Aquinas College :: Nursing Program

Prospective Nursing Students

Freshman Admission Criteria	Transfer Admission Criteria
Transfer Information Sessions	Transfer Information Session Dates

Admission to the nursing program does not guarantee you a spot in the program. In order to secure a spot, (once you are admitted) you must submit your enrollment deposit. Incoming Freshman will be given spots on a first-come, first-serve basis. Transfer students who are eligible for the nursing program will be placed on a wait list for the 2009 fall class. Your wait list status is only valid for the 2009 fall class. If you have any questions please contact the admissions office directly at (616) 632-2862.

Freshman Admission Criteria

Minimum Cumulative GPA of 2.5 overall
Minimum Cumulative GPA of 2.5 within all math and science courses
Minimum Composite Score of 21 on ACT

In order to be considered for the nursing program you must fill out a Nursing Application for Admission (no fee required), either a hard copy or online. A hard copy can be obtained from the Aquinas College Admissions Office, or one can be mailed to you. After you submit your application for admission you must send your official high school transcripts (through junior year) and any standardized test scores available. We will accept ACT and/or SAT scores.

Transfer Admission Criteria

A transfer student classification is for any student with college credit or any student with or without college credit, who graduated from high school more than one year ago. Any student who has already completed one or more undergraduate degrees, is not eligible to apply to the program .

Minimum Cumulative College GPA of 2.5 overall
Minimum Cumulative College GPA of 2.5 within all math & science courses
Minimum Composite of 65 on Nursing Entrance Test

In order to be considered for the nursing program you must fill out a Nursing Application for Admission (no fee required), either a hard copy or online. A hard copy can be obtained from the Aquinas College Admissions Office, or one can be mailed to you. After you submit your application for admission you must send your official high school transcript and official transcripts from all colleges attended.

All transfer applications and official transcripts must be received on or before 5:00 p.m. January 15, 2009. If eligible, the Nursing Entrance Test must be taken on or before February 1, 2009. Students will be notified of their status after March 1, 2009.

A maximum of 32 credits may be transferred from any other institution.

Transfer Information Sessions

These sessions are conducted by Doctor Robi Thomas, chair of the Grand Rapids campus. Because of AQ's unique collaborative program, transfer students often have different issues to address. Doctor Thomas will cover general information about the nursing program and answer any individual questions you may have regarding transfer credits and what types of classes transfer as well as the length of the program for a typical transfer student. If you are a transfer student interested in this program, it is highly recommended that you attend one of these sessions and have your specific questions answered. These information sessions will be held at Aquinas College in Albertus Hall, room 301, on the first Monday of each month, at 5 p.m. Please RSVP to Professor Thomas at (616) 685-1421.

Transfer Information Session Dates

October 6, 2008

November 3, 2008

December 1, 2008


1607 Robinson Road S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49506-1799 - (616) 632-8900