Transfer

Transfer Undergraduate Admission Process

Transfer students interested in applying to the Dallas campus from other accredited colleges and universities are eligible each year to apply for our spring cohort that starts in January. Please note there is not a fall start for Transfer students. To be considered for admission, students must demonstrate successful completion of prerequisite courses and pass an entrance exam.

The application deadline for the Spring admission cohort is July 15 each year.

* To begin your application, please create an account through NursingCAS. If you have any further questions about the NursingCAS application, please contact the NursingCAS Customer Service team 617.612.2880 or https://nursingcas.liaisoncas.org/apply/

* Students should first apply through Nursing CAS. The Louise Herrington School of Nursing will submit your admission information to General Admissions on their behalf. General Admission will email the applicant once the students record has been received to formally request a deposit to Baylor University.
To learn more about transferring to the Waco campus for pre-nursing, click here.

Admission Policy

Please carefully review the official admissions policy to acquaint yourself with ALL requirements for attending the Louise Herrington School of Nursing.

A student must successfully complete all prerequisite courses during the full academic semester prior to admission.
A minimum grade of “C" (not “C-") is mandatory in each required lower division course
Students may repeat no more than two required courses in a prerequisite course category.
Applicants may only repeat a required lower division course one time
Only the most recently completed course grade will count for admissions purposes.

Minimum Application Requirements

44 of the 61 prerequisite course hours completed
44 of the 61 prerequisite course hours completed
2 of the 4 prerequisite science courses completed (8 hours)
3.0 minimum GPA of completed prerequisite courses
2.75 science GPA
2.75 overall cumulative GPA
HESI A2 Exam requirement
* English Composite (Reading Comprehension, Grammar, and Vocabulary) score of 80 or above
* Math score of 80 or above

Prerequisite Course Information

There are 61 hours of required courses a student must complete prior to starting our program. However, a student only needs 44 of the 61 hours of prerequisite courses completed (including 2 of the 4 science courses) in order to apply. A student must successfully complete all prerequisite courses prior to starting the BSN program. The minimum grade point average to be considered for admission is a 3.0 in the prerequisite courses.

Prerequisite Course Categories

Microbiology
Anatomy & Physiology I
Anatomy & Physiology II
Chemistry
English Composition I
English Composition II
English Literature¹
Federal Government
State & Local Government *Not required for post-baccalaureate applicants
Bible-based Religion²
World Religion²
History course³
Nutrition course
Statistics course
Intro to Psychology
Developmental Psychology⁴
Intro to Sociology
2 semesters of same Foreign Language (Spanish recommended) OR 1 semester of Communications elective and 1 semester of Fine Arts elective⁵

*Not required for post-baccalaureate applicants

¹May be met by a course in American, British, or World Literature, or by an upper-level (that is, above the intermediate level) literature course in modern foreign languages or in classical languages.
²Two courses (6 hours) are required to satisfy the religion requirements. Transfer students can take world religion for one requirement however the second requirement must be a bible based religion course. We will also accept Old Testament and New Testament.
³Must be a course in World History, Western Civilization, a survey course in American History, or History of the American Woman.
⁴Course must cover entire life span.
⁵If taking Spanish as your language, must complete through equivalent of Baylor's SPA 1402/1412. Please use the transfer course equivalency tool to verify.

Please note: The following applies to any college work taken prior to transfer:

To determine whether a course will transfer into Baylor University from another college or university, please refer to the Equivalent Course Tool.
The most recent grade earned in a course will be used to calculate prerequisite GPA. However, any grade earned below a "C" will be factored into GPA but will require an applicant to retake the course in order to achieve a passing grade.
If a science or foreign language course is offered with separate lecture and lab, both portions must be completed. It is recommended that separate lecture and lab portions be completed through the same university or college.
Credit by examination secured through another college or university by a student transferring to Baylor University will be accepted only to the extent that the exam and scores are equivalent to what Baylor accepts. Scores received must meet the Baylor University minimum score requirements stated in the Credit By Examination brochure in effect in the year that the student entered college as a freshmen. To find more information regarding accepted exams and minimum score requirements, please refer to the Student Testing Services website.

HESI A2 Entrance Exam

Students must complete the following sections:

English Composite (Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary & Grammar)
Math

The HESI A2 exam may be taken a maximum of three times with a 60 day wait period between attempts (this includes HESI A2 Exams not sent directly to Baylor University School of Nursing).” HESI A2 scores cannot be pieced together (e.g. "superscored"). Please refer to the HESI A2 Information page to learn how to register to take the exam and how to submit official scores to LHSON. Students are responsible for paying the fee associated with the required testing.

TOEFL

Applicants for whom English is their second language are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The minimum score for admission consideration is a 4.0 (prior test scores also accepted include 560 Paper, 220 Computer, and 83 Internet). The TOEFL will be waived if a student meets one of Baylor’s circumstances for TOEFL exception.

Contact for transfer applicants:

Please email BU_Nursing@baylor.edu or call 972-576-9224