Admission Requirements

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• 1. Comply with the admissions requirements established in the General Catalog.
• 2. To be a candidate for admission to the Associate and Bachelor’s Program in Nursing, candidates must have a minimum grade point index 2.50 from their high school or place of origin.
• 3. To be a candidate for admission to the third level (third year courses) of the Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, students must:
• a. Have satisfactorily completed the requirements of the first two years of the Degree in Nursing or,
• b. Present evidence of holding an Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited and recognized institution of higher education. Candidates having an Associate Degree must complete any general education requirement established by the Institution for awarding the degree.
• c. Present at the time of admission to the Program evidence of any permanent license they possess.

Requirements of Clinical Practice
To be admitted to a practice agency the following is required:

• 1. A current certificate of no criminal record issued by the Police of Puerto Rico.
• 2. A health certificate valid for one year issued by the Health Department.
• 3. Evidence of vaccination against Hepatitis B.
• 4. Evidence of vaccination against chickenpox or chickenpox titer tests.

Some agencies and courses have additional requirements. Students are responsible for complying with any other requirement imposed by the practice agency. Among these are: An updated certificate of CPR, a negative dope test, a nose and throat culture and a negative certificate of sexual offender.

Transfer Requirements:

• 1. Comply with the admissions requirements for transfer students established in the General Catalog.
• 2. Admission of transfer students to the Program or to take courses of the major with combined registration requires the previous authorization of both Program directors.
  Academic Progress Requirements of the Nursing Program:

• 1. Comply with all Satisfactory Progress Norms established in the General Catalog.
• 2. Pass all courses in Nursing and the course GEMA 1000 (Quantitative Reasoning) with a minimum grade of C.
• 3. Students who do not pass a major course with a minimum grade of C in their third intent will be dropped from the Program.

Graduation Requirements

• 1. For the Associate Degree in Nursing students are required to complete 50% of the major credits in the campus from which they expect to receive the degree. This also applies to the Bachelor’s Degree
• 2. Students must take course NURS 4980 in the campus where they expect to graduate, except in special situations with the previous authorization of the Director of the Program.
• 3. All students who are candidates for graduation in the Associate or Bachelor’s Nursing program must graduate with a minimum grade point average of 2.50.
• 4. Students, upon completing the requirements of the first two years of study, have the option to request certification of the Associate Degree in Nursing in order to apply for the board examination.