The application period for transfer student summer 2024 entry is closed. Applications for summer 2025 entry will be accepted between September 2023 and April 2024.
Yes. Prerequisite information is available here. Click on this link for a list of suggested courses from local colleges and universities: BSN Course Equivalency Guide and Program Information.
No. You may apply to the School of Nursing & Health Innovations while you are in the process of taking the prerequisite courses. Please include a plan for completing the prerequisites in your application. All prerequisite courses must be completed prior to starting school at UP. You will be more competitive if you have all/the majority of your science courses completed when you apply.
Yes. Please submit official transcripts from each college you have attended. If you are currently taking classes, please continue to submit updated official transcripts to ensure that your applicant file is up to date.
You can send electronic transcripts to admissions@up.edu or hard copies of your transcripts to the address below:
University of PortlandYes, you are considered a transfer student and will need to complete prerequisites before starting the UP School of Nursing & Health Innovations program. Determine what completed courses will transfer and what remaining prerequisites need to be taken.
If you are accepted to the School of Nursing & Health Innovations, Foundations of Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, and Microbiology must have been completed within five years of acceptance into the program. There is not an age limit on the remaining prerequisite courses (non-science courses) with the exception of chemistry, but you are expected to have a solid understanding of statistics, human development, and nutrition.
Yes, transcript evaluations are available upon request. Prospective transfer students are encouraged to contact the Associate Director for Transfer Admissions, Linda Cannard (cannard@up.edu) to learn more about the application/admission process as well as ask specific transfer questions. You may also contact the School of Nursing & Health Innovations with specific questions about your transfer credits and transcript evaluations to Elisa Majors (majorse@up.edu).
The nursing program for transfer students begins in the summer (May).
The BSN program is 5 semesters in length. Students that become out of progression are readmitted into the program on a space available basis.
Yes. Students in the BSN program are required to follow a set curriculum. Students take at least 12 credits each semester.
Yes. Students applying to the School of Nursing & Health Innovations as transfer students are eligible to apply for the Providence Scholars Program. Applications are due by the UP transfer student Office of Admissions application deadline.
A: Yes. Visit the UP Office of Financial Aid website or contact their office at 503-943-7311, and visit the Financing Your Nursing Studies website.
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