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To All Prospective Nursing Students for the Traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program 

(Please note this does not apply to students accepted into the RN-BSN program or the Bachelor’s to BSN: Accelerated Degree Program)

Please read this letter carefully. It contains general and specific information for all students considering applying to the Traditional BSN program.

Acceptance into SUNY Brockport is not the same as acceptance into the nursing major. Acceptance into the nursing major is highly competitive and it is not guaranteed by acceptance into SUNY Brockport. Unless offered Direct Admit status by the University as an incoming freshman you will be considered a “Nursing Intent” until you have applied to and been accepted into the nursing program. Your status will then be changed to Nursing Major. This designation allows the university and nursing faculty to better guide you in areas of transfer credit evaluation, advisement, and registration.

General Information

The first two years of coursework involve completion of liberal arts requirements and nursing pre-requisites. Students need to have 66 non-nursing credits in addition to the nursing program credits to graduate with a BSN degree. The application to the nursing program is due by January 20th of the year you plan to enter the nursing program. This is typically in a student’s sophomore year.

The Traditional BSN program begins in the fall semester only. Refer to the School of Nursing website for application instructions. The application will be available on the School of Nursing homepage in early December each fall semester. Students will be notified via Brightspace that it is posted. Applications submitted after the due date and time will not be accepted. Applicants are notified of acceptance or non-acceptance via designated email in March of the year they apply.

All nursing intent students who fail to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.75 (based on Brockport course work) will be placed on probation after the first semester below a 2.75 and will lose nursing intent status after a second semester below a 2.75. This includes both part-time and full-time course load. Freshman and sophomore nursing intents who fail to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.75 after two semesters, will have their major changed to undeclared and referred to academic advisement for a new academic plan.

*Students that lose their nursing intent status may be reconsidered and have their nursing intent status reinstated IF they raise their cumulative GPA to >3.0 within the next TWO standard academic semesters (Fall/Spring semesters). During this time, it is the responsibility of the student to update their nursing advisor and continue to meet with their advisor as they work to achieve reinstating their intent status. Nursing intent students who are junior or senior level status cannot change to undeclared but must change their major. Therefore, these students will be referred to academic advisement to determine a new academic plan.

All students should refer to the School of Nursing website for additional information.

Transfer students applying to SUNY Brockport must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on all previous course work to be considered for nursing intent status. Any student accepted to SUNY Brockport under another major and has a transfer GPA of less than 3.0 are not permitted to change their major to nursing intent, even if their Brockport GPA is 3.0 or higher.

Any Students admitted to SUNY Brockport under another major and is seeking to change their major to nursing intent must complete the following:

  • Must have taken a minimum of 15 grade bearing credits at SUNY Brockport
  • Must have at minimum Brockport GPA of 3.0.
  • If a student has transfer credits, both their transfer GPA and Brockport GPA must be a 3.0 or higher.
  • Once the student has met the first 3 criteria, they must schedule an appointment with a nursing faculty for an interview and evaluation of Degree Audit.

The following are criteria for eligibility for all prospective nursing students applying for admission into the nursing program:

  • be accepted by SUNY Brockport
  • must have nursing intent status (or have been reinstated)
  • submit a separate application for admission to the nursing department.
  • will have satisfactorily completed all prerequisites with a minimum grade of C by May of the year you are applying.
  • will have earned a minimum of 54, non-nursing (which is considered junior status) liberal arts credits, by the start of the nursing program.
  • must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in order to apply to the nursing program.
  • are required to meet with a nursing faculty for advisement each semester.
  • If a nursing prerequisite course is taken more than once, the highest grade will be factored into the GPA evaluated for admission into the nursing program.
  • read and sign this letter  (completed electronically)
  • read and sign the Department of Nursing Guidelines for Suitability and Capacity to Enter the Profession of Nursing, Technical Standards requirements and the American Nurses Association Professional Standards document (completed electronically)
  • all students must comply with current SUNY, NYS, and clinical/program-specific vaccination requirements, and other requirements as stated in the Undergraduate SUNY Brockport Nursing Student Handbook

The School of Nursing faculty maintains documentation of meetings with students for advisement and other issues in the student’s file. These files are only accessed by nursing faculty and staff and are utilized and referred to during the application process.

