Accepted Qualifications

• Applicants seeking entry to an associate or bachelor’s program must present a high school diploma and an official transcript from an approved secondary school.
• Students who do not possess a high school diploma must present a recognized High School Equivalency Diploma transcript of their NY State (or other) General Education test scores and a copy of their certificate.

Academic Entry Requirements

• Students who have achieved a high school GPA of 71 or above will be considered for admittance to the institution (with the exception of the nursing program).
• Students who have a GPA between 65 and 70 may participate in our conditional admittance program on a case-by-case basis.

Please note that all accepted first year students are required to take a skills assessment administered online, prior to class placement.

Pre-licensure Track Admission Requirements

Freshmen (Fall Entry)
To be considered for direct entry into the Pre-Licensure Track, students must meet the following criteria:

• SAT: 1050 or higher (super score) or ACT: 21 or higher
• Cumulative high school GPA of 85 (3.0) or higher

Freshmen Transfer Students (Spring Entry)
The Department of Nursing will consider students who have completed their first semester of college and would like to transfer in the spring semester. To become a candidate for direct entry into the Nursing Program for spring entry, students must meet the following criteria:

• SAT: 1050 or higher (super score) or ACT: 21 or higher
• Cumulative college GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Must earn a grade of "C" or higher in BIO-1140, BIO-1141 and MAT-1105 prior to the fall semester