Requirements
The University of Dayton Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program is a direct admit program. Students admitted to nursing begin the nursing program their first year. The minimum requirements for consideration for admission to this highly competitive program are:
- High School GPA of 3.0 or greater
- Essay (250 words or less) describing what motivated you to want to become a nurse. Include aspects of inspiration, volunteering, and/or work experience.
- All applicants and matriculating students must meet essential abilities outlined in the Sinclair Community College (SCC) nursing student handbook:
- Ability to manage the stress and rigor of the nursing profession.
- Respond and react immediately to verbal instructions/requests.
- Demonstrate effective oral communication.
- Perform close and distance visual activities involving objects, persons, and paperwork, as well as discriminate depth and color perception.
- Respond and react immediately to auditory signals from monitoring equipment.
- Perform auditory auscultation without impediment.
- Discriminate between sharp/dull and hot/cold when using hands.
- Work in a standing position.
- Frequent walking.
- Lift and transfer patients up to six inches (6") from a stooped position, then push or pull the weight up to three feet (3').
- Lift and transfer patients from a stooped to an upright position to accomplish bed-to-chair and chair-to-bed transfers.
- Physically apply up to ten pounds (10#) of pressure.
At this time we are not accepting transfer or change of major students into the Nursing (BSN) program.
International Applicants
International applicants to the University of Dayton BSN program must meet BSN admission requirements in addition to passing scores from TOEFL. All TOEFL (IBT) scores must meet or exceed the following criteria:
- Reading - 22
- Writing - 23
- Listening - 21
- Speaking - 24
- Composite - 90
Official TOEFL (IBT) score must be submitted directly to UD from ETS:
University of Dayton
Office of International Admission
300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469-1671
Application Instructions
To be considered for admission in the fall, submit the following items by Nov. 1:
- Application (including essay). Submit your free application using the Common App or the University of Dayton Admission Account.
- Nursing application essay.
- Official high school transcript.
- ACT and/or SAT scores, if desired. The University of Dayton is test-optional in admission.
For official materials not submitted electronically, your high school counselor should mail materials to:
Office of Recruitment and Admission
University of Dayton
300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469-1602
Effective Aug. 1, 2025, BSN students are required to successfully complete the HESI A2 exam with a 75% composite score to progress to Sinclair's nursing program. Students have three attempts to achieve the 75% composite score to maintain eligibility for Sinclair’s nursing program.
