• Minimum GPA: A cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher is preferred. Exceptions:
• Candidates for teacher certification: minimum GPA of 2.7.
• All majors in the sciences, clinical lab sciences, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and communication sciences and disorders (speech): minimum GPA 3.0 cumulative with "B" average in math and sciences.
• Interviews: Not required, but all transfer applicants are encouraged to meet with a transfer counselor and have a campus tour. Contact Transfer Admissions, 585-389-2055, tradmissions@naz.edu.
• Transfer credit: See complete information about transfer credits.

Prerequisites: See below for prerequisites for certain majors.

Applying: A cumulative minimum grade point average of 3.0 is required.

Prerequisite coursework: Public Speaking or Small Group Communication

Candidates for teacher certification: minimum GPA of 2.7

You choose a content area as a second major.

Which education program is right for you? The education program decision tool can help you explore Nazareth's teaching programs and determine which best fits your interests and your background.

Applying

The following details apply to three Nazareth nursing programs:

• R.N. to B.S. in Nursing
• B.S. in Nursing
• L.P.N. to B.S. in Nursing

Admissions standards

• A cumulative minimum grade point average of 3.0 is required. See Prerequisite coursework.
• If fewer than 30 college credits have been earned/in progress, your high school transcript must be sent.
• Application deadlines: March 1 for fall, Oct. 1 for spring.
• Admission decisions for nursing applicants are mailed mid-March for fall start, and mid-October for spring.

Prerequisite coursework

For direct entry into the Nursing program, the following prerequisite coursework must be completed with a grade of “B” or better without "repeats." Science coursework must have been taken within the last five years.

• Human Anatomy & Physiology I (with lab), must be completed at the same institution as A&P II
• Human Anatomy & Physiology II (with lab), must be completed at the same institution as A&P I
• Microbiology (with lab)
• One semester of college-level Chemistry (with lab)
• Statistics 
• Introduction to Psychology
• Developmental Psychology

Applying

• A cumulative minimum grade point average of 3.0 is required.  
• Application deadline: March 1 for fall start only. Decisions are mailed in mid-March.

Due to the sequential nature of the coursework, all transfer students enter with sophomore or junior status.

• For those entering as sophomores: The following prerequisites must be completed with a grade of B or better without repeats and must have been within the last five years: Biology (with lab), Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II (with lab) — and the Human Anatomy and Physiology courses must be completed at the same institution.
• For those entering as juniors: You must have completed a bachelor's degree (in any major, as long as you have completed the prerequisites). You must have completed the following prerequisites with a grade of B or better without repeats. The science coursework must have been taken within the last five years: Biology (with lab), Physics (with lab), Introduction to Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Introduction to Sociology or Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology, Statistics, and Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II (with lab) — and the Human Anatomy and Physiology courses must be completed at the same institution.

• You must have an overall GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher and a science-based GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher.
• Success in foundational science courses is positively associated with student success in our PT program.
• Personal statements should focus on how you are committed to the profession and major.

Art: Portfolio review required. Register for a portfolio review.

Dance Studies: Audition required. Register for a dance audition.

Music: Audition required. Register for a music audition.

Theatre and Performing Arts: Audition or portfolio review required. Register for a performing arts audition/portfolio review.

Definition: Whether you're coming to Nazareth from a two-year college or a four-year college, you're an "undergraduate" student. (The terms graduate students and graduate programs are used only after completing a bachelor's degree.)