The College at
BROCKPORT
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Department of Nursing
To:
All Prospective Nursing Students for the Traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Program
(Please note this does not apply to students accepted into the RN-BSN program or the Bachelor’s
to BSN: Second Degree Summer Start Program)
From: Department of Nursing
Please read this letter carefully. It contains both general and specific information for all students who are
considering applying to the Traditional BSN program.
Acceptance into The College is not the same as acceptance into the nursing major. Acceptance into the
nursing major is highly competitive and it is not guaranteed by acceptance into The College. You will be
considered a “Nursing Intent” until you have applied to and been accepted into the nursing program. Your
status will then be changed to Nursing Major. This designation allows the college and nursing faculty to
better guide you in areas of transfer credit evaluation, advisement, and registration.
General Information
The first two years of coursework involve completion of liberal arts requirements and nursing prerequisites. Students need to have 66 non-nursing credits in addition to the nursing program credits in order
to graduate with a BSN. The application to the nursing program is due by January 20th of the year you
plan to enter the nursing program. The traditional BSN program begins in the fall semester only. Check
the Department of Nursing website at www.brockport.edu/nursing for application instructions. The
application will be available at the Department of Nursing homepage by end of November each fall
semester. Applications submitted after the due date and time will not be accepted. Applicants are notified
of acceptance or non-acceptance in March of the year they apply.
All nursing intent students who fail to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.75 (based on Brockport course
work) will be placed on probation after the first semester below a 2.75 and will lose nursing intent status
after a second semester below a 2.75. This includes both part-time and full-time course load. Freshman
and sophomore nursing intents who fail to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.75 after two semesters, will
have their major changed to undeclared and referred to academic advisement for a new academic plan.
Nursing intent students who are junior or senior level status cannot change to undeclared but must change
their major. Therefore these students will be referred to academic advisement to determine a new
academic plan.
All students should refer to the Department of Nursing website (www.brockport.edu/nursing) for
additional information.
Transfer students applying to The College at Brockport must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on all previous
course work in order to be accepted as a nursing intent. Any student accepted to The College at Brockport
under another major and has a transfer GPA less than 3.0 are not permitted to change their major to
nursing intent, even if their Brockport GPA is 3.0 or higher.
Any Students admitted to The College at Brockport under another major and is seeking to change their
major to nursing intent must complete the following:
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Must have taken a minimum of 15 credits at The College at Brockport
Must have at minimum Brockport GPA of 3.0.
If a student has transfer credits, both their transfer GPA and Brockport GPA must be a 3.0 or
higher.
Once the student has met the first 3 criteria, they must schedule an appointment with a nursing
faculty for an interview and evaluation of Degree Audit.
The following are criteria for eligibility for all prospective nursing students applying for admission into the
nursing program:
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be accepted by The College at Brockport
must have nursing intent status
submit a separate application for admission to the nursing department
will have satisfactorily completed all pre-requisites with a minimum grade of C by May of the year
you are applying.
will have earned a minimum of 54, non-nursing (which is considered junior status) liberal arts
credits, by the start of the nursing program.
must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in order to apply to the nursing program
are required to meet with a nursing faculty for advisement
If a nursing prerequisite course is taken more than once, the highest grade will be factored into the
GPA evaluated for admission into the nursing program.
read and sign this letter
read and sign the Department of Nursing Guidelines for Suitability and Capacity to Enter the
Profession of Nursing and the American Nurses Association Professional Standards document
read and sign Technical Standards document
Department of Nursing faculty maintains documentation of meetings with students for advisement and
other issues in the student’s file. These files are only accessed by nursing faculty and staff and are utilized
and referred to during the application process. Once the Admission committee has reviewed all
applications and created a preliminary acceptance list, nursing faculty will review the list of potential
students. Based on their professional judgment, if two or more faculty express concerns about applicants
in terms of questionable academic performance and behaviors, (e.g. evidence of cheating), unprofessional
behaviors, (e.g. poor attendance or chronic tardiness in APS or PRO 204, not showing up for scheduled
advisement appointments, inappropriate behavior in or outside the classroom, and other similar issues),
lack of responsibility, or behaviors inconsistent with the Department of Nursing Guidelines for Suitability
and Capacity to Enter the Profession of Nursing or the American Nurses Association Professional
Standards, the Admissions Committee will not extend offers of admission to those applicants. These
behaviors/incidents are often documented in the student’s file in the nursing department. Evaluation of
an applicant’s suitability and capacity may also be determined during the required meeting with nursing
faculty. An applicant may be asked to meet with a second nursing faculty to complete the evaluation.
Nursing faculty will document the outcome of the meetings in the student’s file.
Specific Information
Refer to the following criteria to determine student status and specific information regarding application to
the program.
Native Brockport students (students who enroll at Brockport as freshman):
 Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 by the end of the fall semester of the sophomore year
in order to apply.
 Must meet with a nursing faculty at least once each semester
 Any nursing prerequisite course grades taken outside of The College at Brockport will be combined
with the Brockport course work to determine the GPA used for admission into the program.
Students with a previous baccalaureate degree
 These students may apply to the traditional BSN program but are strongly encouraged to apply the
Bachelor’s to BSN Second Degree Program. See the department of nursing website for more
information.
 Must have a cumulative GPA of at least a 3.0 from their first degree in order to be considered for
admission to The College at Brockport as nursing intent.
 The cumulative GPA of the first baccalaureate degree will be combined with the GPA of all nursing
prerequisite courses and the GPA and any course work completed at The College at Brockport or
elsewhere to determine the GPA used for evaluation of admission into the nursing program.
 Any current Brockport student completing a Bachelor’s degree in May of the same year they are
applying into the nursing major must reapply to the college and be accepted as a nursing intent for the
fall semester in order to be eligible to apply into the nursing major.
 Brockport re-admit students will be considered on par with native applicants.
 Must meet with nursing faculty at least once each semester prior to application to the nursing program.
Transfer students (students who are accepted by the college as nursing intents and take courses at
Brockport prior to applying to the nursing program).
 must have earned 15 credits at Brockport at the time of application to the nursing program
 will be evaluated based on the Brockport GPA, combined with the GPA of all nursing prerequisite
courses, and will be considered on par with native applicants.
 if less than 15 credits have been earned at Brockport at the time of application to the nursing program,
the student will be considered on par with direct transfer students.
 Must meet with nursing faculty at least once each semester prior to application to the program.
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Direct transfer (students who are accepted by The College, but have not taken courses at Brockport or
have taken less than 15 Brockport credits prior to applying to nursing program)
PLEASE NOTE: The last opportunity to apply as a direct transfer is for the 2016 fall class. Direct
transfers into the program will not be admitted after fall 2016.
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Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 to be admitted into The College as a nursing intent.
Submit a completed application for admission to The College, no later than December 1st of the year
prior to the fall semester that admission to the nursing program is sought as well as a completed
application to the nursing program by the January 20th.
Must meet at least once with nursing faculty as a requirement of the nursing program application
process. Student may be asked to meet a second time. This is up to the discretion of the nursing
faculty.
If accepted into the nursing program
The offer of acceptance into the nursing program is contingent on maintaining the minimum GPA of 3.0
during the spring semester while completing nursing prerequisite and liberal arts courses. Student must
earn a “C” or better on any remaining nursing prerequisite courses. Failure to meet these requirements will
result in the offer of acceptance into the nursing program being rescinded.
I have read this document and understand the requirements and criteria for consideration for admission to
the Traditional BSN program at The College at Brockport.
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Advisement/DON letter 8/2015
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