Pre-Licensure BSN Track

The Nursing Program online application will be available before March 1 (for fall admission) and mid-August (for spring admission). Application materials must be submitted to the School of Nursing by the application deadlines below:

• Fargo site: April 20 for both fall and spring program start
• Bismarck site: August 1 for fall admission, and October 20 for spring admission

Eligibility to Apply

1. A minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 in college course work. Actual GPAs of admitted students are generally higher.
2. Completion of the prerequisite courses with a grade of "C" or higher. Actual grades for prerequisite course of admitted students are generally higher.

Detailed instructions are provided with the online application. Students applying to the professional nursing program must:

• Be admitted to North Dakota State University as a pre-nursing major (for the term of program start).
  • For more information about applying to NDSU, visit NDSU Admissions
• Complete the nursing program application (separate from NDSU application)
• Submit application capacity fee
• Complete Flip video response (as scheduled)
• Complete Kaplan Nursing Admissions Test (as scheduled)
• Complete background check if offered conditional acceptance to the professional program. Background check results may affect final admission.
• Provide any additional items as requested

If you are not offered admission to your preferred site, your application materials will be reviewed by the other site.​​You are not required to accept an offer to the nursing program and can reapply to the program the following year.

Note for the Fargo site:

• Fargo has one application per year; available in the spring semester.
  • Applicants may earn admission to the fall semester OR pre-admission to spring semester.

Note for the Bismarck site:

• In order to be eligible for fall nursing program admission, the prerequisite courses must be completed by the end of summer semester prior to the start of fall semester.
• In order to be eligible for spring nursing program admission, the prerequisite courses must be in-progress during the fall semester prior to the start of the spring semester.

A note for non-immigrant international students applying to the NDSU Nursing program:

• Applicants must choose the Fargo site. Due to U.S. federal immigration regulations, non-immigrant F-1 international students are not allowed to study at the Bismarck site.
• If you have questions about these restrictions before applying, contact NDSU.Intl.Admissions@ndsu.edu for more information.

Selected Prerequisite Courses for Admission

The following courses must be completed prior to applying to the professional nursing major. The selected GPA is calculated on these courses.

• English 120 – College Composition II – 3 credits
• Communication 110 – Fundamentals of Public Speaking – 3 credits
• Psychology 111 – Intro to Psychology – 3 credits
• Sociology 110 - Introduction to Sociology OR Anthropology 111 - Introduction to Anthropology - 3 credits

Completion of a minimum of 11 credits (of the 19 credits required) in the science category is required.

• Chemistry 117 and 117L – Chemical Concepts and Applications and Lab – 4 credits (Equivalent courses are CHEM 115 and 115L – Introductory Chemistry and Lab – 5 credits)
• Biochemistry 260 – Elements of Biochemistry – 4 credits (An equivalent course is CHEM 116 – Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry– 4 credits)
• Microbiology 202 and 202L – Intro to Microbiology and Lab – 3 credits
• Biology 220 and 220L – Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Lab – 4 credits
• Biology 221 and 221L – Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Lab – 4 credits