Once the Admission committee has reviewed all applications and created a preliminary acceptance list, nursing faculty will review the list of potential students. If students have not met the delineated criteria in this document, then they will not be offered a seat in the program. Based on their professional judgment, if two or more faculty express concerns about applicants in terms of questionable academic performance and behaviors, (e.g. evidence of cheating), unprofessional behaviors, (e.g. poor attendance or chronic tardiness in APS or PRO 204, not showing up for scheduled advisement appointments, inappropriate behavior in or outside the classroom, and other similar issues), lack of responsibility, or behaviors inconsistent with the School of Nursing Guidelines for Suitability and Capacity to Enter the Profession of Nursing or the American Nurses Association Professional Standards, the Admissions Committee will not extend offers of admission to those applicants. These behaviors/incidents are often documented in the student’s file in the nursing department.

Evaluation of an applicant’s suitability and capacity may also be determined during the required meeting with nursing faculty. An applicant may be asked to meet with a second nursing faculty to complete the evaluation. The nursing faculty will document the outcome of the meetings in the student’s file. If there is any documented academic dishonesty in prerequisite or general education courses, students will not be admitted.

Specific Information

Specific information related to application eligibility based on student status when starting at SUNY Brockport. The following criteria explains application requirements for the undergraduate nursing program.

  • Native Brockport students (students who enroll at SUNY Brockport as freshman):
    • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 by the end of the fall semester of the sophomore year to apply.
    • Must meet with a nursing faculty at least once each semester prior to applying to the program.
    • Any nursing prerequisite course grades taken outside of SUNY Brockport will be combined with the Brockport course work to determine the GPA used for admission into the program.
  • Direct Entry students (high school students accepted by SUNY Brockport Admissions Department directly into nursing program:
    • Must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 to keep their Direct Admit status in the nursing program starting with freshman fall semester.
    • Submit a completed application to the nursing program by January 20 of the year you are eligible to apply.
    • Must meet with nursing faculty at least once each semester prior to applying to the program.
  • Students with a previous baccalaureate degree:
    • These students may apply to the traditional BSN program but are strongly encouraged to apply the Bachelor’s to BSN Accelerated Program. See the department of nursing website for more information.
    • Must have a cumulative GPA of at least a 3.0 from their first degree in order to be considered for admission to SUNY Brockport as nursing intent.
    • The cumulative GPA of the first baccalaureate degree will be combined with the GPA of all nursing prerequisite courses and the GPA and any course work completed at SUNY Brockport or elsewhere to determine the GPA used for evaluation of admission into the nursing program.
    • Any current Brockport student completing a Bachelor’s degree in May of the same year they are applying into the nursing major must reapply to the college and be accepted as a nursing intent for the fall semester in order to be eligible to apply into the nursing major.
    • Brockport re-admit students will be considered on par with native applicants.
    • Must meet with nursing faculty at least once each semester prior to application to the nursing program.
  • Transfer students (students who are accepted by the college as nursing intents and take courses at SUNY Brockport prior to applying to the nursing program):
    • Must have earned 15 grade-bearing credits at SUNY Brockport at the end of the fall semester, prior to their application to the nursing program and have met with a nursing advisor to officially become a “nursing intent”.
    • Transfer students in their first semester at SUNY Brockport who are taking a minimum of 15 grade-bearing credits are not eligible to elect pass/fail (S/U) for any courses that may offer that option.
    • Will be evaluated based on the Brockport GPA, combined with the GPA of all nursing prerequisite courses taken at other colleges, and will be considered on par with native applicants.
    • Must meet with nursing faculty for a get acquainted visit during their first semester at SUNY Brockport and then at least once each semester prior to application to the program.

Important: If accepted into the nursing program, the offer of acceptance into the nursing program is contingent on maintaining the minimum GPA of 3.0 during the spring semester while completing nursing prerequisite and liberal arts courses. Student must earn a “C” or better on any remaining nursing prerequisite courses. Failure to meet these requirements will result in the offer of acceptance into the nursing program being rescinded. 

Advisement/DON Rev 6/10/24 Rev 4/26/25