will be admitted to either BSN Direct Admit Tucson or BSN Direct Admit Gilbert.
All BSN Direct Admit students will begin their journey at the UArizona main campus in Tucson, Arizona. There they will complete the General Education, University Foundation, and BSN prerequisite course requirements.
When students complete the Advanced Standing Conference, they will be asked to specify on which campus they prefer to begin their BSN curriculum. Preference will be given to students who select the same campus they indicated when they first entered the BSN Direct Admit pathway. Students who prefer to change to the other campus, will be selected on a space-available basis. The College of Nursing cannot guarantee space will be available in the other campus. If space is not available on the other campus, the student will be offered a spot on the campus they indicated when they first entered the BSN Direct Admit pathway.