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New students interested in nursing should apply to Cornerstone as a pre-nursing major and enroll in pre-nursing classes. After their first semester at CU, students will be eligible to apply for competitive admission into the BSN program.

Pre-nursing majors who do not receive approval into the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program will obtain an Associate of Science in health services degree or should consider changing majors.

Direct admission into the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program may be available to select students who meet the academic requirements. Students will be notified after their acceptance to CU if they are eligible for direct admission to the nursing program. Up to 50% of the yearly seats will be available for students who meet the requirements for direct admission.

Application Deadlines

Fall 2022 Nursing Enrollment

Entering pre-nursing freshmen who enroll at Cornerstone for the fall 2022 semester can apply for the BSN program beginning in September 2021.

For direct admission consideration, students must meet academic requirements, be admitted to Cornerstone University and apply using the direct admission application. Students who do not initially meet the academic requirements for direct admission are encouraged to apply for admission to the nursing program during their first semester as a CU pre-nursing student.

For fall 2022 admission to Cornerstone, students are not required to submit test scores (ACT or SAT). However, students who have taken a test are encouraged to submit scores. Upon enrolling at Cornerstone, test scores will be used to place students into the required English and math courses to maintain a four-year BSN program graduation timeline.

To place directly into the required first-semester English (ENG 212) and math (MAT 108) courses, test scores are as follows:

• English Subscore
  • ACT 25
  • SAT 630
• Math Subscore
  • ACT 21
  • SAT 530

Students who have not taken the ACT or SAT should plan to take Cornerstone placement tests to place into their first-semester math and English courses. Students who do not place directly into ENG 212 and MAT-108 may need to take J-term and/or summer courses to stay on a four-year BSN graduation timeline.

If you are selected as a candidate for the direct admission process, you will be notified via email. In-person or virtual interviews will be scheduled.

We welcome transfer students into Cornerstone’s anticipated nursing program! Students interested in transferring to the CU nursing program should apply to Cornerstone as a pre-nursing major. Transfer students will be eligible to apply for competitive admission into the BSN program.

Transferring Course Credits

We do not accept the transfer of any nursing (NUR) courses. We accept the transfer of any pre-requisite or core curriculum courses.

Please note: Pathophysiology is a course-specific to Cornerstone’s nursing program (NUR 353: Pathophysiology) and must be completed at Cornerstone.

Application Deadlines

Fall 2022 Nursing Enrollment

Competitive admission to the nursing program may be available to Fall 2022 pre-nursing applicants who transfer to CU. Please call the Admissions Office at 616.222.1426 for more information.

Students interested in transferring to the CU nursing program should apply to Cornerstone as a pre-nursing major. Transfer students will be eligible to apply for competitive admission into the BSN program.

Transferring Course Credits

We do not accept the transfer of any nursing (NUR) courses. We accept the transfer of any pre-requisite or core curriculum courses.

Please note: Pathophysiology is a course-specific to Cornerstone’s nursing program (NUR 353: Pathophysiology) and must be completed at Cornerstone.

Application Deadlines

Fall 2022 Nursing Enrollment

Competitive admission to the nursing program may be available to Fall 2022 pre-nursing applicants who transfer to CU. Please call the Admissions Office at 616.222.1426 for more information.