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Traditional Program
Students are admitted to the School of Nursing as first-year students or as second-year or as third-year transfer students after completing prerequisite general education courses at other institutions or in one of the other undergraduate schools at UVA.
General Education Requirements for Traditional BSN Curriculum
- 3 or 6 credits FWR (ENWR 1505/1506 or 1510)
- 3 credits SWR (fulfilled with NUCO 2210, Foundations of Nursing CARE)
- 14 credits Natural Sciences/Math (fulfilled with Human Physiology & Anatomy I and II, Chemistry, and Microbiology)
- 9 credits Humanities/Fine Arts
- 9 credits Social Sciences/History
- 10 credits Electives (if taken FWR - ENWR 1505 and 1506) OR 13 credits Electives (if taken FWR - ENWR 1510)
General Education: 48 credits
Nursing: 72 credits
Total: 120 credits
General Education Requirements for 3-Year Transfer BSN Curriculum
- 3 or 6 credits FWR (ENWR 1505/1506 or 1510)
- 3 credits SWR (fulfilled with NUCO 2210, Foundations of Nursing CARE)
- 14 credits Natural Sciences/Math (fulfilled with Human Physiology & Anatomy I and II, Chemistry, and Microbiology)
- 9 credits Humanities/Fine Arts
- 9 credits Social Sciences/History
- 10 credits Electives (if taken FWR - ENWR 1505 and 1506) OR 13 credits Electives (if taken FWR - ENWR 1510)
General Education: 48 credits
Nursing: 72 credits
Total: 120 credits
General Education Requirements for 2-Year Accelerated Transfer BSN Curriculum
- Microbiology (3-4 credits)
- Chemistry (3-4 credits)
- Human anatomy and physiology I with lab (4 credits)
- Human anatomy and physiology II with lab (4 credits)
- Lifespan Development/Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
- College Composition (3-6 credits)
- At least 9 credits of humanities/fine arts
- At least 8 credits of social science/history
- At least 9-11 credits of general education coursework
General Education: 49 credits
Nursing: 71 credits (68 nursing credits in residency)
Total: 120 credits
Requirements for the Accelerated Transfer BSN Curriculum for the Class of 2026
General Education: 49 credits
Nursing: 71 credits (68 nursing credits in residency)
Total: 120 credits
Requirements for the Accelerated Transfer BSN Curriculum for the Class of 2027
General Education: 48 credits
Nursing: 72 credits (69 nursing credits in residency)
Total: 120 credits
Public Professional Licensure Disclosure
Federal regulations require the University of Virginia to disclose whether its licensure-related degree programs meet or do not meet U.S. jurisdictions’ (states and territories) educational requirements for licensure (34 CFR 668.43(a)(5)). Furthermore, per 34 CFR 668.14(b)(32), UVA must, prior to a student’s enrollment into a licensure-related program, ensure the student plans to pursue licensure and employment in a jurisdiction in which the program meets that jurisdiction’s academic requirements. Please refer to the UVA’s Professional Licensure Program Disclosure Tool to either a.) determine if a UVA program meets or does not meet the educational requirements specified by the associated licensing board in a specific jurisdiction, or b.) view the status of all programs in a specific jurisdiction. Instructions for searching the Index are available on the Index page.
Enrolled students who change their location to a different state or territory must notify UVA by contacting the University Registrar’s Office to update that information.
